tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938120942169485220.post4769332175123387192..comments2024-03-02T23:39:15.327-05:00Comments on The Elka Almanac: FBI dog killed in Upstate New YorkJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10562151546770315227noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938120942169485220.post-17947888435823228992013-03-17T17:01:26.350-04:002013-03-17T17:01:26.350-04:00How sad. I'm sure his handler must be devastat...How sad. I'm sure his handler must be devastated. :-(Donnahttp://www.donnaandthedogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938120942169485220.post-35157246727296909212013-03-16T18:28:43.392-04:002013-03-16T18:28:43.392-04:00Thanks Ruby. It was such a sad and horrible state ...Thanks Ruby. It was such a sad and horrible state of affairs.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562151546770315227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938120942169485220.post-13251880598338499092013-03-16T18:28:20.480-04:002013-03-16T18:28:20.480-04:00Everything I think I know about working dogs inclu...Everything I think I know about working dogs includes the fact that the dogs LOVE to work, and so Ape was doing what he loved. I'm sorry for the handler as well :(Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562151546770315227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938120942169485220.post-18156889473406420572013-03-16T18:21:07.413-04:002013-03-16T18:21:07.413-04:00I hope they give him a proper hero's funeral. ...I hope they give him a proper hero's funeral. I don't really know how that works in the FBI, actually; it would be interesting to find out.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562151546770315227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938120942169485220.post-353074846021561212013-03-16T18:20:05.070-04:002013-03-16T18:20:05.070-04:00I'd wondered, actually, if and wear letters co...I'd wondered, actually, if and wear letters could be sent. I do agree, sending them to the director's office doesn't seem to make a lot of sense. I mean, it does and it doesn't. He IS the FBI, as it were. <br /><br />I definitely do not think that they sent the dog in to spare a human or anything like that; dogs DO cost, and handlers are far more attached to them than if they are "equipment". It was just a horrible and scary situation.<br /><br />One of my coworkers said a couple of times "He just wanted to die, meaning the gunman. Well. When you've got guns, there are easier means of suicide than by cop. There is no excuse.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562151546770315227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938120942169485220.post-43779405944146117452013-03-16T17:59:42.973-04:002013-03-16T17:59:42.973-04:00My husband is on a few SAR lists and groups. Appa...My husband is on a few SAR lists and groups. Apparently, it's a topic of hot debate. Someone mentioned that cards and letters of condolence could be sent to the FBI director's office, who probably only met the handler once and likely never met Ape. Most feel that condolences should be sent to the field office they were stationed. I rather doubt that they'd have sent him in if they suspected the outcome that happened. Training and caring for a dog like that is very costly and not something to be discarded. As for the man who shot him, some things are just beyond our comprehension, and someone's reasons for going on a shooting rampage like that falls into that category for me. There's no excuse good enough.houndstoothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02159272473651561647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938120942169485220.post-7848866968624170292013-03-16T14:34:26.179-04:002013-03-16T14:34:26.179-04:00Ape died in the line of duty, protecting to serve....Ape died in the line of duty, protecting to serve. Godspeed, Ape; prayers for all. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17445732008559186410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938120942169485220.post-12781835085511083672013-03-16T13:50:42.398-04:002013-03-16T13:50:42.398-04:00Everyone who enters law enforcement is facing risk...Everyone who enters law enforcement is facing risk. I know that dogs don't have a choice in quite the same way. But they're chosen for the work because they show a proclivity for the work.<br /><br />I'm so sorry for the officer who lost his partner.Pamela | Something Wagging This Way Comeshttp://www.somethingwagging.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938120942169485220.post-67246450096044843352013-03-16T13:21:56.066-04:002013-03-16T13:21:56.066-04:00I heard this on the news the other day, and I was ...I heard this on the news the other day, and I was just crushed. I can't even imagine how devestated his handler and his family, and the whole law enforcement community is right now.<br />I will be thinkin' of everyone today.<br />Kisses,<br />RubyRubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174917571557571096noreply@blogger.com