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May 31, 2007

Officer charged with killing his police dog

MIAMI -- A police sergeant was charged with kicking and killing his police dog during a training exercise last year, authorities said. Sgt. Allen Cockfield surrendered to authorities Wednesday on charges of animal cruelty and killing a police dog. He posted a $6,000 bond, jail spokeswoman Janell Hall said. The dog was a 4-year-old German Shepherd named Duke. Cockfield will now be relieved of duty

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Officer Charged With Killing Police Dog

MIAMI -- A police sergeant was charged with kicking and killing his police dog during a training exercise last year, authorities said. Sgt. Allen Cockfield surrendered to authorities Wednesday on charges of animal cruelty and killing a police

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Miami sergeant charged with killing his police dog

MIAMI - A police sergeant was charged with kicking and killing his police dog during a training exercise last year, authorities said. Sgt. Allen Cockfield surrendered to authorities Wednesday on charges of animal cruelty and killing a police dog. He posted a $6,000 bond, jail spokeswoman Janell Hall

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May 30, 2007

Riding with Razor: Drug Dog Makes First Searches

I was there just over a month ago when Maumelle K9 Handler Ofc. Dustin Ivey picked up his new partner and backup Razor at a specialized police dog kennel in North Little Rock. And I was with the duo for part of their two-week training as they practiced side-by-side, searching for missing children or drugs or attacking fleeing

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PIT BULL MAULS B'KLYN KID'S TINY DOG TO DEATH

A casual walk turned into terrier terror for a Brooklyn dog yesterday when a pit bull leaped from the back of a van and mangled a Maltese. Little 5-year-old Gizmo was out for a midmorning stroll with owner Maria Palomo on Fifth Avenue in

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May 29, 2007

Top-dog honors

MONTEBELLO - The 50 hours of training that the K-9 team of Cpl. Rick Money and his partner Ares put in monthly paid off when they placed first earlier this month at the 20th annual Redondo Beach K-9

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N.Y. couple hires detective to find dog

NEW YORK (AP) Gus the dog was living a luxe lifestyle: He had his own agent and was training for work as an advertising model. That is, until the rare, cream-colored dachshund disappeared a few weeks

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Detroit to build dog, cat pound

DETROIT -- The city will break ground by midsummer on an Animal Care and Control Center north of the Eastern Market to replace the 86-year-old, beleaguered dog pound near the base of the Ambassador

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