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Old February 4th 04, 06:10 AM
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Pa. Police Dog Suspended; Bit Black Child

MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. (AP) - A police dog has been suspended while
investigators try to determine whether the animal has something
against black children.

The dog, a German shepherd named Dolpho, was cleared two years
ago of attacking a child because he was black. But Dolpho was
removed from duty on Monday after biting another black child.

Dolpho attacked a 14-year-old black girl on Jan. 28 during a
crime-prevention demonstration at a school but did not break
the youngster's skin. The girl's parents said a white student
petted the dog without incident before he attacked their daughter.

In 2002, town officials ordered a two-month investigation to
determine if Dolpho was singling out blacks while on patrol
after the dog escaped from police vehicle and bit a 9-year-old
black boy playing nearby. The dog was taken off duty, retrained
for two months and returned to the force.

City Councilwoman Wanda Jones Dixon, who is black, complained
about the dog in 2002 and renewed her request that the animal
be retired from the police force or put to sleep.
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Old February 4th 04, 07:14 AM
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Pat Fields wrote:
Pa. Police Dog Suspended; Bit Black Child

MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. (AP) - A police dog has been suspended while
investigators try to determine whether the animal has something
against black children.


Of course dogs aren't racist, but I can't say the same thing about their
handlers and trainers.

FurPaw

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Old February 4th 04, 07:14 AM
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Pat Fields wrote:
Pa. Police Dog Suspended; Bit Black Child

MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. (AP) - A police dog has been suspended while
investigators try to determine whether the animal has something
against black children.


Of course dogs aren't racist, but I can't say the same thing about their
handlers and trainers.

FurPaw

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Old February 4th 04, 07:14 AM
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Pat Fields wrote:
Pa. Police Dog Suspended; Bit Black Child

MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. (AP) - A police dog has been suspended while
investigators try to determine whether the animal has something
against black children.


Of course dogs aren't racist, but I can't say the same thing about their
handlers and trainers.

FurPaw

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Old February 4th 04, 07:14 AM
FurPaw
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Pat Fields wrote:
Pa. Police Dog Suspended; Bit Black Child

MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. (AP) - A police dog has been suspended while
investigators try to determine whether the animal has something
against black children.


Of course dogs aren't racist, but I can't say the same thing about their
handlers and trainers.

FurPaw

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Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever.

To reply, unleash the dog.

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Old February 4th 04, 07:17 AM
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I had a GSD that was reactive with hispanics. I moved with him to So.Cal. to
work on an Avocado Grove and he quickly got over his reaction. Exposure-or lack
of exposure-has the same effect on dogs as it does on humans.
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Old February 4th 04, 07:17 AM
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I had a GSD that was reactive with hispanics. I moved with him to So.Cal. to
work on an Avocado Grove and he quickly got over his reaction. Exposure-or lack
of exposure-has the same effect on dogs as it does on humans.
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Old February 4th 04, 07:17 AM
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I had a GSD that was reactive with hispanics. I moved with him to So.Cal. to
work on an Avocado Grove and he quickly got over his reaction. Exposure-or lack
of exposure-has the same effect on dogs as it does on humans.
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Old February 4th 04, 07:17 AM
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I had a GSD that was reactive with hispanics. I moved with him to So.Cal. to
work on an Avocado Grove and he quickly got over his reaction. Exposure-or lack
of exposure-has the same effect on dogs as it does on humans.
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Old February 4th 04, 07:35 AM
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Not per-say, but yes, dogs can and do react differently to people of
different races.

A dog that has never seen or interacted with a person outside it's owner's
race may be more prone to aggression or fear.

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