Chuck, the police dog involved in the arrest of Malcolm Naden. NSW Police. New South Wales's most wanted man, Malcolm Naden, has finally been captured after seven years on the run. Police found Naden at a holiday house 30 kilometres west of Gloucester in the Upper Hunter region just after midnight (AEDT). Officers from the tactical operations unit and the dog squad swooped on the property, surrounding and arresting the 38-year-old former abattoir worker. Audio: Listen to the AM story (AM) Now bald and with a bushy beard, Naden was dressed in a muddy shirt as he was led away by detectives. A rifle was seized from the property, after police revealed last week that Naden was armed with a semi-automatic rifle. They had said thefts in the areas had given them fresh information about his whereabouts. Brave Chuck the police dog assisted in the arrest.
Naden charged with 2005 murder
They say you can buy anything on EBay other than live animals, though I have never seen for sale there, a pool fence las vegas style. I have placed some Auctions on EBay under the EBay ID of 'doggieblog.c' The first auction listing I placed was for FIVE Australian Cattle Dog Fridge Magnets from the Art of Kathy Shell I plan to list 30 animal or bird portrait auctions per month in EBay under this ID. Did you know you can now list 30 Auctions for FREE in 30 days on EBay? I am taking advantage of the current no listing fees for the casual seller. This will allow me to do some great priced auction starts as where ever possible offer FREE Postage within Australia and a reasonable additional cost to ship internationally. Feel welcome to contact me.
Police pups take a break. I love this photo.
Photo source: NSW Police, Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Always wonderful to see a healthy litter of puppies and these ones are special. They have a big future ahead of them as members of the NSW Police Force Dog Unit.
For now these Seven labrador detection puppies, three males and four females, are getting in some rest time.
I introduced a new character into my Australian novel in chapter four. Her name is Snowy and she is a Welsh Terrier.Her owner a cattle station owner (rancher to my US friends) bought her as a 'mouser'. She keeps the country homestead free from field mice. She does a great job of this, stopping any field mouse dead in it's tracks if it tries to run across the homestead clearing to reach the warmth of the buildings at night.
She has turned out to be a great brown snake killer and a companion for a lonely and isolated out in the bush, farmer.
Maybe this author can write them in a romantic interest and a nice family to live with. Stay tuned :-). Back to chapter, four.
Snowy's owner has just, left her to guard the homestead and gone to the pub.
We have such a handy group of retirees living in our village.
That is Indigo on the floor of the studio supervising the final assembly of the studio to carport/deck door. The men could not have done it without her supervision.
Yes that dark grey blob in the lower left corner is the supervisor, Indigo. Filing this under ` 'Working Dogs', Indigo believes she has had a hard working morning and will need a reward then a nap after this effort.
I am constantly amazed and impressed by hard working handlers and their skilled sniffer dogs.
Police say these bags of cannabis and ecstasy were found on a bus at Alice Springs.
A bus passenger allegedly caught with $130,000 worth of cannabis had tried to mask the drug with pepper, Northern Territory Police say.
They allege the 22-year-old was caught with marijuana and ecstasy after arriving in Alice Springs on a bus from Adelaide.
The man is charged with possessing and supplying commercial quantities of both drugs.
He is set to appear in the Alice Springs Magistrates Court today.
Detective Acting Superintendent Lauren Hill says the drugs were found by a police dog.
"People try to conceal drugs in many forms and in many ways," she said.
"The drug dogs pick up the scent quite easily.
"It is difficult for people to conceal the scent [of marijuana].
"It's too easy for the dog to pick it up."
Queensland police say they will use dog squads over the holiday period to minimise damage and prevent people breaking into schools.
Mount Isa Sergeant Glenn Arrold says the state-wide program will also involve foot patrols through schools and people are being urged to report any suspicious activity.
He says there are around 50 dog teams working in Queensland including two in Mount Isa.
"During the school holiday season, our dog squad works almost around the clock," he said.
"The great thing about the dog squad is they are on foot when they are through the schools so it's nice and quiet and it's not as if you'll see them drive in in their cars all the time.
"Obviously with the talents and abilities of the dog, they are able to identify people in the area a lot sooner than humans can
Life is like a dogsled team.
If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.
~ Lewis Grizzard Indigo says she admires those strong working dogs, recons there would be some all muscle Alpha male dogs with no need for best weight loss pills in that lot. I told her to get her eyes off them and stick to her own neighbourhood; no way are we holidaying in the cold just so she can go romp in the snow with some husky. I love the humour and straight talking common sense in that quote and that makes me think that Lewis Grizzard would be a fantastic writer, I admire wit.
 Indigo is alert if she is needed to be on carer duties. What are disability assistance dogs?"A dog providing assistance to a person with a disability". While most of us have heard the term "guide dog" or "seeing eye dog", there are many more types of assistance for which a dog will be trained. · Guide dogs for the blind or visually impaired. · Hearing dogs (sometimes referred to as "signal" dogs) for deaf or hearing impaired persons detect everyday sounds such as door bells, alarm clocks, smoke alarms, timers, telephone or a crying baby. · Social or Therapy dogs, whose work is to effect a change in the person's emotional or psychological state. · Seizure dogs who detect when a person is going to have a seizure (yes, even before a seizure actually occurs). · Service dogs performing physical tasks such as pulling a wheelchair, retrieving dropped items, turning on a light switch or opening a cabinet doorI have had some experience training disability assistance dogs, as I was a Seeing Eye dog trainer with the Lady Nell Seeing Eye Dog School. The role entailed the care and training, of the dogs. Then the training, of the new owner, to know how to interact with, care for and work as a team member, with the dog.I bought Indigo, for the role of and to train as a disability assistance dog, for my husband. She goes to bed with him as a companion if he is unwell during the day, she barks, if I am needed. She will not allow Reg to go out the front of our home without her, and she demands that he not go very far away from me. Indigo’s role as a disability care dog, is subtle, not over obvious to others, but it is very obvious to me, and useful.Dementia care dogs are becoming more common, but because I trained Indigo myself, she is not, officially recognised, as a care dog and so she gets no special privileges to allow her to go places where only officially recognised care dogs are allowed and it is illegal to claim a dog is an official care dog, if they are not. It is sad that home trained care dogs, cannot be recognised and receive, access with the owner, privileges to more places.People who have their claim for disability insurance and benefits disallowed can seek expert help to make a disability appeal. I have sometimes wondered if there was anything like that, where I could appeal the law that currently says that only a particular association can train a dementia care dog.
Surf dog Ricochet (Rip Curl Ricki's) inspirational journey from service dog training, to turning disappointment into a joyful new direction, to surfing with quadriplegic surfer, Patrick Ivison, to fundraising for charitable causes. ...
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