Retired Police Dog Snaps Back into Service
You CAN teach an old dog new tricks! Or reteach an old dog old tricks it had in its bag of tricks. Well maybe it never forgot. Or possibly… ah point made. This good boy here can’t catch a break! One moment, he’s out here on a pink sand beach in Bermuda finding out what the bottom of a coconut once filled with a Mai-Tai looks like. The next, he’s back in action, saving lives, kicking names, and taking ass. As the article proudly reminds us, “heroes never really hang up their capes.”
If I’ve learned anything from any cop show that had a grainy, bad pixelated start in the early 2000’s, it’s that there’s always someone deep in some brush waiting to be discovered by a hot blonde jogger. But this isn’t the ‘Pilot’ to one of those. This is real life. And our little jogger here is none other than 12-yr old German Shepherd, Bear. This good boy was on a walk, rehabilitating himself after undergoing tumor removal surgery. It was then, in South Downs, England, that instincts kicked into action.
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On his 12th birthday, Bear led both of his handlers – two retired officers themselves- to the scene of the … crime? Accident? Slip and tumble? Luckily, Julia Pope and her husband Ian understood Bear was just at work like a war vet making his bed. He led them over to the man in the bush. As stated, “wet, immobile, and confused, authorities were already looking for him when Bear found him.” It wasn’t long after that Bear was awarded with the Lifesaver Award during a ceremony at Sussex HQ. Unlimited treats. The finest squeaker toys. Even unlimited couch time. Bear deserves it all. Already an award-winning pup, he’s just padding his stats at this point.
I have two dogs. Two wonderful dogs with the capability to protect, to sniff danger miles away, and to make sure I am safely out of a burning building if the situation were ever to arise. Each has a bite of 200 PSI and astounding hearing. I can faithfully say – I have never once been impressed with anything those two couch cushions have done. One ate rat poison and the other can’t stop staring at the beam of light bouncing of my phone and reflecting onto the ceiling. God bless their little hearts, but truly God bless Bear. He’s a true hero that deserves all the “good boy” pats and the belly scratches and all the ham off the counter and all of the … y’all get the point!