Police dogs are known for the strong bond they share with their handlers

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As the casket for slain Berks County Sheriff’s Deputy Kyle Pagerly was being carried to the hearse, his K-9 partner Jynx seemed to sense something from above. The dog had been walking normally, then paused and looked up as if he was being called. Photo by Tom Kelly III

Castle, the owner of Castle’s K-9 Inc. in Mechanicsburg, has been training police dogs since 1968. He’s found that, beyond its intensive training, a dog must display two additional qualities before it can prove to be a successful police dog. One is maturity — that is, it must be old enough to be disciplined. The other is the ability to form a strong bond with its handler.

That responsibility starts with a training program that takes place at an on-site training facility, where officers live and train for a four- to 12-week period, depending on what a dog’s specialty will be. At Castle’s K-9 Inc., officers begin working with their dogs at 6 every morning and work until 3 p.m. They take a break, then go back out at 6 p.m. and work until about midnight.

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As the casket for slain Berks County Sheriff’s Deputy Kyle Pagerly was being carried to the hearse, his K-9 partner Jynx seemed to sense something from above. The dog had been walking normally, then paused and looked up as if he was being called. Photo by Tom Kelly III

Castle, the owner of Castle’s K-9 Inc. in Mechanicsburg, has been training police dogs since 1968. He’s found that, beyond its intensive training, a dog must display two additional qualities before it can prove to be a successful police dog. One is maturity — that is, it must be old enough to be disciplined. The other is the ability to form a strong bond with its handler. That responsibility starts with a training program that takes place at an on-site training facility, where officers live and train for a four- to 12-week period, depending on what a dog’s specialty will be. At Castle’s K-9 Inc., officers begin working with their dogs at 6 every morning and work until 3 p.m. They take a break, then go back out at 6 p.m. and work until about midnight.

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Police dogs are known for the strong bond they share with their handlers

Nevertheless, Jynx's actions during the shooting — remaining in the line of fire in an attempt to save his handler — went far beyond what he was trained to do. “That was instinct,” insisted professional police dog trainer Bill Castle.



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Help is urgently needed for 28 rabbits who were confiscated from the backyard of a San Jose couple who were planning to move out in less than one week! The couple bought two unfixed rabbits two years ago. There was little food and water in the blistering summer heat… With the help of three dedicated volunteers, 28 rabbits were humanely captured and transported to the San Jose shelter and a temporary holding site. These bunnies despite their past life are gentle and sweet. Some are in need of emergency care. The shelter only has room for 11 rabbits right now. Emergency fosterers, supplies, and funds are needed.

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I had pet rabbits when I was in college since I lived in apartments. My rabbit Leo lived for 13 years. He was litter box trained and slept on the end of my bed. He was a great apartment pet.

I later got Hannah a female and Alex a french lop. Leo and Alex were fixed to prevent the baby rabbit problem. Hannah would go through periods of deciding she was pregnant and would rip all her fur off her stomach and Leo and Alex’s heads and made a nest.

They got along fine over the years with cats and dogs that also came to live with us. They were great pets. Not real high up on the intelligence ladder but they are very sweet.

I walk my dog around town every morning, so I get a good look at people and their pets. One neighbor has this huge black and white rabbit that hangs out in the backyard with two dogs and several cats.

Other neighbors who farm for a living bought two rabbits for pets from a person showing them at the county fair a couple of years ago, and it seemed within a couple of months there were at least 8 rabbits in that hutch. You’d think people that farm would know about rabbits, but I guess not. Anyway, the female was spayed, and the other bunnies wee given away, so they’re back down to two again. 2 Pigeons, halved

People who have experience with awful looking ‘elder street squab’ in urban areas around here would not eat anything called pigeon, especially if it is really pigeon.


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