From Rescue Dog To Police Dog
A 16-month-old black Labrador was rescued from a shelter by the local police department. Instead of going to an expensive breeder the Chicago Police Department decided to give a rescue dog a chance at life and a new career.
The dog, Pantera, is now working in the organized crime division. Here are the details from the Chicago Tribune.
Officer Steve Martinez visited the Chicago Ridge Animal Welfare League at least four times before picking Pantera based on the dog’s “high degree of maturity and strong drive.” After extensive training in various drug detection techniques, Pantera became an official police dog, the youngest certified narcotics detection canine in city history.
Since joining the force, Pantera has recovered evidence and assisted in search warrant executions with the narcotics section, the department said.
This is such good news, and shows what great dogs you can adopt from the shelter. The Animal Welfare League, where Pantera had been dropped off, hopes the police department continues to adopt from shelters. I hope so too, it sets a great example and maybe departments around the country will follow suit.
Totally agree Horst, this is a great story and a great example that you don’t need to pay big bucks to a breeder to get an amazing dog!!
And thank you Pantera for your service!! Good dog!
That is so great !
This is a great story, and I truly hope others will follow this great example. There are so many great dogs that have been discarded and have not been able to show their potential. Way to go Chicago police dept.
Wonderful story, I hope other stations follow suit as well. While I have nothing against organizations like this getting from reputable breeders, it’s also great if they can find the dogs they need at shelters to set an example and give the underdogs a chance. I’m also glad it was one of the misaligned type dogs in shelters, a big black dog, that just adds more pleasantness to the story.
That’s great for Pantera! Have fun sniffing out crime! Lol!
Great work Officer Martinez, congrats Pantera
Don’t be too happy folks. Bear was a K9 brought from Germany to the South Side of Chicago. The handler lost the dog twice-nothing has been heard of since last July. You can search Bear at the Chicago Tribune and see for yourself. The fat fool cannot manage the wonderful dog and the cops have done nothing.
I love when things like this happen. underdogs are great! no pun intended