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Police Department Needs HELP

Mic

Posted : 3/2/2006 7:40:55 PM

I am sure all of you have noticed that I have been begging for donations over the past few weeks to help a local police department purchase a K9.

I am donating the year or so of training and I am looking for some financial help as far as purchasing the dog.

We have raised $420 here on Idog!!! Way to go everyone.

I found a dog that is a great prospect and the breeder is only asking $800 (she would normally sell for at least $3000...he is feeling charitable). I am asking for help from those that haven't donated to help me reach the goal of the $800. We are so close.

Here is how to donate. Go to [linkhttp://www.paypal.com]www.paypal.com[/link] and donate to [email=micfoster@lastresortk9academy.com]micfoster@lastresortk9academy.com[/email]

Or mail check or money order to:

Mic Foster
8395 Sugar Maple Dr. #103
Mason, Oh 45040

Below I will post some pictures of Rose. She is the beauty I am hoping to acquire for the local PD.

Thanks again everyone!

Mic

Posted : 3/2/2006 7:42:12 PM

Here are the pics...

Mic

Posted : 3/3/2006 11:26:58 AM

So what do we all think of Ms. Rose?

Katie

Posted : 3/3/2006 11:32:50 AM

Wow! What a great looking Malinois!! I have very little cash (former starving student, now starving member of the real world), but I'll try to scrape a few bucks together for a lovely girl like that. Of course, if I donate to your fund, I have to send Glenda some $$ too for the MS walk. [

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Mic

Posted : 3/3/2006 11:39:20 AM

That sounds good to me! There both great causes!

Thanks so much...[sm=wink2.gif]

glenmar

Posted : 3/3/2006 11:43:09 AM

[sm=biggrin.gif] I HEARD that!

Ms Rose is beautiful!!

Mic, did you recieve my check yet?

Mic

Posted : 3/3/2006 12:00:35 PM

Glenda, I still hav not receivd it. Let me PM you about it.

sharismom

Posted : 3/3/2006 3:43:50 PM

Awesome looking dog, Mic!

Hooray for girl power![

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Mic

Posted : 3/3/2006 4:08:57 PM

She seems like an awesome dog. I have to drum up some donations if I am going to acquire her. 18,000 plus members? If 3% would donate a buck a piece I would be at my goal, and have some left over to cover my gas to Virginia.

spiritdogs

Posted : 3/5/2006 12:18:04 AM

How much more do you need? Maybe you can get some local businesses to help.

Mic

Posted : 3/6/2006 10:40:02 AM

We are about half way to our $800 goal. I am going to ask some of the cops to each donate a little to see if we can get there. Hopefully a few more Idoggers will pitch in too. I am also waiting a few checks that for some reason have been lost in the mail.

I am driving to Virginia this week to check out Rose. Three is some concern with her being to soft a dog, but I will find out soon enough.

Thanks againto everyone who donated, and please keepem coming.

nigguysmom

Posted : 3/6/2006 12:12:05 PM

Mic, you've said it a couple of times, a soft or hard dog. What do you mean by that?

jennie_c_d

Posted : 3/6/2006 12:57:59 PM

Too soft of a dog would be a dog that doesn't have what it takes to work. She'd back down too easily. A dog can be too hard, too. Too hard of a dog won't back down when called off. There has to be a balance.

Mic

Posted : 3/6/2006 1:04:55 PM

Soft and hard can apply to lots of different things concerning a dogs temperament. Where they apply in this situation is to patrol work. A dog that is going to do patrol work daily can not be easily intimidated. Dual purpose dogs are put into a number of high stress situations. When a dog is in pursuit of a suspect, they are often struck by the suspect once they have engaged in a bite. A soft dog will back off if struck aggressively, where a harder dog will actually bite harder and more aggressively.

Basically, I need to know that this dog will fight to the death to protect his handler, and a soft dog will not normally do that. I have been told by her original breeder that he thinks she is to soft for serious patrol work. So I am going to drive to Virginia and test things out myself. As far as I can tell no one has really put in much work time with her. I want to see for myself if there is anything I can do with her.

twelvepaws

Posted : 3/6/2006 1:21:22 PM

Rose is a beauty.

What an awesome thing for you to do to help your PD! You've already saved them at least $10,400, maybe they can dig into their pockets a bit for that last $400! I don't mean we can't, though.[

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I work for our PD and we have two wonderful canine cops. They're both GSDs, not Mallinois.

I hope Rose gets to be the one! Again, you're offer of training is fantastic!