On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 15:36:15 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

~~ snippage ~~

Speaking of "cop" names, one of the funniest names I've ever heard for
a highly trained police dog is the one that I'm acclimating back to
civilian life right now.

"Skippy". 130 pounds of trained German Shepard named "Skippy".

There is something VERY wrong with that. :)


My father, who was a world-class softie when it came to animals, always
had a "shop dog" at his boat store in Connecticut. Someone gave him a
German Shepherd pup and the dog seemed to shudder every time a fire
truck or ambulance went by...so my dad gave him what he considered a
"pansy" name...Marvin.

Marvin was a wonderful dog, very friendly during the day...kids used to
climb all over him, pull his tail, whatever. He never even growled.

But at night...when my dad closed the store for the evening, Marvin
became...THOR THE KILLER.

ROTFL!!!

I know what you mean. I had a BC two dogs ago who was a milquetoast,
but we went through the whole training regimen anyway. One evening,
one of the local kids broke into the garage and Toots, who was outside
at the time, came around the house and parked herself right in front
of this kid - nose about crotch level, showing teeth all the time
until I came out to see what the commotion was.

If I'm lying, I'm dying - the kid wet his pants. :)

Take care.

Tom

"The beatings will stop when morale improves."
E. Teach, 1717