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2013 Dog Squad calendar sale tomorrow!!
* The Vancouver Police Dog Squad annual calendar sale is tomorrow morning. * * Calendars are $10.00, with all the proceeds donated to the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation and the BC Cancer...
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Our Last Week in Operations
Tonight marks the beginning of the last week Police Dog Hondo and I will officially work together; Hondo is being retired (to me) and I am moving on to another division. Due to department structure...
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Merry Christmas!
Here’s to a Merry Christmas to all of you, especially those working to keep the rest of us safe. Somehow, I’ve managed to have the last couple of Christmas’s off and it’s been glorious. I know...
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Guardian of the Night
*** Police Service Dog #0478 Hondo Yesterday, December 31, 2012, Hondo and I went for a walk. It started as a run, but Hondo was too busy sniffing-this-and-peeing-on-that to keep up with me, so I...
View ArticleThank You
It’s been a tough week filled with major life changes. From losing Hondo on January 1st, to starting in a new section within the VPD on January 2nd, to our new puppy arriving on January 3rd, to a home...
View ArticleA Fresh Start
During my last few years in the Dog Squad, I had thought my career would progress on the expected path of developing the skills required for promotion to Sergeant. What I did not expect was the drastic...
View ArticleSocial Media in Today’s Policing World
Facebook. Twitter. Blogging (like the one you are reading now!). Pinterest. All of these are social media platforms for people to interact with other people and companies. According to Merriam-Webster,...
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Life as a Social Media Officer
It’s been an interesting first month as the Vancouver Police Department’s social media officer. After spending almost my entire working life outside, on my feet or in a car, it’s a new experience...
View ArticleThe Other Side
Today was my first day off, and I spent the afternoon on South Granville. Not only did I score rock-star parking (at $2.00 an hour), I got to watch my police brothers and sisters in action while they...
View ArticleReflection
I’ve started running the trails again, the ones that I used to run with PD Hondo. People and dogs populate the trails in the warmer months, and, unless I’m working, I dislike crowds. Now that the...
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