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We took the three pups to the dog park yesterday and I got some new pictures.
Interesting side note...Lakeland is a small town in Central FL, but a few years ago a news story made national headlines when a local officer pulled over a vehicle for a routine stop. Turns out the vehicle was stolen and the driver was a wanted felon. The guy in the car subdued the officer, stole his firearm, and shot him once in the leg before running into the woods. Another deputy and his K9 responded to the scene and went into the woods searching for the suspect, and the guy shot the officer and the officer's dog to death with the first officer's firearm. The FBI and SWAT surrounded the woods with a tactical team and tracked him down and ended up shooting him something like 80 times with their assault rifles when he drew the officer's gun on them. Anyway, the dog park we go to in Lakeland was built in memoriam of the Officer and his dog Diogi. I always think about the officer and his dog every time we go there. :smile:
Deputy Sheriff Vernon Matthew (Matt) Williams, Polk County Sheriff's Office



Interesting side note...Lakeland is a small town in Central FL, but a few years ago a news story made national headlines when a local officer pulled over a vehicle for a routine stop. Turns out the vehicle was stolen and the driver was a wanted felon. The guy in the car subdued the officer, stole his firearm, and shot him once in the leg before running into the woods. Another deputy and his K9 responded to the scene and went into the woods searching for the suspect, and the guy shot the officer and the officer's dog to death with the first officer's firearm. The FBI and SWAT surrounded the woods with a tactical team and tracked him down and ended up shooting him something like 80 times with their assault rifles when he drew the officer's gun on them. Anyway, the dog park we go to in Lakeland was built in memoriam of the Officer and his dog Diogi. I always think about the officer and his dog every time we go there. :smile:
Deputy Sheriff Vernon Matthew (Matt) Williams, Polk County Sheriff's Office