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PLEASE
feel free to send condolences to officers with P.D. addresses below.
In
Loving Memory of
K-9
"Exe vom Baphomet"
November
18, 2001
Partner:
Hartmut
Haußer
Bavarian
Village near Munich
Die
Regenbogenbrücke
Himmel
und Erde werden durch eine Brücke verbunden.
Wegen
ihrer vielen Farben nennt man sie die „Regenbogenbrücke“
Gleich
auf der anderen Seite der Brücke liegt ein Land Da gibt es Täler,
Hügel und Wiesen mit saftigem, grünen Gras.
Wenn
ein geliebtes Haustier einmal sterben muß,
dann
geht es in dieses Land.
Hier
gibt es immer Futter und Wasser
und
immer schönes, warmes Frühlingswetter.
Hier
werden die alten und schwachen Tiere wieder jung,
diejenigen,
welche mißhandelt wurden, werden wieder geheilt.
Alle
Tiere spielen und springen den ganzen Tag zusammen.
Aber
– es gibt auch etwas, was diese Tiere vermissen.
Ihnen
fehlt diese eine, ganz bestimmte Person,
von
der sie auf Erden geliebt wurden.
Nun,
jeden Tag spielen und springen die Tiere zusammen,
bis
– ja bis Einst der Tag kommt, an dem eines der
Tiere
plötzlich aufhört zu spielen und ganz aufmerksam nach oben schaut.
Es hat Dich gesehen. Wenn Du und Dein Tier dann aufeinandertrefft,
nimmst
Du es gan fest in Deine Arme und läßt es nicht mehr los. Wieder
und wieder küßt es Dein Gesicht– wieder und wieder schaust
Du Deinem
Tier in die vertrauten Augen.
Schließlich
überschreitet Ihr gemeinsam die Regenbogenbrücke
Um von
nun an nie mehr getrennt zu sein.
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I correspond
weekly with Hartnut.
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A long
worse time has passed since we have heard from each other. There was the
most horrific day of September 11, 2001. There was nothing in me which
I could say or write because I don't find words for this evil day.
Yesterday
another beloved K-9 entered the Rainbow Bridge to wait for me on this very
special day. Pia & Exe, the little black one from Gaby were fighting.
Pia destroyed the arteria right at the right side at Exes' throat. There
was nothing I could do . We tried to reanimate her with heart pressure
and breething her in the nose, but after all, it was useless. She bled
to death within a few Minutes. Gaby was with me when I put her to the last
rest in my Garden. I honoured her with that very special trumpet solo that
they play when heroes are burried. I do not know the name, but maybe you
know what I mean and will tell me the title. Well, should close, cause
tears are running over my face again.
Hartmut
- ( name is "TAPS" )
Previously
-
I live
in a small upper Bavarian village near Munich. Finding your link, " Feelings"
and reading them was one thing. Congratulations. There is no better way
to tell about the loss of a beloved partner. I know this very well because
I lost 4 beloved friends during the last twenty five years. All of them
have been GSD. The last one was "Rex" and it was also the most worst loss.
He died with his head on my chest while I was sleeping after nightshift.
Pia is the Mother of both Aicka and Bax. Aicka is the half sister of Bax.
They are out of the Kennel of Gaby Ramoser. All will find her under this
address: http://www.schwarzen-natter.de/
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ALL IN THE FAMILY
Hartmut,
Bax, Pia, & Aika
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In
Loving Memory of
K-9
"BRIX"
November
18, 2001
Partner:
Corrections Officer First Class
Sam
Stottlemyer
Frederick County Sheriff's
Dept. - MD
(301)
631.3025 & 365.3613
7309
Grove Road - Frederick, MD 21704
Phone:
301-694-1532
E-Mail:
mailto:Jim_hagy@co.frederick.md.us
cards
mailed priority 11/23/01
no word
from Officer Stottlemyer
Dec.
10, 2001
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POLICE DOG
DIES OF CANCER
By Kate
Leckie - News Post Staff
Corrections
Officer First Class Sam Stottlemyer and Brix begin a search at the rear
of the Frederick County Court House during a bomb scare in May 1998. Brix,
a dog the Frederick County Sheriff's Office used to detect explosives,
died Sunday of complications from cancer that had gone undetected. "We're
all kind of stunned because there were no signs that anything was wrong,"
said Sgt. Keith Robeson, head of the sheriff's office K-9 unit. Brix and
his partner, Correctional Officer First Class Sam Stottlemyer, had finished
working about 2 p.m. when the dog collapsed and was rushed to Glade Valley
Animal Hospital, where he "died in Sam's arms," Sgt. Robeson said. Although
a necropsy will be conducted to confirm the cause of death, Sgt. Robeson
said initial indications are that the dog had cancer of the heart and spleen,
which caused the heart to rupture Sunday. Plans are being made to hold
a memorial service for Brix, a 6 1/2-year-old, all black German shepherd
who was in great demand for his explosives work throughout the Western
Region of Maryland as well as in Pennsylvania, Sgt. Robeson said. Sheriff
Jim Hagy said this is the first time since he's been in office that a K-9
has died while still an active working patrol dog. "He's been a valuable
member of our agency and an ambassador for the Frederick County Sheriff's
Office," Sheriff Hagy said. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-6th, donated the money
for the K-9 to the sheriff's office in October 1996 after a pipe bomb was
found at the Frederick County Detention Center. Contacted Monday morning,
Dr. Bartlett said, "It's always sad to lose a dog we love." Sgt. Robeson
said Brix was particularly busy after the disaster at Columbine High School.
In the days following the school massacre, Brix was called out to conduct
28 explosives scans throughout the area. Brix also came to Officer Stottlemyer's
aid during a fight at the jail when an inmate swung at him. "Brix was a
good dog. He'll be missed," Sgt. Robeson said. Sykesville Police Chief
John Williams, formerly head of Frederick County's K-9 unit, trained Brix
and Officer Stottlemyer as partners in explosives and patrol work. "This
certainly is a traumatic time in" Officer Stottlemyer's "life. These officers
spend as much time with their police dogs as they do with their families.
And these dogs actually do become a part of the family," Chief Williams
said.
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In
Loving Memory of
K-9
Sir Wallace Von Stone Wall
K-9 "WALLY"
September 18, 2001
Partner:Officer
Mark Golembiewski
Detroit
Police Dept. MI
1300
Beaubien
Detroit,
MI 48226
(313)
876.0779
Tactical
Service Center
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Officer
mourns his K-9 buddy
By Neal
Rubin / The Detroit News
Wally,
Detroit Police Officer Mark Golembiewski's K-9 partner, died on Sept. 18
of a blood disease. Mark Golembiewski is a canine officer without
a K-9, which is an unfortunate thing to be. He has a dog -- a golden
retriever, specifically -- who's being trained as a bomb specialist. They've
been together six weeks now. But a bomb dog isn't the same thing as a K-9
patrol partner, a teammate who's with you through thick, thin and dark,
spooky buildings. K-9s are always German Shepherds, like Wally. The
Detroit Police Department paired Wally and Golembiewski in September 1999,
and they were together almost every minute until Sept. 18. That's
when Wally died. "Your dog will give his life for you," says Golembiewski,
42, but Wally didn't die in action; in fact, as far as he knows, no Detroit
K-9 ever has. Wally had a blood disease. Golembiewski, a 17-year
police veteran and lifelong west-sider, has owned dogs as long as he can
remember. At one point, he had four full-grown golden retrievers and nine
pups, the pups being what happens when you have four full-grown golden
retrievers. You would think an owner would get used to saying goodbye when
he's had kennels full of dogs, but you would be wrong. "It doesn't get
any easier," Golembiewski says. "With each one, it's the same feeling."
He's a professional, though, and even if he's not completely over Wally,
he's ready to take on a new K-9. The problem is finding one.
Dogs aren't in the department budget. The K-9 unit depends on donations,
and it's not like 14-month-old German Shepherds are getting dropped off
at police stations on a regular basis. Anybody with a likely candidate
in the house is invited to call the tactical services department at (313)
237-2600. Maybe the dog is outgrowing your home, or it has turned out to
be more than you can handle, or you just think it would look good in blue.
For qualified candidates, the police department can offer love, advanced
training and real live chew toys. In the meantime, Golembiewski will
content himself with Topper, the bomb-dog-in-training who came from a golden
retriever rescue center in Standish. Topper is called Topper because, when
he's excited, he spins around like a top. He's one of five bomb dogs the
department started to train after Sept. 11, just in case. Assuming he catches
on, he'll be able to detect 14 different odors, none of them desirable
in populated areas. Bomb dogs are the field goal kickers of the K-9
world, called upon only occasionally but at particularly high-stress moments.
Because bomb dogs are essentially part-timers, police officers can work
and live with a bomb dog and a K-9 simultaneously. "There's a lot of work
involved," Golembiewski says, "but this is the best assignment in the world,
assuming you like dogs." And, assuming you can get one.
cards
mailed priority 11/29/01
Thank
you so much, Mark, for your letter.
I was
not aware of the proper name of "Wally."
He looks
like SIR with his medal & all. Sorry for your loss.
12/15/01
Mark
now handles TOBY, a Belgian Malinois
and
Topper a bomb dog.
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Late
entry
In Loving
Memory of
K-9
"RALPH"
July 28, 1995 - November
27, 2000
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(late
entry)
RALPH
International
Certified Human Remains Detection K-9
This
Page is dedicated to Ralph, my loyal Partner and Friend. He was more then
a K-9 partner, he was my companion, my friend, He was my life. Ralph
was a Internationally certified human remains detection K-9, one
of the first K-9's to
pass
this certification. Ralph was my partner for 5 years. Our partnership was
cut short by malignant lymphoma on November 27, 2000. I will miss
him greatly as will
the
friends who knew him. If you would like to learn more about what K-9's
like Ralph do to help mankind visit the Canine Solutions International
link on this page.
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In
Loving Memory of
K-9
QUENT
November 23, 2001
Partner:
Officer
Gary Gear
Porter
County Sheriff's Dept.
157
S. Franklin St. - Valporaiso, IN 46383
219
241-2357 - fax: 219 465.0721
Christine
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The
Porter County Sheriff's Department
suffered
a great loss when K-9 Quent was struck
and
killed by a car in front of his handler's residence.
All
who knew Quent are greatly saddened.
None
were as grief stricken as Officer Gary Gear
and
his fellow K-9 handlers
who
have worked closely together as a team.
Officer
Gear and Quent had worked
together
as partners for over two years,
and
had been involved in a number of drug arrests.
Our
thoughts and prayers go out to Officer Gear.
In
Memory Of Quent
Don't
grieve for me I served you well.
I
loved you more than you could ever tell.
I
am now your guardian angel in brown.
I
will watch over you, I'll always be around.
I
wore my badge with honor every day,
to
keep citizens safe and out of harm's way.
So
when you see a badge worn with pride,
remember
the canines that have served and died.
unknown
author
Cards
mailed 10/11/02
thank
you Christine for your reply.
.
Gary
decided to devote more time to training new officers and is not in the
K-9 program. Officer chad Crosby is getting a new GSD soon. Benny,
Freddie & Samantha are doing well, looking forward to their new K9
friend.
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