A local dog whose handler was killed was half GSD/half Malinois. Police, in general now, have been overly militarized and have proven time and time again, they are too unstable to handle even basic weapons. Ive noticed with pit bulls especially, theyre usually dragging their owners behind them. If the target does not have a weapon or attack the handler directly, the dog should not bite. Indiana-based Vohne Liche Kennels is a top provider of "social police dogs" to K-9 units across the country.2 Alexandra Semyonova wrote a special report for our post explaining bite work (Schutzhund), the basis of police K-9 training. There is no basis to equitably toll the statute of limitations due to the later-discovered training manual. On August 15, the members of the board of the Greater Lafayette ACLU penned an editorial and stated in part: "The body cam video shows that the officers permitted the dog to maul Mr. Bailey in the neck. Welcome to Vohne Liche Kennels. You are going to get sued. To have standing: To show an injury in fact, the plaintiff must demonstrate a reasonable probability that he will suffer some identifiable harm. The K-9 attack resulted in these bites, which could have been fatal. At 8:52, Saxton snaps a leash onto the dog. Was this dog properly deployed on Bailey? No. https://poespantry.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/sgr-1925-ch-us-klodo-vom-boxberg.jpg. 1:12-cv-00054-TWP-TAB (S.D. That was pretty informative, Boni. This settlement is another example of the exceptional efforts of our dedicated special agents, said Frank Robey, Director of the U.S. Armys Criminal Investigation Commands Major Procurement Fraud Unit (MPFU). Flying J, Inc. v. Van Hollen, 578 F.3d 569, 571 (7th Cir. This is something pitbull owners never do during attacks, either. Vohne Liche Kennels, Inc. of Denver, Indiana provides training for handlers and canines to perform specialized tasks, such as explosive detection. at 838. The training staff at VLK consists of seven (7) on site trainers and two (2) off site trainers. In 2013, company owner Ken Licklider and his trainers were featured on a 16-episode reality TV series on Nat Geo Wild called Alpha Dogs. The cast of local trainers made an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman that same year. These dogs are being used as substitute weapons and ego massagers, not lifesaving tools. Address: 43455 Hilltop Drive. 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Lyons, 461 U.S. 95 (1983), alleged that he was arrested and subjected illegally to a chokehold, causing him injury. When people say BSL doesnt work the fact is, even followed up rarely (as in Ontario) *it helps*. Montgomery Co Sheriff's Office (TX) Welcome to the VLK family! For the reasons set forth below, Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. "A Star Tribune review of six years worth of St. Paul police dog bite reports showed that officers lost control of their K-9s on occasion, dogs regularly apprehended people with no instruction from handlers and that some bystanders were attacked while officers were following common practices." Specifically, Mr. Miller asked for discovery documents concerning the training of the police dog that alerted to his car. 1983 would still fail and Mr. Miller would have no relief because his claims are barred by the relevant statute of limitations. Heck no! of Ind., LLC v. Hobart City of Common Council, 406 F.3d 926, 929 (7th Cir. Theres the nail on the head right there Colleen. See Greer v. Bd. See 28 U.S.C. On June 11, before the release of this video on July 25, the Tippecanoe County prosecutor requested a special prosecutor to investigate three Lafayette officers -- K-9 handler, Sgt. Josh Saxton, police K-9 Boyka and Richard Bailey Jr. The company was also contracted to provide Field Service Representatives (FSRs) who co-located with military units in Afghanistan. In the alternative, Mr. Miller claims that doctrines of fraudulent concealment or equitable tolling tolled the statute of limitations until such time Mr. Miller became aware of Vohne Liche and AWD. In the three I did watch, the suspects were clearly surrendered and standing or sitting still when out of nowhere the dogs attack. "Our desire is to acquire dogs with true natural drives." Dogs that are not taught how to do police/military work but ones that can . Since when are these powerful, attack TRAINED dogs allowed to maul throats? It appears that such emotional bonding is unilateral, and not mutual, as evidenced by the way that the K-9s savagely attack their handlers. The confrontation starts at 6:28. That we know of anyway! Id. That dog's training performed an excellent outcome. As we were writing this post, a Salt Lake City K-9 officer was charged with second-degree felony aggravated assault after he deployed his K-9 on a Black man who was on his knees with his hands in the air. A mix of clouds and sun during the morning will give way to cloudy skies this afternoon. Through our work, we hope to protect both people and pets from future attacks. While all three teachers have spoken out against the policy, Tanner was suspended for the comments he made in his personal capacity at a public school board meeting in May 2021. Carson Gerber can be reached at 765-854-6739, carson.gerber@kokomotribune.com or on Twitter @carsongerber1. Police departments from Kentucky, Indiana, even as far as North Dakota and Florida brought their K9 officers to the kennels over the past week to participate in various challenges. Montgomery County Officer D. Richardson and his partner, Axel, responded to a bank robbery. FFS a dog that cannot breathe will let go and wont reject the OUT command next time. Now, every dog wears a harness and sled dogs its owner down the stress. Recently, Vohne Liche was forced to pay $1.35 million to the U.S. Department of Defense for fraudulently submitting claims for labor hours for trainers.3. Deaths are also rare because the dogs are trained to attack the arms and legs -- not the head and neck. Vohne Liche Kennels (Explosive and Narcotic Detection Dog Specialist) Capabilities VLK is an unprecedented training facility. Contrary to what it appears to the normal eye in that video grabbing the dog by the collar at the sides and shaking it is also a technique called agitating the dog and the reason is to *excite the dog to bite harder* not to force a release. Id. Web: Visit our main web site at VohneLiche.com. I will mention that known cases where trained police K-9s cause unwanted and excessive injury number among the small minority. Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar Police dogs on rare occasions have even killed people, including in Alabama, where a man died of a ruptured artery in his thigh after a bite in July 2018. In the course of litigating the suit, Mr. Miller sought information regarding the training of Plymouth police officers and police dogs. Under the settlement, Vohne Liche Kennels agrees to repay the $900,000 of federal funds that Vohne Liche Kennels received for the fraudulently billed claims, and also agrees to pay a civil penalty of $450,000. http://liarcatchers.com/drugdogsweeps.html As a stock dog owner, it stuns and terrifies me how little control the handlers have over these dogs in most of the video links above. In St. Paul, Minnesota, three high-profile police K-9 attacks were captured on video (2016, 2017 and 2018), including two innocent bystanders and two K-9s ignoring "Out" commands. No drugs were found in Mr. Miller's vehicle. Thats what agitation (fancy name for heavy leather wide flat buckle collars) are for. Vohne Liche Kennels, Inc., (pronounced Von Lick), is a full service K-9 training facility where the best of the best go for highly trained Police Service Dogs. On September 7, 2010, Mr. Miller served a subpoena upon Vohne Liche requesting documents concerning all training the police dog received. It was touted as the way Seaworld trains the sea mammals. The two proceeded into a potentially highly confrontational scenario, where no bite event occurs. Hammond, IN 46320, Telephone: (219) 937-5500 They participate in a "testosterone-driven culture and a hunt for cash markets," she said. The lawsuit says the company also inflated labor hours at the U.S. Armys proving grounds in Yuma, Arizona, as well as labor hours performed in Afghanistan by the FSRs. Its an important one, and another case of dogs bred for completely useless and destructive behaviors, then placed in the hands of the people least able to control their own worst instincts. There are a number of useful commands for such situations such as body slamming a running suspect that dont make the dog an unhinged lunatic that has to be abused to stop doing what it was trained to do. The point of a dog, is disarming/diversion/psychological threat to ensure the handlers safety. Id. "He certainly wasn't posing an imminent threat of violence or harm to anyone and he certainly wasn't concealed." One, the use of police and military dogs -- the attack dog industry -- exploded after 9-11, which impacted the breeding and training of these dogs. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. I am seeing a connection between Schutzhund going down the tubes (internationally) and all these psycho, out of control malinois in police forces. The motion is therefore DENIED. at 837. Specifically, Defendants argue that Mr. Miller knew of his injury on May 14, 2008, the date of his traffic stop, and thus the current action filed on January 13, 2012, is untimely. The problem with GSDs was the hip dysplasia. 7953 N Old Route 31, Denver, IN 46926 The following facts are undisputed. These dogs are assisting officers in apprehension and immobilizing suspects.]. I.C.C., 900 F.2d 1023, 1026 (7th Cir. LMPD officers Maverick, Ripley, and Luna participated in the 2021 K9 Olympics, taking place at Vohne Liche Kennels in Denver, Indiana. Police dogs in the USA get most of their training overseas. #k9 #vlkproud #vohnelichekennels #k9unit. The confrontation starts at 6:28. officer Saxton enters at 7:58. Or the out and out killings. Even their handlers cant handle them! Our nonprofit began investigating the issue of police K-9 attacks on undeserving people six years ago. Bingo. 1983 seeking damages and injunctive relief. Macho boys playing with macho toys without having any idea what they are awakening. The dog attacked his face for 32 seconds and destroyed it (see body cam video).5 The goal of a K-9's training is to render the subject immobile by targeting the arms and legs. Been saying that protection dog handling practises are horrifying for *decades*. Assistant United States Attorney WayneT.Ault handled the settlement negotiations. Any time a human being is in proximity to a dangerous canine, the human being is at risk of grave threat. Excessive force? As we delve into this post, which contains violent and disturbing imagery, it is important to know three things. And when around pitbull nutters, preferably one with anti-grip studs. After Axel jumped through a broken window (while leashed), Axel waited for Richardson to follow. What you will see in the Lafayette video is profoundly different and disturbing. Plaintiff Kevin D. Miller, pro se ("Mr. Miller"), filed this lawsuit against Defendants Vohne Liche Kennels, Inc. ("Vohne Liche") and American Working Dogs United, Inc. ("AWD") (collectively, "Defendants"), under 42 U.S.C. I wouldnt have my dogs on livestock if I had that poor a handle on them for fear of injuring the livestock, and these cops are using bigger, more aggressive dogs on humans. Remain mindful of these goals while examining the principal video in this post -- the Lafayette, Indiana police K-9 attack of Richard Bailey that was released in July -- along with the other videos that we link to, where these goals have been forgotten. The Defense Criminal Investigative Service will continue to aggressively pursue companies such as Vohne Liche Kennels that increase profits by exploiting DoD contracts through false claims, said Cynthia Bruce, Special Agent in Charge, DCIS Southeast Field Office. That lawsuit alleges police K-9 Finn bit his neck repeatedly leaving him with deep and potentially fatal cuts near his jugular vein.6 Erickson was not a perfect victim, but he was a low-level offender -- he had crawled into an attic and was consuming alcohol and smoking pot. The main difference between this case and the Northern District litigation is the theory of the violation and choice of defendant. Later, use of a clicker followed by a treat became popular. Main Office: You're going to hurt people and your agency is going to write checks." An official website of the United States government. In 2018, Joseph Pettaway was killed by a police K-9 after the bites ruptured his femoral artery. Therefore, Defendants' motion for summary judgment on the damages claim is GRANTED. Concluding that the plaintiff did not have standing to seek an injunction, the Supreme Court explained: Because Mr. Miller has not shown a reasonable probability that he will suffer harm in the future, he does not have standing to obtain an injunction against AWD. If you go to hashtag bluefall on twitter, they have many more. (quoting Fager v. Hundt, 610 N.E.2d 246, 251 (Ind. I remember when I saw people training their dogs with treats. Should the handler have been promoted? First, Mr. Miller contends that Vohne Liche dogs are not trained to ignore the residual odor of drugs but only the presence of actual drugs and therefore a sniff by a Vohne Liche trained drug detection dog is a search under the Fourth Amendment; and second Mr. Miller contends that regardless of whether or not sniffs constitute a search, an alert by a Vohne Liche trained dog cannot establish probable cause to search a vehicle because Vohne Liche dogs have not been trained to ignore residual odors. The film opened in theaters Feb. 18. V.L.K. After Alliance Defending Freedom filed a lawsuit . DENVER Vohne Liche Kennels, a dog-training facility in northern Miami County, has agreed to pay $1.35 million to the federal government to settle a lawsuit claiming the company filed false claims on a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense. Using dogs for protection work this way is, as far as Im concerned, is overtly abusive to the dog and dangerous to humans. At the root of this and so many of our problems is the dog worship culture. When police officers shoot their own dogs, the dogs are usually out of control Malinois. Thank you, Colleen, for bringing this under color of law grave threat to attention, via your exhaustive work. West 2023 class schedule2023 Class Schedule, Operation Mutt 22Click to view news articleVohne Liche Kennels is very proud to partner with Operation Mutt 22, All Graduating StudentsFREE BALLISTIC VEST, Vohne Liche Conference. We see from the videos, its still happening. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph.. Mostly cloudy skies this evening will become partly cloudy after midnight. Then, theres zero guarantee the dog handler will abide by the consistency of training that the trainer worked to instil. So painful to watch that I could not watch all of them. North Port paid out $1.4 million in claims and St. Paul $2.6 million. The videos on this post are heartwrenching. Vohne Liche Kennels (pronounced Von Lick) is a full service K-9 training facility where the best of. The whole K-9 unit was suspended afterward.7 This is the extreme polar opposite of how Officer Richardson and his partner Axel responded to a dangerous bank robbery. Owners dont understand the whole alpha thing. Lock Later that year, Canadian-based Pivot Legal Society released a study that concluded police K-9s were the leading cause of injury by RCMP and municipal forces in British Columbia. The principle remains, though. Which is what happens when there are several handlers (sometimes including the bite sleeve target) that can command the dog. Id. Nobody in their right mind would buy/train a protection dog and think its a petuntil YouTube came along with dog trainers selling protection dogs for tens of thousands of dollars. In his 1983 claim, Mr. Miller alleges Vohne Liche and AWD failed to properly train police dogs and their actions resulted in a violation of his civil rights and he is asking the Court to enjoin AWD from certifying drug detection dogs in Indiana. "With cross-motions, [the Court's] review of the record requires that [the Court] construe all inferences in favor of the party against whom the motion under consideration is made." Even without fraudulent concealment, equitable tolling may apply when claims cannot be discovered with the exercise of reasonable diligence. Corp. v. Corneal Consultants of Ind., P.C., 841 N.E.2d 1181, 1188 (Ind. You Troglodyte! Mr. Miller filed this lawsuit on January 13, 2012 against fifty-three defendants, including numerous municipalities and political subdivisions. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Ind. You paid for some cheapo course that didnt last for years and worked in a month or so because the instructions were simple and clear? In 2014, a titled protection trained rottweiler (level 2 IPO) attacked a 7-year old boy in the head and neck, killing him. Although Vohne Liche did fail to turn over responsive discovery materials to Mr. Miller in the Northern District litigation until ordered to do so, the information withheld did not contain "material facts thereby preventing the plaintiff from discovering a potential cause of action." Of course, in so many attacks they boltcollar or no collar. Quiet: That still goes on at protests across North America. Maybe Im an idiot, or old-school or something but this is very simple to me. Todays GSDs and I think this applies to both American and European lines are significantly heavier than the early generation GSDs, which were about the size of todays Mals. 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All we ever hear about is police dogs being heroes. (I hate that over-used term.) 1998)). (pronounced Von Lick) is a full service K-9 training facility where the best of the best go for highly trained Police Service Dogs. Pro se litigants must receive proper notice regarding the meaning and consequences of a summary judgment motion, but must still adhere to the dictates of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Virginia's highest court has overturned a homeowners association's lawsuit victory. The military said it specifically needed the capability of off-leash explosive detection. As such, the Court need not reach the merits of Mr. Miller's motion. Next: I recall national news stories about how police K-9 handlers are forced to be required to shoot their own trained K-9s when their own K-9 attacks its own handler. Code 34-11-2-4. Protection trained dogs are potentially deadly weapons. Additionally, the claim against Paul Whitesell, the ex-officio chairman of the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board was terminated on August 29, 2012 (Dkt. We will not tolerate dishonest contractors who seek to enrich themselves at the expense of federal taxpayers, said United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II. On June 30, and while he was under investigation, Officer Joshua Saxton was promoted to Sergeant and K-9 Boyka was retired under the auspices that a "supervisor" cannot also be a K-9 handler. This NPR video provides instructive background. It means that Pitbull owners are aware that one bite, and their dog is euthanized, no second chancescausing them to act more carefully although they still refuse to muzzle their dogs. Over the next several weeks the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office will conduct an education phase prior to any citations issued for . The FSRs monitored the activities of the newly-trained TEDD handlers and dogs to reinforce and improve their techniques. Stop it. I havent watched the videos yet, but remember the news footage of guard dogs being set on protestors (by a private agency, not police) a few years ago at the Dakota pipeline. You mean you didnt get dragged down the street by a dog in a harness while you waved bacon bits around as it mangled the neighbours poodle and then their granny? Prior to these settlements, North Port and St. Paul bragged about having "awarding winning" police K-9 units. Phone: Dustin Elleman cell #: 435-994-0395. (you can delete but Ive got the same suspicions about some of these pitbull happy video channels, as well, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqPXcv-IE0k. Two options discussed by the court were filing a Bivens or 1983 action. In fact, Mr. Miller concedes that he requested information concerning the dog's training on November 3, 2009, so this theory of liability was undisputedly known to him by that date. Mr. Miller requested that AWD be enjoined from certifying police dogs, and that the municipality and political subdivision defendants be enjoined from conducting K-9 sniffs of vehicles during routine traffic stops until the Defendants submit proof that the officers and dogs are trained by entities other than Vohne Liche and AWD. That comes down to genetics, amount of inexperienced dog owners, how the dogs were purchased, and then, the handling/treatment of those dogs. Who the EVER LOVING FARK has a protection dog on a *prong collar* when its working? In the case of Carlos Balli, he was unarmed, but not a low-level offender. "Episode 162:"The Difference Between Cocaine and Quail with Ken Licklider. Sierakowski v. Ryan, 223 F.3d 440, 443 (7th Cir. A belligerent drunk man on a moped does not authorize a straight up door pop because you cannot influence the dog at all in such a scenario, dog just comes out teeth first and brains last. Miami County dog shines in 2022 Hollywood filmClick to view YouTube VideoABC News Article. In June 2011, the judge in the Northern District litigation conducted an in camera review of defendants' attorney's correspondence with Vohne Liche and discovered that Vohne Liche failed to produce responsive material to Mr. Miller's September 7, 2010 request. Police K-9 Dog Bite Studies and Regional Investigations - DogsBite.org. Holy sh*t. Theyre allowed to use potentially lethal force on belligerent drunks now? Bailey's arms and a leg are exposed, but the dog targets his neck. 5400 Federal Plaza, Suite 1500 227) is GRANTED and Mr. Miller's Partial Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. Here is a similar (new style) dog training video, speaking about agitation by soft choking the dog. High 47F. See Behavioral Inst. The attack begins at 8:28. The taxpayers shouldnt be having to pay out pantloads of wrongful death/maiming suits because the police department/unions are afraid of cleaning house. Its like training trials. In Indiana, the personal injury statute of limitations is two (2) years. Please consider subscribing so we can continue to bring you the best local news, sports and entertainment coverage. In 2015, Semyonova offered more insights into the attack dog industry, including the dark side of commercial sellers of "pre-trained" law enforcement dogs, of which Vohne Liche is one, who she believes are not producing reliable dogs. Always trained in arenas and controlled areas. Anything less is animal abuse and cruelty to humans. The show followed Licklider and his trainers as they honed their canines drug-sniffing, bomb-seeking skills for police departments and military personnel all over the world.
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