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I am employed as an Animal Control Officer and part of my job is training new officers. Video cameras in police work are everywhere, on cars, in the Taser, in the police station, everything is recorded not only for evidence, but for training purposes. What was done right? What was done wrong? What could have been done differently? In my opinion Animal Control is lagging behind in this area. Our officers train for about 10 weeks and most of the time they never end up catching a fearful or aggressive dog on a control pole, nor do they usually see it done, surprisingly it’s just not that common. Treats and a leash are much better tools, though the control pole has it’s place too. I hope to use this video, and others like it, to help train new officers.
The camera is an Oregon Scientific ATC2K Waterproof Action Camera. I’m recording onto 1GB memory cards at an original resolution of 640×480 at 30 frames per second, giving me just over 30 minutes recording time on each memory card. I have a camera mounted on my control pole and one mounted as a dash camera. I hope to feature more videos from both of these cameras in the future.
About the dog. It was originally running in traffic before my trainee and I forced him onto the side streets. He would not respond to treats and may have been more fearful due to there being two people in uniform with control poles cornering him, but we couldn’t just let him go. Since he was originally in traffic on a busy street, we felt it was better to try to catch him before he caused an accident or got struck and injured or worse yet, killed. He freaked out a bit after he was caught on the control pole, a common occurance, but was not injured in doing so.
This video is not meant to show the only way to catch a fearful dog. It was the way it was done this time. It is simply a training aid, nothing more. You may have done things differently. I’m sure if I was in civilian clothes, I probably could have called to him and got him on a leash, but I wasn’t. This video has been edited since he was followed for quite some time before ending up in the front yard where the video starts. Given more time he probably could have been won over with some cat food, but due to the high call volume our department has, time is not something we have a lot of when we’re on the road.
The really good news is that his owner picked him up the next day.
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I always wanted to …
I always wanted to know how a stray dog was caught. ACOfficers have a hard, demanding job.
The only way that …
The only way that dog would look cute is if he were in his own yard…and not running loose. That dog is potential disaster if he had not been caught. Great job guys… I wish we had more animal control here ..to many owners let their ‘harmless pets run loose. I’ve been bitten twice because of dogs turned loose-not strays.
i love you video …
i love you video can you wach my videos too
cute lab i like how …
cute lab i like how u could latch the camera onto the pole and it was a really good vid. u know trying to get a dogs trust n all. thanks for posting that. i hope 2 work with animals ( horses ) someday two im only 13 so i have a long way 2 go
Surprisingly yes, …
Surprisingly yes, it works quite often with dogs that are actually owned and cared for by people. It normally won’t work for dogs that don’t get a lot of contact with their owners, backyard dogs and the like.
wow the dog …
wow the dog actually sits for you. Does that work often?
Good job btw
very intresting to …
very intresting to watch………
Nice job guy, thanks for sharing…..
Ms Lola…….out.
Thanks for the …
Thanks for the reply and the camera info. And sorry about not proof reading my original message–we truly are not grammaticly impaired in NJ–its just spring and you know how it goes in our field—loooonnnng days and even longer nights. lol Keep up the awesome work!
I’m in California. …
I’m in California. The camera is the Oregon Scientific ATC2K Waterproof Action Camera and everything you need to mount it comes in the box! This is the same camera most firefighters are using for helmet cams now, they’re very durable.
No, he was …
No, he was basically redeemed by his owner the next day.
a-1 catch their …
a-1 catch their friend! I see you got the ol’ aligator roll a few time there! lol No matter how many times you explain to them that you’re just there to help they just don’t get it–poor dogs! lol Say, how exactly did you mount that cam to the pole. Thanks for the great vid and amen to the training comments–what state do you work in? I’m in NJ.
Nice job and do you …
Nice job and do you know how old that cute black lab is?
No, by using the …
No, by using the truck we were able to steer him onto side streets and then with two people semi blocking him in the front yard, he eventually ran into the backyard. We probably could have cornered him on the side of the house, but the gate was open and he ran right in. If I didn’t have a trainee, I probably wouldn’t have been able to catch him, but at least I could have gotten him off the busy 4 lane road by myself into the neighborhoods using my truck.
Good job. Thanks …
Good job. Thanks for posting this. Did you herd him into that little spot where you had him cornered deliberately, or was that part just luck?
No Taser or …
No Taser or firearms here, PR-24 baton, ASP/Bite stick, and pepper spray only.
You got lucky every …
You got lucky every time I try and corner a dog like that it either charges at me or runs past awsome job.
do you carry any …
do you carry any protection beside the pole as in bite stick or oc. We just started with tasers
Wow! Major Kudos …
Wow! Major Kudos for your bravery. A few tense moments there, but you handled this very well. I like dogs, but when they start growling, I get very nervous. Thanks for sharing!
In my jurisdiction …
In my jurisdiction we wouldn’t issue license citaitons unless we checked first and found they weren’t licensed, and we wouldn’t issue license ciatations to a reporting party for a call unless there was some other major violation going on. In my area we try to educate people first, but there are also times were we need to make an enforcement which we probably wouldn’t have done if someone was calling us needing our help with an aggressive dog on their property.
I called AC on a …
I called AC on a pit in my front yard once, she was growling and lunging at me and I couldn’t leave my house.Called AC, took them an hour & the dog left 5 mins b4 she got there so she decided instead of going after the dog she would go after me and my dogs..I shut the door and I got 5 tickets..she had no idea how many dogs I had..I sent copies of their licenses to the court and it was dismissed.. She was nasty mouthed and that is why I went in my house and told her to leave my property.
youtube is not for …
youtube is not for hippie like yourself. if it was left up to hippies, we would all kill ourselves with tons of acid.
You are so right. …
You are so right. You are a bacteria and should eleminate yourself forthwith. Dumbass.
this is sick?!?! …
this is sick?!?! what the are you talking about?? This man is helping not hurting these dogs. I thank this man for all his efforts to hlp reduce the statistics of all the flat cats and dogs we see nowadays on our roadways.
It’s a nice goal to …
It’s a nice goal to shoot for but until we get to that point and man continues to be irresponsible for the creatures under his care, I’ll have a job.
Your right. I …
Your right. I should have started with how the entire human existence puts other creatures, as well as the very Earth herself, in danger and our species must recognize this fact that we are a bacteria that destroys everything we set eyes upon…. sorry I only stated a small part of it all. We need to live in peace, and mutual harmony… like the rest of the entire Earth and her creatures.