Police Dog Pays Respects: See Canine Partner Mourn Slain Officer Jason Ellis
Yahoo News reports that the Bardstown police chief, Rick McCubbin, paid tribute to Ellis and vowed to catch his killer.
“I am your chief, Jason but you’re our hero and you need to know this chief will not stand down. Jason my friend, rest easy. We’ve got it from here.”
The image of the police dog paying respects at his friend’s casket tugs at your heart. The photo was first posted on Reddit.com. The image received hundreds of emotional and heartfelt comments. One comment via Today.com said,
“Dogs can actually smell when someone or something is dead and it gives them closure.”
Dogs are called man’s best friend for a reason, and it is believed that dogs and other animals have an understanding of mortality, death and grief. The heroism of dogs is the subject of books and movies, like Balto and Hachi. Dogs are fiercely loyal and will endanger their own lives to protect their family.
Bomb sniffing dogs in Afghanistan are targeted more than soldiers. The terrorists know to take out the dogs first in order to prevent them from finding bombs. A job in which they are highly successful.
Leroy Williams a Petty Officer Second Class and K-9 handler in Afghanistan told the Seattle Times,
“Your emotions go down the leash. Your dog feels everything you are feeling.”
In a recent report from Latin Times, a dog who survived the deadly Tornado in Moore OK stood guard over his owner’s dead body for hours until police came to check the area. It would seem the bond between owner and dog is unbreakable, even by death.
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