SnapShot- From Badass to Embarrassment: My K9's First Deployment
03/17/25 • 10 min
A police K9 officer recounts his humiliating first deployment when his highly-trained German Shepherd named Chevron played fetch with a domestic violence suspect instead of apprehending him as trained. What was meant to be a career-defining moment of tactical excellence turned into a lesson in humility as the officer discovered his dog's preference for games over police work.
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A police K9 officer recounts his humiliating first deployment when his highly-trained German Shepherd named Chevron played fetch with a domestic violence suspect instead of apprehending him as trained. What was meant to be a career-defining moment of tactical excellence turned into a lesson in humility as the officer discovered his dog's preference for games over police work.
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Murders to Music: Crime Scene to Music Scene (Streamline Events and Entertainment) - SnapShot- From Badass to Embarrassment: My K9's First Deployment
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Ladies and gentlemen , welcome back to a Murders to Music Snapshot . So here's what I want to tell you about . I want to tell you that not every time you think you look badass in a uniform and you're tough and you roll up and you've got command presence . Well , all that goes to crap sometimes . I want to tell you about it . So I'm going to take you back to 2007 , 2008 . See
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