Virginia's highest court has overturned a homeowners association's lawsuit victory. 1993)). Cuz Ive been coming across several maulings PER DAY across North America. On May 14, 2008, Mr. Miller was pulled over by a City of Plymouth (Indiana) police officer for speeding while driving from Munster, Indiana to Fort Wayne, Indiana. What are the odds? V.L.K. GSDs, Bouviers and Dobes are far better choices IMO. A local dog whose handler was killed was half GSD/half Malinois. It was touted as the way Seaworld trains the sea mammals. 226) the Court addressed the similar issue of whether Mr. Miller had standing to seek injunctive relief against former Defendant Paul E. Whitesell. Thats what agitation (fancy name for heavy leather wide flat buckle collars) are for. Maybe the movement should be aware of the injuries caused by these dogs. Defendants argue that Mr. Miller lacks standing to seek injunctive relief. The principle remains, though. 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. Police are supposed to PROTECT and Server. 1999). Phone: (951) 849-6262 - (765) 985-2274. This is something pitbull owners never do during attacks, either. Go back to Barbra Woodhouse (who, hilariously enough trained Great Danes for police work, none of which every hospitalised a target) and Kohler who *knew* the dangers of the dogs he trained and knew most dogs were *not* naturally inclined to be good at this job as theyd buckle or overreact under the pressure. 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. Bailey's arms and a leg are exposed, but the dog targets his neck. The Court cannot agree with Mr. Miller that he did not know of his injury prior to January 12, 2010, despite that he lacked knowledge about Defendants' existence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QlZZ3309lw. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. . The Lafayette police K-9 "neck attack" fell squarely within worldwide protests due to the disproportionate police violence inflicted on Black men. Specifically, Mr. Miller asked for discovery documents concerning the training of the police dog that alerted to his car. This matter is before the Court on the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment. Casetext, Inc. and Casetext are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice. On July 22, 2009, Mr. Miller filed suit in the United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana, against the Plymouth Police Department, the Marshall County Sheriff's Department, Officer John Weir, and two Marshall County Sheriff's Deputies ("Northern District litigation"). Fax: (219) 852-2770. 2006). P. 56. Id. VLK's training staff has certified city, county, state and Federal Law Enforcement / Government Agencies around the world to handle dogs. Again, a story for 60 Minutes to consider. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. 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. Main Office: 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. Again, its all about the money. Period. A well-trained dog doesnt *bite* until told or the handler is incapacitated. 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. The dog is poorly trained, as is the officerunless hes a brute. He alleged that Vohne Liche Kennels inadequately trains drug-detection dogs, therefore the dogs are improperly certified by American Working Dogs United. "He certainly wasn't posing an imminent threat of violence or harm to anyone and he certainly wasn't concealed." Thanks Richard. Vohne Liche Kennels (pronounced Von Lick) is a full service K-9 training facility where the best of. 2009). Watch how often when police are walking their K9s the dogs are *not* heeling. Heeling seems to have gone out of style across the board. 226). That is a very strong indicator this K-9 has a history of inappropriate bites, as we would expect a "neck biter" to have. Josh Saxton, Officers Nicholas Klimek and Victor Sikorski for possible crimes. It also inflated the number of labor hours performed in Afghanistan by the FSRs. Once trained, my dogs would heel with a regular leather collar. In particular, he asserts that Defendants' failed to produce a manual in response to the non-party discovery requests. After watching numerous videos on YouTube now where the officers cannot get the dogs off I am left with one question. VLK has trained Police and Military Service . |Make a donation today , Page last modified: document.write (document.lastModified);|Sitemap, In the 15-year period of 2005 through 2019, canines killed 521 Americans. VLK has trained Police and Military Service Dogs for over 5000 law enforcement and government agencies to include the; plus civilian and police agencies Vohne Liche Kennels was founded in 1993 by United States Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Kenneth Licklider. Anything less is animal abuse and cruelty to humans. Awesome kennel! The dogs are under greater pressure and less able to handle that pressure calmly due to training them to be excited by their *performance*, rather than obedient to commands. Running away in fear shouldnt result in a person being maimed for life. Specifically, Vohne Liche Kennels inflated the number of labor hours billed for training sessions held at Vohne Liche Kennels Denver Indiana facility and at the U.S. Armys proving grounds in Yuma Arizona. VLK has trained Police and Military Service Dogs for over 5000 law enforcement and government agencies to include the; National Security Agency (NSA) Polk County, FL United States Secret Services Co., 957 F. Supp. 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? The leash seems to be caught underneath the poor fellow the dog is mauling. I always thought the K9 unit dogs only attacked arms or legs? All of the defendants have drug-detection dogs trained by Vohne Liche Kennels Inc. of Denver, Ind., which also was sued. 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. Also, courage on Colleens part. The policy requires teachers to help students deny their biological sex by using whatever pronouns students specify. Well-trained K9s are very expensive. Summary judgment is only appropriate by the terms of Rule 56(c) where there exists "no genuine issue as to any material facts and . My Offices Affirmative Civil Enforcement Unit will continue to require contractors who submit fraudulent claims for federal government funds to reimburse the government for their ill-gotten gains and also pay civil penalties under the False Claims Act.. He did these big flashy demos before selling crap dogs to Brittney Spears for $50,000 a piece. ", [This trainer also pointed us to videos showing solid K-9 take downs and clean Outs. Code 34-11-2-4. Vohne Liche Kennels (pronounced Von Lick) is a full service K-9 training facility where the best of. I remember years ago, my docile Golden nicking her ear, and how she started licking her own blood. - K-9 expert, Dr. Charlie Meloh. Police/protection dogs are far more prevalent in some places as well as training has changed. 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. Failure to employ correct K-9 techniques and a lack of training in de-escalation techniques is already placing entire K-9 departments at risk. If you go to hashtag bluefall on twitter, they have many more. Mr. Miller has moved for partial summary judgment against Vohne Liche seeking to resolve substantive questions of law relevant to his damages claim. Some of our Many Services, "VLK delivers some great dogs to the historic Rikers Island for the New York Department of Corrections.". O'Regan v. Arbitration Forums, Ins., 246 F.3d 975, 983 (7th Cir. The Court reads Kubrick and Norfolk not as stringently requiring a plaintiff know the exact cause and identity of a wrongdoer before a statute of limitations begins to run, but when a plaintiff possesses the operative facts that support knowledge of the injury and its cause. VLK has trained Police and Military . As of September 18, the investigation by the special prosecutor remains pending. That is not supposed to be the intent of police K-9s; the intent is to immobilize "dangerous" offenders. (Rude kids are no fun either. Mr. Miller contends that once he learned of Vohne Liche existence "efforts to stonewall discovery of information concerning VLK's training regime began in earnest, triggering the fraudulent concealment doctrine" (Dkt. And, rather than amend his complaint in the Northern District when he became aware of Defendants in October 2011, Mr. Miller chose to wait to file the current action in a this Court. Because ultimately it costs more in the long run to pay out on lawsuits. Who the EVER LOVING FARK has a protection dog on a *prong collar* when its working? These dogs are assisting officers in apprehension and immobilizing suspects.]. 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. "VLK delivers some great dogs to the historic Rikers Island for the New York Department of Corrections. Something about aggression and bitework is just toxic with many people; they lose their damn minds. Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies have contracted with Vohne Liche Kennels for their training needs. This dog clearly had very bad training, and Id be willing to bet its like we discussed, cops get the dog and do "too hot" scenario training all the time, no control, choke off, no outs, no frustration tolerance, which is why the dog ate up the cop on the choke off. The court ruled that the HOA overstepped in fining and suing a family for leaving holiday lights up year-round. Heeling and use of chokers has gone out of style. First, quote snip title of this valuable study: We Are All in Trouble When Trained Police K-9s Attack Yes. What you will see in the Lafayette video is profoundly different and disturbing. 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. By 9:38 the dog is inside the cruiser. A plaintiff seeking an injunction, such as Mr. Miller seeks here, must show a significant likelihood and immediacy of sustaining some direct injury. The Court will apply an "understanding eye" to Mr. Miller's summary judgment materials to ensure his arguments receive careful analysis. Id. At the root of this and so many of our problems is the dog worship culture. If the target does not have a weapon or attack the handler directly, the dog should not bite. Im not sure if the bulking up of GSDs is responsible for the hip problems. 2003). Any time a human being is in proximity to a dangerous canine, the human being is at risk of grave threat. 1983 seeking damages and injunctive relief. Vohne Liche Kennels (Explosive and Narcotic Detection Dog Specialist) Single Purpose Concentrates on one effort - drugs or bombs or patrol, etc. In the video, K-9 Boyka attacks Bailey's neck area for 30 seconds (see left side of screen), while an officer handcuffed him. Vohne Liche produced certifications, class schedules, and receipts. The FSRs monitored the activities of the newly-trained TEDD handlers and dogs to reinforce and improve their techniques. See Greer v. Bd. Id. Id. Trainers charge big dollars for these dogs with zero guarantee of the dogs resultant behaviour. Justia US Law Case Law Federal Courts Courts of Appeals Seventh Circuit 2015 Kevin Miller v. Vohne Liche Kennels, Inc. Kevin Miller v. Vohne Liche Kennels, Inc., No. Assuming for the sake of argument that Mr. Miller's contentions are correct and Vohne Liche and AWD inadequately train drug-detection dogs, Mr. Miller's claim for compensatory and punitive damages under 42 U.S.C. Police dogs in the USA get most of their training overseas. Vohne Liche is doing a huge business with some pretty huge disasters without any reflection on their overall reputation. 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. They are NOT pets or public relations fodder. Vohne Liche Kennels (pronounced Von Lick) is a full service K-9 training facility where the best of the best go for highly trained Police Service Dogs See more We are committed to one goal at Vohne Liche Kennels. Thirty plus years ago, I associated using a harness with puppies or dogs too young for a collar/choker and with seeing eye dogs. (I have nothing against properly used prongs for training). of Ind., LLC v. Hobart City of Common Council, 406 F.3d 926, 929 (7th Cir. Vohne Liche Kennels is located along U.S. 31 about 14 miles north of Peru, and is one of the largest training facilities in the world for police and military K-9s. We invite you to browse through our store and shop with confidence. Mr. Miller filed this lawsuit on January 13, 2012 against fifty-three defendants, including numerous municipalities and political subdivisions. I cant pretend to know anything about how a police dog or a service dog is trained. FFS a dog that cannot breathe will let go and wont reject the OUT command next time. The problem with Bouviers and Rottweilers are, although they are far more temperamentally suited in many cases, they tend to be one-person dogs and it is costly to train a dog where it needs to be with the handler from puppyhood (or at least 10-11 months) and trained with the handler for another year to get the best result. He also alleged a 42 U.S.C. The point of a dog, is disarming/diversion/psychological threat to ensure the handlers safety. Through our work, we hope to protect both people and pets from future attacks. It is NOT OK to loose a dog like that unless it is truly life and death. TLDR; Protection dogs are often trained like crap and handled by unstable officers. Though initially conscious, Bailey will later be placed into a medically induced coma. For me, the question becomes what changed? 2001). The show focuses on the intense working environment of Vohne Liche Kennels, a rural Indiana training facility that produces a large portion of the country's police and military dogs. Using dogs for protection work this way is, as far as Im concerned, is overtly abusive to the dog and dangerous to humans. With some of these dogs now targeting the head and neck regions, these lawsuits are one step away from wrongful death lawsuits as well. The training staff at VLK consists of seven (7) on site trainers and two (2) off site trainers. Its not over, yet. No state or federal agency is in charge of tracking police K-9 bite data either. Bailey's injuries resulted in him being in a medically induced coma for six days and hospitalized for 11 days, according to his attorneys. Do you need a K-9? The facts of Mr. Miller's alleged injury were indisputably known to him on May 14, 2008, regardless of whether he knew about this particular legal theory or the specific defendants. It got to the point where just the quick pull and noise would make my dog heel. The confrontation starts at 6:28. officer Saxton enters at 7:58. A dog lunges at a man acting as a decoy during training at Vohne Liche Kennels in Indiana. The sad part is, the failing dogs might be perfectly suited to do something else with the correct retraining (such as cage release or property guards) the same way failed seeing eye dogs are often amazing companion dogs. 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. See 28 U.S.C. Occasionally, someone with good media contacts might get a story in about how their dog died in the jaws of a dog but when I was dog trainingI heard about it a lot more back then.