{"id":263,"date":"2015-07-21T16:27:33","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T20:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/public-safety\/?p=263"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:49:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T20:49:58","slug":"dog-days-of-summer-bbq-k-9-officer-shared-story-of-loss-and-a-new-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/public-safety-policy-legal-studies-educational-information\/dog-days-of-summer-bbq-k-9-officer-shared-story-of-loss-and-a-new-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog Days of Summer BBQ: K-9 Officer Shared Story of Loss and a New Start"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Barbara Baugher, Pinellas County Schools Police Department, Luna, To The Rescue Canine in Training (St. Petersburg College \u2013 College of Public Safety Administration)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

SPC’s College of Public Safety students, faculty and staff members attended the Dog Days of Summer BBQ<\/a> last Tuesday, July 14th. In addition to enjoying a delicious BBQ lunch, catered by Port-A-Pit<\/a>, students, faculty and staff were provided with the\u00a0opportunity to listen to Officer Barbara Baugher’s story about how she lost\u00a0her K-9 partner.\u00a0It’s not unusual to hear on the news how K-9 officers and their K-9 partners are busy fighting crime. However, what does seem uncommon is to hear about\u00a0about the loss of a K-9 partner from an officer’s perspective.\u00a0Officer Baugher\u00a0graciously\u00a0shared her story at the BBQ luncheon.<\/p>\n

Marianne Seay, Student Life & Leadership Coordinator at SPC Allstate, shared: \u201cBarbara Baugher from the Pinellas County Schools Police Department<\/a> came out to talk about how she recently lost her K-9 partner to a sudden illness. She brought along with her Amanda Hanson, Training Director from To The Rescue Dog Training. Amanda talked about how she rescues dogs and trains them with the possibility of having a law enforcement officer adopt them for their training needs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regarding canine training needs, To The Rescue Dog Training<\/a> provides training in:<\/p>\n