Shawn Murray
Shawn Murray
along feeding friendly good hand keeping people separate settling
He's settling in very well and we're getting along real good. I'm feeding him by hand just now and I'm keeping him in a separate crate when I'm not with him. He's a good people dog, very friendly and not at all temperamental.
bonding process
Right now, I'm in the process of bonding with him.
banks donations donor few gave individual people personally private talked
I personally went out and talked to people in the community. There were individual donations, and I went to a few banks as well. One private donor gave me $25,000. Many people were very supportive. I got $40,000, but people can still make donations if they want.
case chief commission department issues law liability police role took town
I had to make a case for the department having a dog. It was a lot of work, and it took a long time. I had to make presentations to the police chief and the town police commission about issues such as a police dog's role in law enforcement and liability questions.