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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsCop Comforts K9 Partner Shot In The Line Of Duty
Their bond is unbreakable ❤️️By Lily Feinn
Published On 03/29/2019
Early Friday morning, a traffic stop turned tragic when gunfire broke out.
Shortly before 2 a.m., officers in St. Petersburg, Florida, stopped a car, but the suspect quickly fled from the scene. K9 Officer Greg Shone and his partner Titan, a 4-and-a-half-year-old Belgian Malinois, began to search the area when they found the suspect and a bullet felled the dog.
Officer Shone rushed his injured partner to the hospital, where Titan was prepped for surgery.
Throughout the ordeal, Shone never left his partners side. The two do everything together and this twist of fate was not going to separate them.
Our dogs spend all their time with their handlers, Sandra Bentil, an information specialist with the St. Petersburg Police Department, told The Dodo. They not only train together, but they are certified together; if his partner is off for the day, we cant give the dog to another person. So that allows them to build a very, very strong bond.
Officer Shone and Titan have served in the K9 unit for the past three years, living and working together. However, they had never faced a challenge like this before.
My goals of being in the unit are to first get through school with him," Officer Shone said in a video from when they were first assigned to each other. "After we make it through school I want to be a successful member of the unit on the street and I want to make sure that him and I both go home safe at the end of every shift.
While other K9s on the squad have been injured in the line of duty, Titan is the first to ever take a bullet.
While Titan recovers from surgery on his leg, Shone is keeping watch over his beloved partner.
Hes very concerned about his dog, Bentil said.
And everyone on the force is wishing Titan a speedy recovery.
Hes in stable condition, Bentil said. I think its just a wait and see what he does. Hopefully, hell be OK.
There is no doubt Titan is happy to have his best friend there by his side while he heals.
Their bond truly is unbreakable.
https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/police-officer-comforts-injured-k9-dog-partner-titan
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I waited a few days to post this because I wanted to see how Titan was doing. I found an udate and he's doing well. His future as a K-9 Officer is uncertain, but even if he is retired, he will retire in the home of his partner, Officer Shone and his family.
https://www.wtsp.com/article/life/animals/titan-on-the-mend-but-future-as-a-k9-officer-remains-uncertain/67-8726964c-27e9-47e3-b89a-b2bc74bfb00b
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Cop Comforts K9 Partner Shot In The Line Of Duty (Original Post)
catbyte
Apr 2019
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JuJuYoshida
(2,216 posts)1. and he'll retire with full honors, bless Titan's heart
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)2. Oh, poor Titan! I hope he makes a full recovery!
I am glad he has such a devoted partner! Get well soon, Titan!