"Mason", a 3-year-old Labrador Retriever, Gulf Shores Police Department's Public Relations K-9 Officer died Thursday, June 18, 2015 due to a tragic accident.
Tragic news involving the Gulf Shores Police Department. A K-9 officer has died after he was left inside a hot vehicle. The dog’s name was “Mason”. WKRG has learned the K-9 officer was left inside the car on Thursday, June 18. The dog and his handler had attended the Hurricane Prep conference in Gulf Shores.
No word on how long the dog stayed inside the vehicle. Once he was noticed, the K-9 officer was rushed to a veterinarian. The dog was then transported to another vet in Pensacola. Gulf Shores Police say the dog was improving Thursday night, but died on Friday. The Gulf Shores Police Department acquired Mason on November 17, 2014. The department just celebrated the dog’s third birthday on June 9, 2015.
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As we reported on Monday, Coleman left his community relations dog “Mason” inside his vehicle on Thursday after attending the Hurricane Prep conference in Gulf Shores.
According to a press release, Coleman forgot Mason was in the vehicle. Upon discovering Mason was still inside, the dog — who was not an enforcement K-9, but used instead for community relations — was in a deteriorated state, requiring immediate medical attention. Coleman rushed Mason to a local veterinarian’s office, where he was then transported to a facility in Pensacola for extensive treatment. However Mason went into respiratory failure Friday night and passed away. Because Mason was a community relations dog and not an enforcement dog with the Gulf Shores Police Department, Corporal Coleman’s vehicle didn’t carry equipment to relieve a dog from prolonged heat exposure. Mason was not an enforcement K-9. Enforcement K-9‘s spend a good deal of time in their handler’s vehicles, so those vehicles are equipped with remote heat alarms, water bowls., and other protective measures. Because Mason’s duties did not include long periods in a vehicle, those protective measures were not available in his handler’s car.”
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Please visit his fellow K9 officers of Mississippi: Nero ~ Wilfreed ~ Gunner & Chuck
Memorial graciously sponsored by: Renee (FAG ID #46856847)
Tragic news involving the Gulf Shores Police Department. A K-9 officer has died after he was left inside a hot vehicle. The dog’s name was “Mason”. WKRG has learned the K-9 officer was left inside the car on Thursday, June 18. The dog and his handler had attended the Hurricane Prep conference in Gulf Shores.
No word on how long the dog stayed inside the vehicle. Once he was noticed, the K-9 officer was rushed to a veterinarian. The dog was then transported to another vet in Pensacola. Gulf Shores Police say the dog was improving Thursday night, but died on Friday. The Gulf Shores Police Department acquired Mason on November 17, 2014. The department just celebrated the dog’s third birthday on June 9, 2015.
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As we reported on Monday, Coleman left his community relations dog “Mason” inside his vehicle on Thursday after attending the Hurricane Prep conference in Gulf Shores.
According to a press release, Coleman forgot Mason was in the vehicle. Upon discovering Mason was still inside, the dog — who was not an enforcement K-9, but used instead for community relations — was in a deteriorated state, requiring immediate medical attention. Coleman rushed Mason to a local veterinarian’s office, where he was then transported to a facility in Pensacola for extensive treatment. However Mason went into respiratory failure Friday night and passed away. Because Mason was a community relations dog and not an enforcement dog with the Gulf Shores Police Department, Corporal Coleman’s vehicle didn’t carry equipment to relieve a dog from prolonged heat exposure. Mason was not an enforcement K-9. Enforcement K-9‘s spend a good deal of time in their handler’s vehicles, so those vehicles are equipped with remote heat alarms, water bowls., and other protective measures. Because Mason’s duties did not include long periods in a vehicle, those protective measures were not available in his handler’s car.”
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Please visit his fellow K9 officers of Mississippi: Nero ~ Wilfreed ~ Gunner & Chuck
Memorial graciously sponsored by: Renee (FAG ID #46856847)
"Mason", a 3-year-old Labrador Retriever, Gulf Shores Police Department's Public Relations K-9 Officer died Thursday, June 18, 2015 due to a tragic accident.
Tragic news involving the Gulf Shores Police Department. A K-9 officer has died after he was left inside a hot vehicle. The dog’s name was “Mason”. WKRG has learned the K-9 officer was left inside the car on Thursday, June 18. The dog and his handler had attended the Hurricane Prep conference in Gulf Shores.
No word on how long the dog stayed inside the vehicle. Once he was noticed, the K-9 officer was rushed to a veterinarian. The dog was then transported to another vet in Pensacola. Gulf Shores Police say the dog was improving Thursday night, but died on Friday. The Gulf Shores Police Department acquired Mason on November 17, 2014. The department just celebrated the dog’s third birthday on June 9, 2015.
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As we reported on Monday, Coleman left his community relations dog “Mason” inside his vehicle on Thursday after attending the Hurricane Prep conference in Gulf Shores.
According to a press release, Coleman forgot Mason was in the vehicle. Upon discovering Mason was still inside, the dog — who was not an enforcement K-9, but used instead for community relations — was in a deteriorated state, requiring immediate medical attention. Coleman rushed Mason to a local veterinarian’s office, where he was then transported to a facility in Pensacola for extensive treatment. However Mason went into respiratory failure Friday night and passed away. Because Mason was a community relations dog and not an enforcement dog with the Gulf Shores Police Department, Corporal Coleman’s vehicle didn’t carry equipment to relieve a dog from prolonged heat exposure. Mason was not an enforcement K-9. Enforcement K-9‘s spend a good deal of time in their handler’s vehicles, so those vehicles are equipped with remote heat alarms, water bowls., and other protective measures. Because Mason’s duties did not include long periods in a vehicle, those protective measures were not available in his handler’s car.”
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Please visit his fellow K9 officers of Mississippi: Nero ~ Wilfreed ~ Gunner & Chuck
Memorial graciously sponsored by: Renee (FAG ID #46856847)
Tragic news involving the Gulf Shores Police Department. A K-9 officer has died after he was left inside a hot vehicle. The dog’s name was “Mason”. WKRG has learned the K-9 officer was left inside the car on Thursday, June 18. The dog and his handler had attended the Hurricane Prep conference in Gulf Shores.
No word on how long the dog stayed inside the vehicle. Once he was noticed, the K-9 officer was rushed to a veterinarian. The dog was then transported to another vet in Pensacola. Gulf Shores Police say the dog was improving Thursday night, but died on Friday. The Gulf Shores Police Department acquired Mason on November 17, 2014. The department just celebrated the dog’s third birthday on June 9, 2015.
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As we reported on Monday, Coleman left his community relations dog “Mason” inside his vehicle on Thursday after attending the Hurricane Prep conference in Gulf Shores.
According to a press release, Coleman forgot Mason was in the vehicle. Upon discovering Mason was still inside, the dog — who was not an enforcement K-9, but used instead for community relations — was in a deteriorated state, requiring immediate medical attention. Coleman rushed Mason to a local veterinarian’s office, where he was then transported to a facility in Pensacola for extensive treatment. However Mason went into respiratory failure Friday night and passed away. Because Mason was a community relations dog and not an enforcement dog with the Gulf Shores Police Department, Corporal Coleman’s vehicle didn’t carry equipment to relieve a dog from prolonged heat exposure. Mason was not an enforcement K-9. Enforcement K-9‘s spend a good deal of time in their handler’s vehicles, so those vehicles are equipped with remote heat alarms, water bowls., and other protective measures. Because Mason’s duties did not include long periods in a vehicle, those protective measures were not available in his handler’s car.”
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Please visit his fellow K9 officers of Mississippi: Nero ~ Wilfreed ~ Gunner & Chuck
Memorial graciously sponsored by: Renee (FAG ID #46856847)
