Some context for this quotation is instructive. Its an important one, and another case of dogs bred for completely useless and destructive behaviors, then placed in the hands of the people least able to control their own worst instincts. The court ruled that the HOA overstepped in fining and suing a family for leaving holiday lights up year-round. Cuz Ive been coming across several maulings PER DAY across North America. 2009). The comment section is also enlightening. Here, the facts known to Mr. Miller-such as the existence of this theory as early as November 2009-even from the viewpoint of a pro se plaintiff, were sufficient to indicate discovery of his claims against Vohne Liche and AWD. Watching the body cam video should make you weep. Sh*t happens, but a responsible cop would have got the dog off when it latched on to the guys neck, even if it meant killing it. Thirty plus years ago, I associated using a harness with puppies or dogs too young for a collar/choker and with seeing eye dogs. (pronounced Von Lick) is a full service K-9 training facility where the best of the best go for highly trained Police Service Dogs. "Episode 162:"The Difference Between Cocaine and Quail with Ken Licklider. Vohne Liche Kennels, Inc., (pronounced Von Lick), is a full service K-9 training facility where the best of the best go for highly trained Police Service Dogs. Trainers charge big dollars for these dogs with zero guarantee of the dogs resultant behaviour. . In the three I did watch, the suspects were clearly surrendered and standing or sitting still when out of nowhere the dogs attack. The attack begins at 8:28 and lasts until 9:00. A dog lunges at a man acting as a decoy during training at Vohne Liche Kennels in Indiana. Jun. 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. The Truth About 'Alpha Dogs' - Vetstreet | Vetstreet Winds W at 10 to 20 mph.. Mostly cloudy skies this evening will become partly cloudy after midnight. I remember seeing info on a couple of dog attacks in Canada when the K9s were released to seek a suspicious person but found an innocent bystander and mauled them. 227) is GRANTED and Mr. Miller's Partial Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. Miller v. Vohne Liche Kennels, Inc. - Casetext Vohne Liche Kennels (pronounced Von Lick) is a full service K-9 training facility where the best of. Loudoun County family to sue public schools over 'negligence' in Miami County dog shines in 2022 Hollywood film. The motion is therefore DENIED. Home [www.vlkennels.com] 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. Once trained, my dogs would heel with a regular leather collar. Low near 30F. Id. Awesome partnership between the world's finest! Id. LMPD officers Maverick, Ripley, and Luna participated in the 2021 K9 Olympics, taking place at Vohne Liche Kennels in Denver, Indiana. I believe that a well-trained dog is a good dog. Its time they were treated as suchinstead of attacks being palmed off as any different than either shooting, or furiously beating someone with a sidehandle. Summary judgment is only appropriate by the terms of Rule 56(c) where there exists "no genuine issue as to any material facts and . As for Mr. Miller's damages claim, Defendants contend that this claim is barred by the applicable statute of limitations. In the alternative, Mr. Miller claims that doctrines of fraudulent concealment or equitable tolling tolled the statute of limitations until such time Mr. Miller became aware of Vohne Liche and AWD. Hi Boni, Yes, that is email. Thanks Richard. Most such cases are unknown, because they go unreported by official sources and because they go unreported by news media sources and therefore are never brought to public attention. VLK's training staff has certified city, county, state and Federal Law Enforcement / Government Agencies around the world to handle dogs. 14-1798 (7th Cir. Recently, Vohne Liche was forced to pay $1.35 million to the U.S. Department of Defense for fraudulently submitting claims for labor hours for trainers.3. As Saxton leads the dog back to his cruiser, he continues to say, "Stop, stop" to the dog. Northern District of Indiana Mr. Miller emphasizes the court's phrase "and by whom," but this phrase had no special significance in Norfolk and was not explained by the court. In 2016, another dog trained in apprehension and bite work, a retired police K-9, attacked two people, killing one in San Luis Obispo County, California. Owners dont understand the whole alpha thing. The owner, Kenneth D Licklider, had always dreamed of owning his own facility in Holland so Vohne Liche Europe b.v. was born. Trainers have forgotten the basics and if you cant instil those because as a trainer you are incompetent or the dog is just too stupid and/or temperamentalthat dog should be flunked, even if it is a 10k Mali. My feedback on the Lafayette Police Department K-9 neck attack. An official website of the United States government. Hammond, IN 46320, Telephone: (219) 937-5500 Vohne Liche Kennels (Explosive and Narcotic Detection Dog Specialist) Capabilities VLK is an unprecedented training facility. Here is a similar (new style) dog training video, speaking about agitation by soft choking the dog. 5400 Federal Plaza, Suite 1500 Norfolk's motion under Rule 41(g) was denied and he filed a renewed motion requesting monetary compensation including arguments under the Federal Tort Claims Act and the Tucker Act. Again, the good ol trainers before toy addictions and cookie wavershad this right. 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. - United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II. Plaintiff Kevin D. Miller, pro se ("Mr. Miller"), filed this lawsuit against Defendants Vohne Liche Kennels, Inc. ("Vohne Liche") and American Working Dogs United, Inc. ("AWD") (collectively, "Defendants"), under 42 U.S.C. Officers say to Bailey, "Stop fighting the dog, stop moving," while the dog is still latched onto his neck. They participate in a "testosterone-driven culture and a hunt for cash markets," she said. This notion applies equally where, as here, opposing parties each move for summary judgment in their favor pursuant to Rule 56. Excessive force? You're going to hurt people and your agency is going to write checks." The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office released a statement to address what it called "misinformation" circulating in the media regarding the two cases. 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. at 837. Police units all but moved away from GSDs citing back and hip issues from jumping in and out of resulting in these dogs not lasting as long in service. Rather, the process of taking the facts in the light most favorable to the non-movant, first for one side and then for the other, may reveal that neither side has enough to prevail without a trial. This theme is getting picked up by local papers: https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/10/when-police-violence-is-a-dog-bite.html, This topic made national news today : https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2020/10/02/police-use-of-force-dog-bite-k-9-investigation-excessive-force-arrests-lawsuits/5879123002/. Richard Bailey Jr. was attacked in the neck by a Lafayette police K-9 on May 9. Paul Whitesell, chairman of the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board, which controls state training standards, and American Working Dogs United Inc., also are defendants in the suit. 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Stop it. Yet, despite the strong emotional feelings for his K-9, the officer is forced to shoot his dog. "He certainly wasn't posing an imminent threat of violence or harm to anyone and he certainly wasn't concealed." 1998)). Plaintiff Kevin D. Miller, pro se ("Mr. Miller"), filed this lawsuit against Defendants Vohne Liche Kennels, Inc. ("Vohne Liche") and American Working Dogs United, Inc. ("AWD") (collectively, "Defendants"), under 42 U.S.C. She stars beside Channing Tatum as Lulu, a troubled Army K-9 trying to make it home to her handler's funeral. I doubt if this always occurs. Police/protection work is not a good fit for 90% of large dogs, even those bred for it. The Lafayette police K-9 "neck attack" fell squarely within worldwide protests due to the disproportionate police violence inflicted on Black men. Aside from that (or, in addition to that), the roachback look has been an unnecessary and terribly ruinous direction in which to breed these dogs. 1993)). P. 56. 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. ." The film opened in theaters Feb. 18. In 2013, company owner Ken Licklider and his trainers were featured on a 16-episode reality TV series on Nat Geo Wild called Alpha Dogs. The cast of local trainers made an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman that same year. Corp. v. Corneal Consultants of Ind., P.C., 841 N.E.2d 1181, 1188 (Ind. These dogs are being used as substitute weapons and ego massagers, not lifesaving tools. As for crappy dog training practises, unless a dog will OUT 100% of the time (toys, food etc) it shouldnt begin training for bite work. Should the handler have been promoted? There is absolutely NO reason to deploy the dog *until* the handler is at risk. Id. Boni, You always give such great examples when you make a point. Vohne Liche Kennels. 1920 (2). Again, its all about the money. The dogs are trained for life or death scenarios, including tracking suspects, drug discovery and bomb detection. Two years earlier, K-9 Finn had attacked an officer during a training exercise, biting him on the face and neck. Either way, your shopping cart will be active until you leave the store. 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. I am seeing a connection between Schutzhund going down the tubes (internationally) and all these psycho, out of control malinois in police forces. For the reasons set forth below, Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. I dont know what kind of budget local PDs have, but I hope they are not cutting corners up front trying to get less-than-well-trained K9s on the cheap. They cant scale a fence or run overtop of a car etc. Our nonprofit began investigating the issue of police K-9 attacks on undeserving people six years ago. It doesnt choke the dog, it encourages it. All of the training staff is either former military, law enforcement or both. 1999). We sent the video to a working dog trainer, who provided insight into Eastern Bloc K-9s. Does that video look like it lessened the chances of a second bite? I always thought the K9 unit dogs only attacked arms or legs? Holy sh*t. Theyre allowed to use potentially lethal force on belligerent drunks now? Was the dog properly deployed? Fed. After the August 14 announcement by the Department of Justice, Performance Kennels Inc., who imports dogs from Solvakia, The man on the bicycle, Richard Schumacher, suffered a "degloving of the right axilla" injury due to the K-9 mauling in Punta Gorda, Florida (See. During the traffic stop, a drug-detection dog was led around Mr. Miller's vehicle. The primary goals of a police K-9 are to decrease escalation (as the case of K-9 Axel shows), to assist officers in apprehension and to immobilize suspects who resist arrest by biting and holding one of the suspect's extremities. Courses - Vohne Liche Kennels This NPR video provides instructive background. Vohne Liche Kennels pays $1.3M in federal lawsuit (pronounced Von Lick) is a full service K-9 training facility where the best of the best go for highly trained Police Service Dogs. 48. Also, courage on Colleens part. Email: Kenneth@vohneliche.com Education Employment Schools 1977 United States Air Force Security Police Academy 1977 Basic Patrol Dog School 1979 Narcotic Detection K-9 Course 1980 K-9 Supervisors School 1981 Explosive Detection Course 1981 United States Air Force NCO Leadership School 1982 Law Enforcement Supervisors School We see from the videos, its still happening. Vohne Liche Kennels does not account for thin nerves, or dogs with extreme levels of dominance, or those relationship dogs that are held in balance by play and genuine affection in addition to respecting the strong dog knowing what hill you wish to die on, and what you dont. With some of these dogs now targeting the head and neck regions, these lawsuits are one step away from wrongful death lawsuits as well. 1983 would still fail and Mr. Miller would have no relief because his claims are barred by the relevant statute of limitations. As we collected more cases, it became difficult to ignore the many videos of police being unable to call their K-9s off people -- in one case the officer screamed "Off" 18 times to no avail -- as well as the dogs being used as a proxy for excessive force (see unblurred version).1, "If you can't control your dog, you're a liability. Was this dog properly deployed on Bailey? V.L.K. Vohne Liche Kennels (pronounced Von Lick) is a full service K-9 training facility where the best of. Norfolk is a criminal case, in which defendant sought the return of his property from the Government under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 41(g). Police Dogs Should Be Trained as Officers, Not Equipment 2015) Annotate this Case. Time to take away their lethal toys (except for SWAT teams) and that includes dogs. And when around pitbull nutters, preferably one with anti-grip studs. Drunk driving is a crime, but compare the damage this guy could have done on a MOPED compared to the average SUV. Been saying that protection dog handling practises are horrifying for *decades*. Until dogs are put back in their proper place theyre unpredictable animals and NOT humans well continue to experience attacks, maulings, and fatalities. The same analysis and reasoning is applicable to Defendants' current motion. Then, theres zero guarantee the dog handler will abide by the consistency of training that the trainer worked to instil. Which is what happens when there are several handlers (sometimes including the bite sleeve target) that can command the dog. You have permission to edit this article. Now, every dog wears a harness and sled dogs its owner down the stress. This is about maximizing profit from these dogs with the least amount of effort. Protection trained dogs are potentially deadly weapons. Of 40 hospital admission severe maulings per day in the USA, only very few are reported to the public. These news stories are full of lots of content relating to how the officer grieves the loss of his partner, because of the strong emotional bond that he formed with it. Carson Gerber can be reached at 765-854-6739, carson.gerber@kokomotribune.com or on Twitter @carsongerber1. 226) the Court addressed the similar issue of whether Mr. Miller had standing to seek injunctive relief against former Defendant Paul E. Whitesell. Latest News - Vohne Liche of City of Chi., Ill., 267 F.3d 723, 727 (7th Cir. Josh Saxton, police K-9 Boyka and Richard Bailey Jr. http://liarcatchers.com/drugdogsweeps.html On August 15, the members of the board of the Greater Lafayette ACLU penned an editorial and stated in part: "The body cam video shows that the officers permitted the dog to maul Mr. Bailey in the neck. 2003). 24, 2013). Assistant United States Attorney WayneT.Ault handled the settlement negotiations. In the Prescott Valley video, police at the scene assess the man's bite injuries. A local dog whose handler was killed was half GSD/half Malinois. HAMMOND - United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II announced today a pre-suit settlement under the False Claims Act for false claims payable under a U.S. Department of Defense Contract for the Tactical Explosive Detection Dogs Program. Photo of a German Shepherd in 1925. At the root of this and so many of our problems is the dog worship culture. Id. Terry, This is just ONE recent example from BLM where the dog is clearly agitated, the officer is refuses to get the dog under control it so lunges out and grabs a protester. is heard, alerting the dog to its target. Ive noticed with pit bulls especially, theyre usually dragging their owners behind them. Casetext, Inc. and Casetext are not a law firm and do not provide legal advice. In the context of considering whether the two-year statute of limitations for those actions had expired, the court explained that the defendant could amend his complaint, i.e., the Rule 41(g) motion, to add a Bivens or 1983 claim, and the addition would relate back to the original filing that was within the applicable statute of limitations. VLK has trained Police and Military Service . One, the use of police and military dogs -- the attack dog industry -- exploded after 9-11, which impacted the breeding and training of these dogs. Main Office: On September 7, 2010, Mr. Miller served a subpoena upon Vohne Liche requesting documents concerning all training the police dog received. The military said it specifically needed the capability of off-leash explosive detection. 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. After Axel jumped through a broken window (while leashed), Axel waited for Richardson to follow. Seeing how a mallnois bites, holds, shakes, and pulls makes it clear this is not a good breed for this type of work. What are the odds? Bailey's injuries resulted in him being in a medically induced coma for six days and hospitalized for 11 days, according to his attorneys. Although Vohne Liche did fail to turn over responsive discovery materials to Mr. Miller in the Northern District litigation until ordered to do so, the information withheld did not contain "material facts thereby preventing the plaintiff from discovering a potential cause of action." In June 2011, the judge in the Northern District litigation conducted an in camera review of defendants' attorney's correspondence with Vohne Liche and discovered that Vohne Liche failed to produce responsive material to Mr. Miller's September 7, 2010 request. This settlement is another example of the exceptional efforts of our dedicated special agents, said Frank Robey, Director of the U.S. Armys Criminal Investigation Commands Major Procurement Fraud Unit (MPFU). Please register to receive news and information from VLK, Vohne Liche Kennels 2023 class schedule2023 Class Schedule. BLM focuses on police brutality in regards to firearm and choking deaths. Welcome to Vohne Liche Kennels. That is because this plaintiff "is no longer at the mercy" of the wrongdoer and "[t]here are others who can tell him if he has been wronged, and he need only ask." 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. Next: I have resided continuously for 26 years ten miles from Prescott Valley, in Prescott, so I am painfully fully aware of full, complete local societal and local legal sentiment strongly in favor of dangerous dogs, and I am painfully fully aware of local societal and local legal sentiment strongly against victims of fully fearsome attacking dogs. Watch where the dog is biting him. In particular, he asserts that Defendants' failed to produce a manual in response to the non-party discovery requests. In the case of Carlos Balli, he was unarmed, but not a low-level offender. Additionally, the claim against Paul Whitesell, the ex-officio chairman of the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board was terminated on August 29, 2012 (Dkt. When people say BSL doesnt work the fact is, even followed up rarely (as in Ontario) *it helps*. In 2019, we started seeing more facial attacks by police K-9s. You are a liability magnet. Yer grievously cuttin into a bizness model of stringing along clueless, sentimental owners for months until the inevitable lawsuit by said murdered poodles owner and their grannys estate. Flying J, Inc. v. Van Hollen, 578 F.3d 569, 571 (7th Cir. 1983 claim, seeking compensatory and punitive damages as well as injunctive relief. It is NOT OK to loose a dog like that unless it is truly life and death. So thats one fatality and one very close call from Vohne Liche Kennels. Since when are these powerful, attack TRAINED dogs allowed to maul throats? Named as co-defendants in the case are dozens. To support his argument, Mr. Miller relies on one sentence from United States v. Norfolk, 602 F.3d 830 (7th Cir. Im old enough to remember peaceful civil rights protesters being attacked by these dogs. The dogs are supposed to stay with their handlers for, I think, six weeks. 3 "We will not tolerate dishonest contractors who seek to enrich themselves at the expense of federal taxpayers." - United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II. When police officers shoot their own dogs, the dogs are usually out of control Malinois. Phone: Dustin Elleman cell #: 435-994-0395. These attack dogs are clearly excited by the taste of blood. Id. Please consider subscribing so we can continue to bring you the best local news, sports and entertainment coverage. Carlos Balli, 29, seeks $2 million dollars after Arizona DPS K-9 Storm ripped off half his face. "With cross-motions, [the Court's] review of the record requires that [the Court] construe all inferences in favor of the party against whom the motion under consideration is made." I cant speak to his motivation. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION. They are NOT pets or public relations fodder. 2001). See 28 U.S.C. First, quote snip title of this valuable study: We Are All in Trouble When Trained Police K-9s Attack Yes. High 47F. 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. No kidding. Even their handlers cant handle them! Mr. Miller filed this lawsuit on January 13, 2012 against fifty-three defendants, including numerous municipalities and political subdivisions. Mostly I send the ones that are grievous for other reasons. Two options discussed by the court were filing a Bivens or 1983 action. at 838. . In our dog worship culture, people only want to hear feel good stories about canines. Vohne Liche and AWD, Mr. Miller claims, are responsible for his injury because they inadequately trained the police dog that alerted on his car. The videos on this post are heartwrenching. Deaths are a rare event in K-9 maulings because police are present to call the dog off, stop bleeding, and call for an ambulance. The relation back date was "two years after his claim accrued under the discovery rule." In 2015, Semyonova offered more insights into the attack dog industry, including the dark side of commercial sellers of "pre-trained" law enforcement dogs, of which Vohne Liche is one, who she believes are not producing reliable dogs. There are buckets of articles about cadaver dogs that cant find a corpse in a graveyard and drug sniffers that cant tell the difference between bacon and bennies. At that point, he may have pulled straight up, strangling it to force the release because from what I can see, the dog is much higher in the air than it is while he is agitating it. Was this dog properly deployed on Bailey? No. 7953 N Old Route 31, Denver, IN 46926 For example, the plaintiff in City of Los Angeles v. Lyons, 461 U.S. 95 (1983), alleged that he was arrested and subjected illegally to a chokehold, causing him injury. The lawsuit says during the contract, Vohne Liche fraudulently submitted claims for labor hours for trainers and FSRs involved in the TEDD program, including inflated labor hours billed for training sessions held at its Miami County facility. Traffic stop leads to lawsuit | Local news | kokomotribune.com Prosecutors said Jeffrey Ryans "wasn't resisting arrest" at the time. It is not usual police or K-9 training to point a dog at anything but the extremities." Quiet: That still goes on at protests across North America. The principle remains, though. The MPFU looks forward to continuing to work with our law enforcement partners to address fraud, no matter how large or small.. 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. Before we show you the 16-minute video released by the Lafayette Police Department in July that shows another insidious "neck attack" by a police K-9 to an unarmed suspect, watch how this K-9 immobilized this man. https://poespantry.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/sgr-1925-ch-us-klodo-vom-boxberg.jpg. But these are serious dogs mauling people. Bingo. Because ultimately it costs more in the long run to pay out on lawsuits. "VLK delivers some great dogs to the historic Rikers Island for the New York Department of Corrections. In Norfolk, the court stated, "The discovery rule starts the statute of limitations running only when the plaintiff learns that he's been injured, and by whom." We will not tolerate dishonest contractors who seek to enrich themselves at the expense of federal taxpayers. - United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II. If you start to follow these cases, you will find these K-9s are rarely taken off the force even when a previous bite has resulted in a lawsuit. Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies have contracted with Vohne Liche Kennels for their training needs. In July, Lafayette Police Chief Patrick Flannelly denied a request from the Journal & Courier to inspect the bite records for Boyka during its nearly six years of service with the department. Because truly, Positive trainers have replaced corrections and love with food and shouting and cheap pet shop gimmickswhich is why dogs are all nervous, confused wrecks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QlZZ3309lw. Should the officer have been promoted two months after the attack? (quoting Fager v. Hundt, 610 N.E.2d 246, 251 (Ind. Saxton was given sole ownership of this dog -- removing any future liability to the city. Hush Woman! Though initially conscious, Bailey will later be placed into a medically induced coma. at 648. Vohne Liche Kennels - Facebook Montgomery Co Sheriff's Office (TX) Welcome to the VLK family! TLDR; Protection dogs are often trained like crap and handled by unstable officers.