As he
walked down the
halls of the hospital, where police turned their backs to him, he must have had some idea of the tension that would follow, deepening the chasm between his administration and the police officers
who work for him even as he spoke of a need for unity.
I'm incredibly grateful to all those
who have supported us along the way and
who continue support our growth and development as a team - Linda Barter as matchmaker and puppy raising mentor; Kim Wurster as breeder of the best dog ever; Nancy Haverstock Abplanalp and Donna Hill as our primary professional training support; Sandra Walther as public access training buddy; Christy Corp - Minamiji and clan as second family
who gave him stability when I was in the hospital for weeks; the UCD vet behavior team (I think Michelle Borchardt was the first one
who told me I could do it); my online training mentors in crime, I mean, um, um (Patty Aguirre, Cheryl Bloom, Karen Johnson Lawrence, Jo Butler, Carol
Hall, Micha Michlewicz, Lynn Shrove and many more); my family,
who financially backed this questionable startup and took him on countless
walks and dog park trips; all of the local people
who helped socialize and puppy sit him; and of course his entire online fan club,
who made me laugh and supported me when I was feeling
down about training and life in general.
People
who bike and
walk in Toronto staged a «die - in» Monday evening, lying
down on the concrete in front of the iconic city
hall to highlight how many people are dying for real in the streets of the city.
The larger departments have an assigning partner
who «keeps track of what's on everyone's plate,» but as associates find their feet they can receive work directly from partners or take a «
walk down the
hall» to seek out assignments «if I have extra hours to fill.»