Albea
04-20-2001, 10:31 AM
Hi, I thought you would enjoy reading this article. It appeared in the Hartford Courant with Karen Guzman by-line:
"NEW BRITAIN- When she heard that a New Jersey police dog was shot to death in the line of duty, Amanda S.vowed no canine cop in her hometown would ever suffer such a fate.
Amanda,9,immediately got to work raising money to buy a protective vest for one of New Britain's three police dogs.
Amanda is focused on Rookie, a 6 1/2-year-old partner of Officer Joseph Petro. If she can raise $650, Rookie will get a protective vest.If she can raise an additional $1,300, Rookie's two fellow canines will get them,too.
"I don't want anything to happen to Rookie because there's not a lot of dogs that are able to become police dogs," said Amanda, a fourth-grader who hopes one day to become a veterinarian.
Amanda has turned to the California-based,nonprofit Vest-a-Dog program for help. The program provides matching funds for canine vests.
Now Amanda's collection cans are popping up in area stores, government buildings and schools, and it seems a good dog story is hard to resist."
The Chief of Police of New Britain has already gotten several cheks for the Rookie Fund.
The officer and Rookie teamed up in 1996, and police have found the four-legged partner is worth his doggie treats. Once he found a murder suspect hiding up in an apple tree! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/cool.gif
Wouldn't this be a great idea for a fun project that other kids could initiate in towns all over the country? http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif
"NEW BRITAIN- When she heard that a New Jersey police dog was shot to death in the line of duty, Amanda S.vowed no canine cop in her hometown would ever suffer such a fate.
Amanda,9,immediately got to work raising money to buy a protective vest for one of New Britain's three police dogs.
Amanda is focused on Rookie, a 6 1/2-year-old partner of Officer Joseph Petro. If she can raise $650, Rookie will get a protective vest.If she can raise an additional $1,300, Rookie's two fellow canines will get them,too.
"I don't want anything to happen to Rookie because there's not a lot of dogs that are able to become police dogs," said Amanda, a fourth-grader who hopes one day to become a veterinarian.
Amanda has turned to the California-based,nonprofit Vest-a-Dog program for help. The program provides matching funds for canine vests.
Now Amanda's collection cans are popping up in area stores, government buildings and schools, and it seems a good dog story is hard to resist."
The Chief of Police of New Britain has already gotten several cheks for the Rookie Fund.
The officer and Rookie teamed up in 1996, and police have found the four-legged partner is worth his doggie treats. Once he found a murder suspect hiding up in an apple tree! http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/cool.gif
Wouldn't this be a great idea for a fun project that other kids could initiate in towns all over the country? http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/smile.gif