Brutus
- Sable German Shepherd with
Portland, Oregon Police Department
Oil on Panel
4" x 6"
Description & Story from the Bert Combs, Retired Police Officer
that handled him.
Brutus is a sable colored male German Shepherd. When he started with
the Portland Police Bureau he was 1 1/2 and full of puppy. Now that
he's nearly 7 he's still mostly puppy however being retired thats working
out just fine.
Brutus has a great nose but would only hunt when HE wanted to. Thankfully,
during one very eventful week he assumed the role of a real police
dog and found three armed robbers on three different calls.
During one call we were unable to get started with a track. District
officers had set up a great perimeter so we began a yard by yard search
on the west end of the perimeter. Working into the breeze Brutus put
his nose up as we entered the first yard. With any other dog I would
have assumed he was working air scent but with Brutus I was never sure.
Kids toys in that yard told me they probably had a pet and was a likely
source of his excitement. We cleared that yard but Brutus seemed interested
in the adjacent yard.
As we walked up the driveway he immediately ran to the side of the
unattached garage. Heavy brush kept him from traveling down the side.
I peeked in and thought I saw something at the other end. We went around
to the backside and Brutus stuck his nose around the corner and began
to wag his tail. I knew he had just found a rabbit or maybe even the
bad guy. Of course, it was the bad guy all curled up in a little ball.
He had been out of prison for 15 days and returned to prison for another
11 years. At trial the bad guy actually praised Brutus for being "a
good dog."
Thank you Brutus & Bert for all your work to keep us safe!
Update from Officer Combes (Ret.) - I'm
quite surprised and very pleased at what you've done! I know that dog's
are
individuals
but
one generally
looks at
one dog being just the same as another dog. Obviously, you have the
skill and talent to capture the individual qualities of each dog and
put that down on canvas. You're amazing....!
If you are
a member of Search & Rescue, K-9 or Mounted Patrol, please allow
me to paint a small portrait for you at no charge, in gratitude for
your service.
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