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“#Police Claim Officer Caught PUNCHING A DOG Was Just Doing Normal K-9 Unit Training (VIDEO)
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\nTraining for a new job can be tiresome \u2014 but for a police dog, it\u2019s downright disturbing.<\/p>\n

The Vacaville Police Department<\/strong> in California has responded to a viral video showing an officer pinning his K-9 partner to the ground and punching it in the face, claiming that the distressing scene was all just part of the animal\u2019s training.<\/p>\n

The clip was covertly recorded by floor installer Roberto Palomino<\/strong>, who heard a dog\u2019s cries after arriving at his company warehouse in Vacaville on Monday afternoon. He saw the sounds were coming from a police dog across the yard, who was receiving blows to the head by its Vacaville PD officer counterpart.<\/p>\n

Related: Insecure<\/i> Actor Kendrick Sampson Punched By Police In Colombia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Palomino told KTVU<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\u201cI started hearing a dog crying, kind of like in pain. That\u2019s when I saw the officer constantly beating the dog, over and over. I saw at least 10 punches to the dog.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

OMG!<\/p>\n

The man whipped out his phone and started recording the incident \u2014 but said he quickly stopped when he realized the officer was looking around for witnesses. Explaining how there was no way he was going to confront the officer, Palomino added:<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as he saw me, he stopped\u2026 I was afraid (for) my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Palomino recalled thinking the scene was so unnecessary violent, telling the station:<\/p>\n

\u201cI was wondering myself, what the dog could have done to deserve that kind of punishment?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Not much, app<\/a>arently. According to Vacaville Police Captain Matt Lydon<\/strong>, the unnamed officer was simply training the dog, who had misbehaved and tried to bite the officer.<\/p>\n

Lydon told the station that the officer is a five-year police veteran but only joined the K-9 department recently. He and the dog, a shepherd-Belgian Malinois mix, were doing a training exercise where the pooch had discovered \u201cillegal substances\u201d; the dog was supposed to give up the toy in exchange for a reward but did not.<\/p>\n

Related: Mossimo Giannulli Is \u2018Having A Rough Time In Prison\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The captain said the officer took the toy back, which prompted the dog to get aggressive. He explained:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis angered the dog, and the dog reacted to this. The dog lunged at the handler and attempted to bite the handler.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Lydon insisted the cop\u2019s reaction was merely to correct the dog, since its response was not acceptable. He said that handlers placing their K-9 partners in a position of dominance was common in police dog training, to teach the pooch \u201cwho\u2019s in charge.\u201d He added:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important in K-9 training that the handler take swift action to correct the dog\u2019s behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That swift action includes punching the dog in the head?! Seriously??<\/p>\n

Lydon acknowledged the video in question \u201ccan be very alarming to a lay person.\u201d And Palomino certainly WAS alarmed. He told AMC7<\/strong> the officer was \u201cstraight up beating the dog on the face,\u201d musing:<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope he doesn\u2019t get to treat the dog like that anymore. I hope he doesn\u2019t get to treat people like that either.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While the video only shows one punch, Palomino insists the officer gave the dog nine additional punches before he started filming. Lyndon admitted the department had been unaware of these extra punches, and said officials will investigate to see if his actions were appropriate.<\/p>\n

What do U think about this? Was the officer just correcting the dog\u2019s behavior or did he go too far? Because if this eyewitness account is accurate, it sounds WAY over the line to us.<\/p>\n

Watch the upsetting video (below) and share your thoughts in the comments.<\/p>\n

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A @VacavillePolice<\/a> officer training to be a K-9 handler is seen on this video hitting his dog. Man who took video says officer punched dog as many as 10X before the recording. Dept says officer was \u201ccorrecting\u201d the dog after it lunged & almost bit him. 5:10, 6, 7:40 p.m. @KTVU<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/gVMoZAjOZK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Henry K. Lee (@henrykleeKTVU) December 29, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n