Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Montgomery Township Supervisors recognized K-9 Officer Aston for his nine years of service with township police
For the past nine years, Montgomery Township Police Sgt. Glenn Davis has been the handler for K-9 Officer Aston. More importantly, they have been partners. Aston, a nearly 8-year-old German shepherd, retired from service on Oct. 17. On Monday night, flanked by Davis, Davis' wife Tiffany and their sons Cooper and Jacob, Aston was honored and recognized for his service by township supervisors with a plaque — and some dog biscuits. "Tonight, we recognize another retiring employee of the township. This one's of the four-legged variety," said police Chief Scott Bendig at the meeting. "Aston retired after nearly nine years of service to the Montgomery Township Police Department. Aston was purchased by the police department in 2004 and served as …
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Who do you trust with man's best friend?
Thursday, November 17, 2011
It's usually firefighters rescuing cats stuck in trees - this time it's a dog stuck underground
They don’t call them weiner dogs for nothing. It was Candy’s skinny and long frame that got her in some perilous trouble on July 15. Being a dachshund, Candy has an instilled desire to dig after creatures like groundhogs and badgers; Dachshund is in fact German for “badger hound.” Laureen Giampa’s daughter had just let out Candy and her fatter companion outside, when she witnessed the duo chase after a groundhog. “We had some groundhogs, apparently some very large ones that everyone in the neighborhood was talking about,” said Giampa. “I’m the only one that didn’t see them.” The groundhog ducked into its underground burrow – and Candy followed right behind. “Fortunately, for the other one, she’s too fat to fit in the hole,” said Giampa. “…
Monday, February 28, 2011
It's not wise to help a friend pass a urine test, and a lonely dog lover questions getting a puppy
Got a question for “Dear Lizzie …”? Write dearlizziepatch@gmail.com. Dear Lizzie … My boyfriend has a college friend who continually asks him to help him out when it comes to this college buddy passing his work drug test. My boyfriend has to pee for him. (I don’t know the specifics on how this is done). I know this cannot be legal. I want to tell my boyfriend, as nice of a guy that he is, that I do NOT think he should be doing this for his “friend.” Your thoughts? Are there any potential legal issues my boyfriend could face? - PEE O’D, Lansdale Dear P.O’D … My first bit of advice is to tell this “friend” to stop doing drugs or smoking marijuana and pee in his own cup. Your boyfriend’s friend is not a friend; no friend tries to bring you …
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4:21 pm on Friday, November 16, 2012
Go Aston, thank you. I hope to retire after nine years two. Applause and thank you to our men in Blue. more ›