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Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts) Mon Jan 28, 2013, 05:01 PM Jan 2013

Secret Service Dog Falls to Death at Biden Event

The Secret Service says one of its canines fell to its death at a New Orleans fundraiser where Vice President Joe Biden was speaking.

Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan says the dog was doing a security sweep Saturday of a parking garage next to the Ritz-Carlton. That's where Biden was attending a fundraiser for Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu's re-election campaign.

The Secret Service said the death was a tragic accident. Law enforcement officials aren't releasing the name or gender of the dog.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/secret-service-dog-falls-death-biden-event-18336840

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Secret Service Dog Falls to Death at Biden Event (Original Post) Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 OP

not releasing name or gender? snooper2 Jan 2013 #1

'Next of kin' and all that... nt jmg257 Jan 2013 #3

Actually you may not be far from the reason hootinholler Jan 2013 #8

How sad. CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2013 #2

How could that happen? This sounds fishy to me. yardwork Jan 2013 #4

Totally fishy 99th_Monkey Jan 2013 #5

Prior LBN DU discussion on the incident in the thread here... PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #6

Round up all "cat" burglars in the area. RedCloud Jan 2013 #7

They should have an on leash policy when working high rises. bluedigger Jan 2013 #9

Commonsense............. Smilo Jan 2013 #10

Toxicology screenings on all agents involved in this dogs life... Earth_First Jan 2013 #11

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

1. not releasing name or gender?

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 05:03 PM

Jan 2013

jmg257

(11,996 posts)

3. 'Next of kin' and all that... nt

Reply to snooper2 (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 05:04 PM

Jan 2013

hootinholler

(26,449 posts)

8. Actually you may not be far from the reason

Reply to jmg257 (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 05:25 PM

Jan 2013

The working dogs live with their handlers and family.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,517 posts)

2. How sad.

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 05:03 PM

Jan 2013

Accidents do happen, but this is really unfortunate...

yardwork

(61,537 posts)

4. How could that happen? This sounds fishy to me.

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 05:06 PM

Jan 2013

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)

5. Totally fishy

Reply to yardwork (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 05:09 PM

Jan 2013

and so secretive as to the details. Animals don't "just fall" to their death for
no reason out of the blue.

Maybe the dog knew too much, had loose lips, and was "suicided" ??

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

6. Prior LBN DU discussion on the incident in the thread here...

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 05:16 PM

Jan 2013

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014382305

RedCloud

(9,230 posts)

7. Round up all "cat" burglars in the area.

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 05:18 PM

Jan 2013

bluedigger

(17,085 posts)

9. They should have an on leash policy when working high rises.

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 05:29 PM

Jan 2013

A few years ago an NOPD dog fell down an elevator shaft (I think) and died.

Smilo

(1,944 posts)

10. Commonsense.............

Reply to bluedigger (Reply #9)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 05:44 PM

Jan 2013

does not seem to apply in these circumstances.

Poor dog - RIP little doggy and thank you for your service.

Earth_First

(14,910 posts)

11. Toxicology screenings on all agents involved in this dogs life...

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 05:47 PM

Jan 2013

If one thing is for sure, we've learned recently that there is a lapse in judgement and a penchant for late night ramblings among the security details within the Secret Service.

Tox screens for everyone involved, walking papers for everyone who didn't study...

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