Mischief Monday - Ooops and Open House

First we will share our mischief. On Saturday morning we were coming back from a brief morning walk as it was very cold. Lady let Phod off leash so he could go off and do his business. She and Lee continued up the driveway. Phod came running up behind them all goofy like, which made Lee excited and as Lady was not prepared, when Lee did her crazy pulling, Lady ended up rolling her right ankle and falling face down in the snow. Thank goodness for the snow for a softer landing. She felt the snap of the tendons. After a few minutes and some crawling, Lady was able to get up and limp back to the house. Needless to say it was not the best start to the day and will probably limit our walks a little.


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Now on to today's real post. Welcome to Blogville's Open House!  Mayor Arty has organized an open house today. Be sure to check out all the wonderful services provided by the residence of Blogville by visiting their hop.

We are both proud members of the Blogville Pawlice Force. Under the excellent leadership of Murphy and Stanley we are working to keep Blogville safe. For a full tour of our office, visit them.


On the Blogville Pawlice, Lee is a member of the SWAT team.

Phod is following in the foot steps of the great Sherlock Holmes (minus all the drugs) and is a detective.

Deep Undercover

We are deep undercover to make sure Mayor Elect Arty is safe from squirrels and other threats today at his inauguration. To check out all the action click HERE.

The Pawlice

We are thrilled to announce we have both successfully graduated from the Blogville Pawlice Department.

Lee and Easy during training

Hailey is now a proud member of SWAT. This is a bitter sweet moment for her because she and her boyfriend Angel Easy were going to do this together. She promises to be the best member of the SWAT team in his honour. We are sure she will make Sheriff Stanley proud. She wanted to be a member of the SWAT team as an appropriate outlet for her amazing hunting and tracking skills.

No squirrel is safe with Lee on the case! 

Phod is pleased to be continuing to be the best detective he can be for the Pawlice. He prides himself on being kind and fair and paying attention to details. Just the other day he spotted deer 1 km away. He also used the clues to show the Man he had left M and M's in his coat pocket. He looks forward to working with his pal Chief Murphy.


Phod is ready to jump into his car and race to any crime scene.


We know Blogville will be a safer place with all the members of the Pawlice.

The class of recruits

Blogville Pawlice Academy - Answers to Your Questions

First, we are thrilled to report that we reached 100 followers this week! YAY!

Now to answer your questions and comments.

From Hailey's Class:

Angus said "your jail kinda sounds like our home". - The purpose of our jail will be rehabilitation. We want to be fair and kind to others.

Bella, Roxy and Dui asked "They get chicken and rice?" That is what is currently on the menu cause that is what I could get at Costco. The flavour may change, but it will be something like that.

Whitley said "Can I steal some chicken and rice?" I highly discourage members of the police force from stealing. You don't want to end up on the wrong side of the law. There is plenty of good food in the cafeteria for the police force, so I suggest going there for a visit when you are hungry.

Top Cop Bites asked "did you have to entice any of the Juniors with donuts." After years of living with a behaviour analyst, I did use positive reinforcement to help the juniors learn.

Princess Leah asked if she could volunteer for shredding duties. When it is time to shred, I will call for volunteers. We will make day out of it.

Charlie is concerned about the amount of paperwork. If you put ticks in the boxes throughout the shift, it will be easy to count. There are also some good data taking apps we can look at learning to help.

Do I have to log every donut? The answer is you have to log everyone you eat while awake. We need these numbers to make sure we have enough made daily for the force.

Riley asked if he could nap with the prisoners and if he needed to bring his own blanket. At least one guard needs to be awake and on duty at all times. We will work out a schedule that ensures everyone gets the naps they need. We have a full equipped nap room, so while you can bring a special bed or blanket, it is not required.

KB asked if we read them their rights. This is a topic that was covered in Phod's class on Thursday and yes we do. She also asked if Easy got out. After a nap, we let him out!

Sully and Pierre reminded us that we need to search the mouths of those we arrest. I didn't make that clear, but we will give them a full nose to tail search.

Finley is worried the squirrels will be able to escape through the bars and wants to shake them instead. While, I appreciate your desire to shake a squirrel, in Blogville we are going to try and be fair. We do have special cells for smaller creatures, the one we used for our demonstration was for larger ones.


From Zaphod's Class

Dui  and Princess Leah asked if he could have a cookie too while integrating suspects. Of course, one can't work on an empty stomach.

Whitley is concerned all the cookies will get eaten during the interrogations. If you are concerned, make sure to take the suspect back to the precinct. Hailey has a HUGE supply there. You know when you watch the show extreme couponing and they have rooms of stuff, imagine all of that cookies and imagine it 87 million times bigger.

Princess Leah asked if she could have a puppicinio to wash down her cookie? As long as it doesn't interfere with your duties, go crazy!

Ojo and Cobi wonder if the fruit cookies could work. I know there are some who may find these things to be food (for example Hailey) but those of us who don't think poop is a food group, would not enjoy such a thing. Therefore, fruit cookies can be used with caution.

Ruby is upset there are no margaritas on the job. Save those for your off time Ruby.

Riley wants to know if we can torment our peeps with the new flashy beasts. While they are meant for official pawlice business, one does have to master their use, so it may be necessary to practice A LOT at home.

Finley again would like to shake the squirrels. Finley, I think you need an extra sensitivity class. Bites, Ranger, we better set that up.

Charlie wants to know if a suspect doesn't cooperate still, what can he do. These are advanced interrogation techniques that will be used by senior officers only.

Where are the donuts? We had some, but they gotten eaten. Sasha and Speedy are bringing more over in a minute.

Good luck on your tests recruits! 

Blogville Pawlice Academy - Detective Work with Zaphod

Hi class, I am here to help you with detecting. 

First, you must always be on the look out and smell out for clues. No sight or smell is too small not to be included. While it is important to smell and look at everything, it is important not to get distracted by unnecessary smells.  Out in the field you will be bombarded with smells, it is really important to follow the path you are on. I suggest going out and practicing smells and learning to block out the unnecessary ones. Always trust your nose.

When interviewing witnesses it is important to be calm and gentle. Scaring witnesses will not help you with your case and could be thrown out of court. I suggest taking your time, getting to know them a little, and offering them fresh cookies and water. I do not suggest using cookies with fruit in them. Those won’t help get the truth, as your witness will be too distracted by the yucky taste. Rather stick to the basics that include meat. You want to use open-ended questions and be looking for the truth and not just evidence that supports your personal beliefs about a crime. We want to have a fair justice system. We want to minimize false arrests. In the cases a witness is refusing to cooperate, pressure can be placed on them. You can take their cookie away or whap them with your tail.

Once you have found clues, it is very important to secure the area. We don't want our crime scenes or evidence to be contaminated. We will secure the area, take pictures of everything and document everything carefully. This will help our evidence stand up in court. 

In the event you have to make an arrest, there are three key points to keep in mind.

Ranger

1) Class, you are authorized to use force, however we do not shoot law breakers or criminals, we do not use bullets, we only stun them with poopie pellets till we can subdue them, or capture them for Frankie's Court.

2) Once the perp has been apprehended, it is essential to make sure it is the right person. A good butt sniff will help assure a positive idea.

3) You have to read them their rights. Here is the code. You have the right to remain silent, anything you say, can and will be used you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney, if you do not have one, one will be appointment to you. You have the right to a cookie, if you do not have one, one will be provided. Do you understand your rights?

Once the arrest has been made, they will be transferred to jail.

With Ranger's help, we will go out and practice our skills. I will provide some feedback.

Arty, Abbey and Mickey, that is a great example of marking evidence for pictures. Make sure no one lifts a leg on any of those markers, as it would ruin our evidence. 

Charlie, you have done a great job at securing the scene and I can see you are keeping a great eye out for evidence, witnesses and the perp. 

Freya Rose and Princess Leah, I love how you used your nose to follow this trail and mark it off. Freya Rose, I suggest you pull out the crime scene tape now, so no one interferes with our tracks! 

Riley and Dui, I am impressed how you found that evidence, marked it with a sign, and not pee and are photographing it. Great work. Class, it is important to keep your strength during detecting and have the occasional snack! 

Ruby, you have handled a difficult job well. It is always sad when a living creature, no matter how evil, dies. After securing the site, it is important to take a moment and think about the victim. 

Great work class. Any questions?

Blogville Pawlice Academy - Lessons from Hailey

Good morning class, welcome to our discussion on paperwork and jailer training. I hope you will find this useful.

As you can see, I am an excellent
sheet shredder

As office manager of the Blogville Police Department, I wanted to take some time to go over the paperwork required as an active member of the police force.

While paper can be very tasty (I have eaten enough paper myself over the years) and shredding it can be fun, it is important to keep it intact to make sure our criminals have appropriate sheets.  I will be responsible for shredding any sheets that need to be. 

To help up keep consistent, I have created this sheet that is to be filled in for our activity reports. Officers are expected to complete this after every shift and submit it to me.

Patrol Officer:	Date:
Number of donuts/cookies eaten
Number of squirrels seen
Areas patrolled
Suspicious Activity seen
Calls Responded to
Arrests Made
Number of butts sniffed

As jailer it is my responsibility to make sure everyone is locked up nice and tight. When a criminal is brought in, the arresting officer, will sign our log. This will help us make sure that we know who we have.

Blogville Jail Sign In/Out
Arresting Officer	Criminal	Day/Time In	Day/Time Out

Cells need to be appropriate so there is no jail breaks.
As an expert jail breaker, I have personally inspected
all our cells. 

Once the criminal has been signed in, the arresting officer and I will give him/her a close inspection to make sure that he/she don’t have any weapons or other dangerous substances. We will make sure they are paw or finger printed and butt sniffed. I will then select the cell that is the most appropriate for perpetrator. Each cell will have a bed, access to an appropriate bathroom and fresh water 24-7.

Assisting with Guard Duty

While I am an excellent guard (I have great vision and smelling and am always on alert), I will need some assistance because I occasionally need to nap.

A day in the jail will look like the following:

7 am –breakfast – chicken and rice

9-11 – Exercise time – small groups or individual secure time will be provided as needed

11-2 – nap time

2-4 - mandatory counselling or treatments as needed

4-6 – nap time and visiting hours

7pm -dinner – chicken and rice

8-10 – library or TV time. Email access for good behaviour

10 pm – lights out

Note: Baths will only be given if requested by those in our care because I will not allow water torture to occur on my watch.

Let me now demonstrating the lock up procedure.

First you go to the cell and put the key in the lock. 

Turn the lock and open the door. Then the perp goes in. Close the door, turn the key, remove the key, give the door a shake to make sure it is locked properly. 

Easy - thank you for your demonstration, but it is not nap time! 

Thank you to Ranger, for overseeing our class. Please let either of us know if you have any questions.