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Secret Service Dog Guarding Biden Falls to Its Death From New Orleans Parking Garage Roof

Jan. 27, 2013 7:59am Madeleine Morgenstern

Secret Service Dog Guarding Vice President Joe Biden Falls to Its Death From New Orleans Parking Garage Roof

A Secret Service dog fell to its death from the roof of a six-story parking lot while working to protect Vice President Joe Biden in New Orleans Saturday night.

The Belgian Malanois plunged off the parking lot roof around 6 p.m. near the Ritz-Carlton Hotel where Biden was speaking at a fundraiser for Sen. Mary Landrieu, WWL-TV reported.

A Secret Service spokesman told CNN the death was a “tragic accident.”

According to WWL, federal agents and police rushed the dog via motorcade to a veterinary hospital, but veterinarians were unable to revive it.

The Secret Service began using dogs in 1975 to detect explosives. The agency specifically uses Belgian Malanois because they’re smaller, faster, sociable and have short hair that allows them to work in the heat. Each dog completes 20 weeks of basic training before beginning work and retrains eight hours a week for the rest of its career, the agency said.

The dogs are retired to their handlers usually when they’re about 10 years old.

Editor’s note: This post incorrectly stated that Secret Service dogs complete 20 hours of initial training. They complete 20 weeks of training.

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pahrumper
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 10:58am
The use of a dog to guard Biden was a waste, the loss was a total waste.

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Tigress1
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 10:56am
Poor doggie. He was probably trying to escape the swarm of flies around Biden.

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KenInIL
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 10:55am
Biden is cruel to animals is the bottom line. PETA should be on this, protesting at his next speaking stops.

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Motorsports-X
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 10:48am
the handler should lose his job. he obviously did not have control of the dog.

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loveoursoldiers
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 10:46am
How sad it makes me feel for these innocent creatures who bring so much into our lives.

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mopman64
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 10:42am
Fell, or did the dog come to understand the person that it was protecting was Say it ain’t so Joe and decided to jump and end it’s own life.

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garbagecanlogic
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 10:35am
Poor dog probably committed suicide. Could not stand being around dorky joey bidet any longer. Either way, was not a fair exchange – dog’s life or bidet’s.

The U.N. Out Of The U.S.
Praise Be To Obama. Psalm 109:8

The U.S. Out Of The U.N.

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oxycontinxx
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 10:31am
see……..even so called “dumb animals” desperately want to get away from joe biden.

note………..the dog is/was a lot smarter than many people.

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hades3
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 10:18am
They can protect an excuse for a human, but they can’t protect a dog !!!!!!??????

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burnteye86
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 10:15am
I’m not going to say it. Too easy.

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hempstead1944
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 10:12am
Biden pushed the dog over the wall…….

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noslave
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 10:06am
feel sorry for the poor animal,but the democrats have unlimted supply of dogs?wasserman,napolitano,pelosi,the troll from maine de rosa,etc?? god had a sick sense of humor??

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DREDGE
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 9:58am
Aww, what a dissappointment! Thought story read Biden fell off the roof!!!!!

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JerryNic
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 9:57am
‘What difference at this point does it make?’”

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Spitfire1938
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 9:50am
Seems odd, this concern for a Secret Service dog, but no such similar concern for 56,000,000 murdered Baby’s. It’s why Biden is the vice president!

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truthnstuff
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 9:35am
Where is the MSM? Joe Biden responsible for killing dogs. At least Romney just give the dog a ride on the roof. Is this not far worse, is it murder, is negligence leading to murder? Where are the journalists?

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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on January 27, 2013 at 9:49am
  It’s too bad the dog died since his IQ was significantly higher than the dry drunk VP’s. Joe killed that dog as sure as Barry is a Marxist POS.
  
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- FlagWavingPatriot
  Posted on January 27, 2013 at 10:46am
  There are no journalists anymore, just activists.
  
  You’d have to go to a library (if you can find one) and pull articles up on microfilm if you want journalism.
  
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ares338
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 9:34am
One more thing…this poor creatures death was due to a crude and insensitive Internet video!

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Walter2012
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 9:33am
Folks, it’s simple they allowed the dog to go over the “Physical Cliff”

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ares338
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 9:32am
He sniffed Bidens **** and passed out…then fell over. Tragic!

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barber2
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 9:24am
Why idid our tax money get spent sending Uncle Joe to New Orleans ? Some important conference ?

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dave7310
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 9:23am
“The agency specifically uses Belgian Malanois because they’re smaller, faster, sociable and have short **** that allows them to work in the heat”
I don’t see the word “smarter” in there.

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Constructionist
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 9:17am
Eventually, it will come out that this dog actually fell off the fiscal cliff…

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toomuchgovt
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 9:17am
As a dog lover and observer of dogs for many years, one question – how the heck does a dog “fall off a roof”? Really? This dog is not your average run of the mill dog, something is fishy. The dog in the picture seems to be pulling not too well trained.

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novemberelection
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 8:59am
Animals are on the planet with their own agenda, not to be used for human entertainment, medical research or working as slaves.

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- Metallicat
  Posted on January 27, 2013 at 9:04am
  STFU moron. your intelligence puts you at the bottom of the food chain.
  
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- Metallicat
  Posted on January 27, 2013 at 9:09am
  You’re a moron. Your level of intelligence would keep you at the bottom of the food chain had you not been dependent on more intelligent members of the human tribe.
  
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- woodyee
  Posted on January 27, 2013 at 9:13am
  I’ll speculate – perhaps the handler cut the dog off of his leash, and the dog playfully jumped on the wall and slipped.
  
  Don’t feed the trolls…
  
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- progressiveslayer
  Posted on January 27, 2013 at 9:42am
  You’re an idiot and your comment is offensive,you should be ashamed of yourself I know we’re all ashamed of you.
  
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REAPER242
Posted on January 27, 2013 at 8:58am
They took this dog via motorcade to try and save it! but just the other day,we found out that the Army wouldn’t let an army service dog be laid to rest next to his handler when he passed away! This story sucks,one service dog gets a motorcade ride, and the other dog who was in war at the front line,gets treated like a stray! What’s wrong with that picture? The Army dog deserves better than that! I know it was the Nat. Cemetary who said no,but the fact still remains the dog served in the military and should be treated as as any other who served his country!

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