http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176 Officer Rikki's bio Breed: Bloodhound DOB:&nbsp;10/05/05 Birthplace: Quebec, Canada Her partner and handler is Senior Officer Andrea Pflugh.&nbsp; Rikki is the first Bloodhound for the Bakersfield Police Department. Her specialty is tracking/trailing.&nbsp; Rikki will be trained to follow the individual scent of a human.&nbsp; Rikki will be utilized to find missing children, Alzheimer's patients and even bad guys as long as she has an item from that person to smell and get their scent.&nbsp; Rikki is very loving and good natured.&nbsp; Her favorite past times are swimming and drooling. Officer Rikki's bio Breed: Bloodhound DOB:&nbsp;10/05/05 Birthplace: Quebec, Canada Her partner and handler is Senior Officer Andrea Pflugh.&nbsp; Rikki is the first Bloodhound for the Bakersfield Police Department. Her specialty is tracking/trailing.&nbsp; Rikki will be trained to follow the individual scent of a human.&nbsp; Rikki will be utilized to find missing children, Alzheimer's patients and even bad guys as long as she has an item from that person to smell and get their scent.&nbsp; Rikki is very loving and good natured.&nbsp; Her favorite past times are swimming and drooling. en-us Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:17:31 PDT <p>Sometimes I wish I still had Rufus.</p> <p>I bet this Gal will start a tradition in the PD. I sure hope so.</p> <p>They are the BEST!</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275111 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275111 <p>Sometimes I wish I still had Rufus.</p> <p>I bet this Gal will start a tradition in the PD. I sure hope so.</p> <p>They are the BEST!</p> <p>They are hiring Canadians now? There goes the force.........</p> <p>I bet she barks with a funny accent.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275115 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275115 <p>They are hiring Canadians now? There goes the force.........</p> <p>I bet she barks with a funny accent.</p> <p>She goes,&nbsp; <i>&quot;Woof, eh?, woof ,eh?&quot;</i></p> <p>Gotta watch those Canucks!</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275117 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275117 <p>She goes,&nbsp; <i>&quot;Woof, eh?, woof ,eh?&quot;</i></p> <p>Gotta watch those Canucks!</p> <p><span style="font-size: small">LOL LOL LOL!!!!!&nbsp; EH?</span></p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275121 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275121 <p><span style="font-size: small">LOL LOL LOL!!!!!&nbsp; EH?</span></p> <p>They are great dogs.&nbsp; If I had one of those along with my Border Collie...heck...I would never be able to sneak away...it would be like house arrest</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275126 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275126 <p>They are great dogs.&nbsp; If I had one of those along with my Border Collie...heck...I would never be able to sneak away...it would be like house arrest</p> <p>A blood hound is such an obvious breed for the BPD, I wonder what took so long. If Rikki is from Canada, he'll have make some radical adjustments. If I had acreage or a large back yard, my first choice would be a bloodhound or coon dog.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275131 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275131 <p>A blood hound is such an obvious breed for the BPD, I wonder what took so long. If Rikki is from Canada, he'll have make some radical adjustments. If I had acreage or a large back yard, my first choice would be a bloodhound or coon dog.</p> <p>Careful what you call that second breed in your post there Cat. You never know, the&nbsp; &quot;Race Police&quot; may take exception (ML, et al.......)</p> <p>Take a look at this Cat, first Muni PD in CA to utilize the service of a blood......</p> <p><a href="http://www.post.ca.gov/library/p_ch/flagships/alameda.asp">http://www.post.ca.gov/library/p_ch/flagships/alameda.asp</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275141 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275141 <p>Careful what you call that second breed in your post there Cat. You never know, the&nbsp; &quot;Race Police&quot; may take exception (ML, et al.......)</p> <p>Take a look at this Cat, first Muni PD in CA to utilize the service of a blood......</p> <p><a href="http://www.post.ca.gov/library/p_ch/flagships/alameda.asp">http://www.post.ca.gov/library/p_ch/flagships/alameda.asp</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Now THAT was wierd. My last post replaced the first one so they look out of phase (kinda like ML on race BTW) in context.............</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275144 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275144 <p>Now THAT was wierd. My last post replaced the first one so they look out of phase (kinda like ML on race BTW) in context.............</p> <p>Now they are back&nbsp; &quot;in order&quot;</p> <p>Wierd..................</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275145 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275145 <p>Now they are back&nbsp; &quot;in order&quot;</p> <p>Wierd..................</p> <p><span style="font-size: small">She also loves tennis balls!</span> </p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275148 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275148 <p><span style="font-size: small">She also loves tennis balls!</span> </p> <p>Thanks for the link, Chico. It was informative but should not surprise anybody who knows about blood hounds (or <u>raccoon</u> hounds).</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275157 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275157 <p>Thanks for the link, Chico. It was informative but should not surprise anybody who knows about blood hounds (or <u>raccoon</u> hounds).</p> <p>Haha -- racoon -- good rejoinder!</p> <p>(just looking out for you)</p> <p>Hey, how 'bout this for them squirrels?</p> <p><a href="http://shock.military.com/Shock/videos.do?displayContent=170717&amp;ESRC=army.nl">http://shock.military.com/Shock/videos.do?displayContent=170717&amp;ESRC=army.nl</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275174 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275174 <p>Haha -- racoon -- good rejoinder!</p> <p>(just looking out for you)</p> <p>Hey, how 'bout this for them squirrels?</p> <p><a href="http://shock.military.com/Shock/videos.do?displayContent=170717&amp;ESRC=army.nl">http://shock.military.com/Shock/videos.do?displayContent=170717&amp;ESRC=army.nl</a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>My bro in law has been a guide for many years..uses dogs for tracking..my fav out of all of them was Boone..blood hound he had shipped in as a pup..he was the leader of the pack which was unfortunately his downfall..</p> <p>his drive too please and be the first one to the bear pig or whatever..caused a few disagreements with other peoples dogs that brought them along to hunt....He LOVED people..just don't let ur dog mess with his trophy..you need a pack to hunt big game like bear etc cause a loner could get killed pretty easy..</p> <p>everybody thought the world of Boone so for his safety as well as dogs he didn't know..He eventually had to sell him to a family that just loved the breed where he became a couch potato/*grin*</p> <p>but an application like this would have been perfect....wish they would have thought of this a few years ago...one thing..how they gonna keep this guy quiet so they can catch &nbsp;da bad guys?? Once they get the scent they get pretty vocal..well Boone did..</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275183 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275183 <p>My bro in law has been a guide for many years..uses dogs for tracking..my fav out of all of them was Boone..blood hound he had shipped in as a pup..he was the leader of the pack which was unfortunately his downfall..</p> <p>his drive too please and be the first one to the bear pig or whatever..caused a few disagreements with other peoples dogs that brought them along to hunt....He LOVED people..just don't let ur dog mess with his trophy..you need a pack to hunt big game like bear etc cause a loner could get killed pretty easy..</p> <p>everybody thought the world of Boone so for his safety as well as dogs he didn't know..He eventually had to sell him to a family that just loved the breed where he became a couch potato/*grin*</p> <p>but an application like this would have been perfect....wish they would have thought of this a few years ago...one thing..how they gonna keep this guy quiet so they can catch &nbsp;da bad guys?? Once they get the scent they get pretty vocal..well Boone did..</p> <p>The sweet sound of a hound on scent. Music!</p> <p>The dogs I have seen PD's and SO's use for tracking are so controlled (through harness for one thing) by handler that they don't bay like unfettered&nbsp; &quot;hounds on scent trail&quot; like you usually see. They might a little but not like in regular hunting type &nbsp;trailing.</p> <p>But I'll bet if you asked Rikki's handler, she would tell you that she can let loose at the moon everyonce in awhile!</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275238 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275238 <p>The sweet sound of a hound on scent. Music!</p> <p>The dogs I have seen PD's and SO's use for tracking are so controlled (through harness for one thing) by handler that they don't bay like unfettered&nbsp; &quot;hounds on scent trail&quot; like you usually see. They might a little but not like in regular hunting type &nbsp;trailing.</p> <p>But I'll bet if you asked Rikki's handler, she would tell you that she can let loose at the moon everyonce in awhile!</p> <p>BAWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!   BAWWOOOOOOOOOO!</p> <p>You know it's on when the dogs go off......................</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275251 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275251 <p>BAWWOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!   BAWWOOOOOOOOOO!</p> <p>You know it's on when the dogs go off......................</p> <p>Mock not, Chico. Even as we blog the squirrels are plotting their vengeance...</p> <p>Only other breed I especially like is husky. When I was in Alaska, &quot;dog&quot; meant malamute or husky. If you were talking about something else you had to say &quot;poodle,&quot; &quot;beagle,&quot; or whatever.</p> <p>By the way, there really is a girl behind every tree in Nome.</p> <p>And, of course, if you go to Alaska underweight and skinny you'll come back a husky <strike>fu</strike> lover.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275267 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275267 <p>Mock not, Chico. Even as we blog the squirrels are plotting their vengeance...</p> <p>Only other breed I especially like is husky. When I was in Alaska, &quot;dog&quot; meant malamute or husky. If you were talking about something else you had to say &quot;poodle,&quot; &quot;beagle,&quot; or whatever.</p> <p>By the way, there really is a girl behind every tree in Nome.</p> <p>And, of course, if you go to Alaska underweight and skinny you'll come back a husky <strike>fu</strike> lover.</p> <p>Doncha just love it Tony:</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCSbf7FbA_s">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCSbf7FbA_s</a></p> <p>Love them 'mutes too Cat..................</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275279 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275279 <p>Doncha just love it Tony:</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCSbf7FbA_s">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCSbf7FbA_s</a></p> <p>Love them 'mutes too Cat..................</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Rikki and her handler were on KGET this AM promoting a howl at the moon 5k,10k event this Saturday at the Riverwalk Park 8:30 PM.&nbsp; It is a fund raiser for the K9 unit&nbsp; of the BPD I believe.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275291 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275291 <p>Rikki and her handler were on KGET this AM promoting a howl at the moon 5k,10k event this Saturday at the Riverwalk Park 8:30 PM.&nbsp; It is a fund raiser for the K9 unit&nbsp; of the BPD I believe.</p> <p>Where is that park at?</p> <p>I think I'll just pile a bunch of the grandkids ina truck and head down there for that.</p> <p>Let em see a real dog.</p> <p>Will they be there?</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275308 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275308 <p>Where is that park at?</p> <p>I think I'll just pile a bunch of the grandkids ina truck and head down there for that.</p> <p>Let em see a real dog.</p> <p>Will they be there?</p> <p>Chico,&nbsp; I searched for a link to the original &quot;news&quot; from KGET but I could not find it.&nbsp; I believe they said that Rikki will be there.&nbsp; This will be the 7th annual howlin at the moon run.&nbsp;&nbsp; Maybe KGET will repeat the item on their news at noon.</p> <p>edit----<span style="color: #ff00ff">nine18kk says in a following post Rikki won't be there.&nbsp;&nbsp;Thank you&nbsp; nine18kk&nbsp;</span></p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275314 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275314 <p>Chico,&nbsp; I searched for a link to the original &quot;news&quot; from KGET but I could not find it.&nbsp; I believe they said that Rikki will be there.&nbsp; This will be the 7th annual howlin at the moon run.&nbsp;&nbsp; Maybe KGET will repeat the item on their news at noon.</p> <p>edit----<span style="color: #ff00ff">nine18kk says in a following post Rikki won't be there.&nbsp;&nbsp;Thank you&nbsp; nine18kk&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Can the kids fish in that lake?</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275338 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275338 <p>Can the kids fish in that lake?</p> <p>Chico, this is the &quot;lake&quot; that was in the news last week where the guy came out covered with leeches. It's not intended to be a swimming or fishing lake, but that doesn't stop people from doing it anyway.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275353 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275353 <p>Chico, this is the &quot;lake&quot; that was in the news last week where the guy came out covered with leeches. It's not intended to be a swimming or fishing lake, but that doesn't stop people from doing it anyway.</p> <p>Leeches, eh?</p> <p>Hmmmmmm.....................</p> <p>Thinking about appropriate bait now...............</p> <p>And one of the kids in particular..........................</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275363 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275363 <p>Leeches, eh?</p> <p>Hmmmmmm.....................</p> <p>Thinking about appropriate bait now...............</p> <p>And one of the kids in particular..........................</p> <p><a href="http://www.bakersfieldcity.us/police/K-9/howlin_at_moon_home.htm">http://www.bakersfieldcity.us/police/K-9/howlin_at_moon_home.htm</a></p> <p>This is the link to the details of the event.&nbsp;&nbsp; There is a contact phone number.</p> <p>Also...not to sound like the event guru of Bakersfield but the Friend's of the Library are having a book sale.&nbsp; It is open to the public at the Beale Library Friday, Saturday and Monday.&nbsp;&nbsp; Lots and lots of used books.&nbsp; Reasonable prices.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275376 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275376 <p><a href="http://www.bakersfieldcity.us/police/K-9/howlin_at_moon_home.htm">http://www.bakersfieldcity.us/police/K-9/howlin_at_moon_home.htm</a></p> <p>This is the link to the details of the event.&nbsp;&nbsp; There is a contact phone number.</p> <p>Also...not to sound like the event guru of Bakersfield but the Friend's of the Library are having a book sale.&nbsp; It is open to the public at the Beale Library Friday, Saturday and Monday.&nbsp;&nbsp; Lots and lots of used books.&nbsp; Reasonable prices.</p> <p><span style="font-size: small">Officer Pflugh is in charge of this event and will be in attendance but because she will be so busy she is unable to take Rikki. </span></p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275387 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275387 <p><span style="font-size: small">Officer Pflugh is in charge of this event and will be in attendance but because she will be so busy she is unable to take Rikki. </span></p> <p>Well that is too bad.&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm sure it will be a fun time none the less.&nbsp; BPD website says &quot;Raffle prizes, food and events for the whole family&quot;&nbsp; I'm trying to get the runners of my tribe to show some interest but they all seem to have slug fever.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275391 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275391 <p>Well that is too bad.&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm sure it will be a fun time none the less.&nbsp; BPD website says &quot;Raffle prizes, food and events for the whole family&quot;&nbsp; I'm trying to get the runners of my tribe to show some interest but they all seem to have slug fever.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Take salt, Chico. Instead of leading your grandkids astray with your squirrel-shootin'&nbsp;influence, you can show them how to melt leeches with salt.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275406 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/ChicoEsquela/30176/#c_275406 <p>Take salt, Chico. Instead of leading your grandkids astray with your squirrel-shootin'&nbsp;influence, you can show them how to melt leeches with salt.</p>