r/interestingasfuck • u/Alarming-Studio-720 • 1d ago

Utah police dog survives injury after leaping from overpass

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u/FlavalisticSwang 1d ago

Cop or not, what kind of dipshit motherfucker throws balls for his dog on a fucking freeway overpass?!? Im not even a dog person and this makes my blood boil.

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u/itsokayifidoit 1d ago

It’s a cue for him to start working. That’s what I read anyways

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u/-Kazen- 1d ago

It's part of how they're trained. When they find what they're supposed to find it's a reward. They only get their ball when they complete their job. They go absolutely crazy for those balls.

He probably should have just gently tossed it or rolled it a little and not thrown it.

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u/AssaultimateSC2 23h ago

Maybe they should adjust their training so the dog doesn't fall off a bridge.

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u/mothernaturesghost 13h ago

Pigs are only as smart as your average 3 year old child. They lack critical thinking skills.

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u/Brashdinho 18h ago

Dumb comment

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u/GrouchyBeyond4793 23h ago

Live with one of these dogs then get back to me.

Mine left the bar tonight and immediately turned around to go back in and walked into the door. Head first. They just....be like that. They're great dogs but they ain't always the brightest dogs

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u/meatmaster_shakewad 23h ago

At least throw it underhand on a god damn overpass ffs

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u/blassomi 8h ago

I helped train airport dogs and they loveeee those balls

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u/NarrowAd4973 1d ago

That's how they get the dog to search. They pretend the throw a toy that has the same scent as what they're looking for, then the dog goes looking for it. If they find the matching scent, they signal and wait for the handler to give them the toy.

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u/fynx07 1d ago

LOL where did you get that info from?! 🤣🤣🤣 That is absolutely NOT how they get them to search. The dogs are given commands to search and they have their specific things they search for. Drug dogs are specifically trained to search for drugs of all kinds, bomb/explosive dogs search for the smell of gun powder, other chemicals used in making bombs etc. They don't freaking pull the "you want this? Go get it! Psych!" trick on these dogs 🤣🤣🤣 what a moronic comment. When they successfully locate said scent, they are REWARDED with a ball. That's as far as that goes though.

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u/NarrowAd4973 23h ago

The handlers themselves, and watching them do it. They very much did have an object scented for what they were looking for. That's how the dogs would know. The handler would guide them where they wanted to search, but the dog thought they were playing a game.

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u/fynx07 23h ago

Yeah they may have something with similar scent and let them sniff it first, they don't ever fake a throw and act like nothing is in their hand anymore lol. Whoever you saw doing that is definitely unique individual then. I've been to tons of demonstrations as well, no one has ever faked a toy throw to trick the dogs and even Google says they don't.

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u/Vestibuleskittle 1d ago

Even if that’s the case, they should’ve had a leash on the canine.

I’m glad he got emergency care and was saved, but a $10 leash would’ve saved taxpayers thousands of dollars.

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u/USCanuck 1d ago

You sure seem to have strong opinions about something you are just learning about

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u/CardioDalisay1 1d ago

95% of redditors basically

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u/Bulky_Preparation768 23h ago

Yeah I mean if there is one thing to have faith in it is surely the training methods of American cops….

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u/Vestibuleskittle 23h ago

It’s not rocket science.

Have you or anyone else given a reason as to why he can’t be leashed for his own safety while performing his duties? No.

A leash would’ve saved this dog immense pain and thousands of taxpayer dollars. Yet somehow that is an audacious take to you and your fellow ignorant redditors who downvoted a reasonable assessment of the incident.

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u/USCanuck 22h ago

You literally have zero idea what you're talking about. Maybe you're right, maybe you're wrong. You just don't know nor have you made any effort to learn. You've just assumed that you know better based on one 10 second clip.

You are the definition of willful, obstinate ignorance. Improve yourself.

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u/Vestibuleskittle 22h ago

So, you bring assumptions/negativity, which is ultimately nothing of substance, to the comments section?

You make zero sense.

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u/IhamAmerican 21h ago

https://www.parkrecord.com/2026/10/16/park-city-police-say-officer-followed-proper-protocol-before-k9-officer-jumped-from-overpass/

Okay well according to this article when sniffer dogs are searching for potential explosives it's standard procedure to have the dog off leash

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u/Vestibuleskittle 20h ago

The officer followed protocol, but that doesn’t mean the protocol isn’t flawed.

I don’t see any reasoning why a long leash would hinder the canine’s duties in said scenario.

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u/Deathgrope 23h ago

UTA has their own police dept. When you go through orientation they bring in the K-9 unit and demonstrate the dogs looking for explosives. This is definitely NOT how it's done. It's a command.

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u/fuddlore45 1d ago

Fucking thank you. Dumbest shit I've seen in a bit.... his run after the fact was also depressing as hell... the bar is low these days I guess

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u/danawhitesthrowaway 1d ago

  1. It was near the bottom of the ramp.

  2. It was closed, and the dog spends a ton of the day in the cruiser so anytime you get out it's prudent to let them run around a little to stretch their legs. It's not like the dog was at risk of getting hit.

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u/fuddlore45 23h ago

Look again bud. That dog yeeted itself at peak height.... Look where he is laying... This dumb ass cop found his equivalent in the dog kingdom. Power couple.

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u/danawhitesthrowaway 23h ago

Yeah was wrong, looked like the bottom on my first watch. Either way, not his fault the dog decided to leap over the barrier.