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K-9 officer that attacked veterinary tech still certified, up for re-certification

A police report suggests K-9 Ian held onto a vet tech's face for at least two minutes because no one knew his release command.

ROSWELL, Ga. — A K-9 officer who bit a veterinary technician is still a certified police dog.

Two veterinary technicians were handling a Fulton County Sheriff's Office K-9 a week earlier when the dog, Ian, suddenly attacked one of them. Authorities said the dog bit her in the arm and face. 

The report states that the dog held on for at least two minutes because no one inside the Roswell BCA facility knew the dog's command to release.

When Ian was deputized, the Fulton County Sheriff's Office sent out a press release saying the dog was trained to respond to commands in Czech.

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The vet employees, according to the police report, didn't know that information.

Representatives with VCA sent a statement saying “our employee is currently receiving treatment and to respect her privacy, we cannot comment further. On behalf of all our hospital staff, we want to express our concern and wish her well in her recovery.”

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11Alive learned on Wednesday that the K-9, which has been with the sheriff's office since 2017, has never been the subject of any previous problems. As for this specific incident, the Fulton County Sheriff's Office hasn't commented.

The county said a supervisor checked out the dog after the attack and that he appeared to be fine. He's still certified and will be up for his re-certification soon.

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