Four years after being stabbed on the job, a hero U.S. Forest Service police dog in California has survived a second on-duty knife attack. Both times, Ice refused to release his grip on a suspect, despite his knife wounds. On Aug. 27, the 11-year-old Belgian Malinois was stabbed nine times during a raid on an illegal marijuana growing operation in the Klamath National Forest south of the Oregon border. In 2016 Ice was critically wounded after being stabbed four times, including twice in the chest, with a five-inch blade during a similar raid in Trinity National Forest. He was also honored then as a “Top Dog” award winner in the international category by American Humane Hero Dogs, appearing in a nationally televised award ceremony in 2017.

Source: Fox News September 06, 2020 20:26 UTC