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. .. =u ~f~N~~ IgEAO \.~.: Sirius K9 Academy 3740 Prospect Ave Yorba Linda, CA 92886 714-296-9714 September 17`h, 2008 Chief Paul Walters Santa Ana Police Department 60 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 714-245-8003 RE: EVALUATION OF BEAR I completed the evaluation of a dog named "Bear" upon your request on Sunday September 7`t`, 2008. I assessed the dog at my dog training facility, Sirius K9 Academy located at 3740 Prospect Ave, Yorba Linda, CA 92886 at 1300 hours. The owner Daniel Miller brought him into my facility on a home made tether leash approximately 6' - 7' long that he stated he had made himself after his dog broke his red nylon leash. The tether leash was attached to a large choke chain around the dog's neck. No other collar, training, or restraint device was on the dog. I spent one hour with Mr. Miller and his dog Bear during the evaluation. Bear is approximately 9 years old, a large male Rottweiler that is not neutered. The dog came into my facility pulling Mr. Miller up the stairs leading into my facility and continued to pull once they were inside the building. Bear was limping noticeably on a front leg and Mr. Miller stated that the dog had hip and elbow dysplasia and recently was injured by stepping in a gopher hole. Mr. Miller stated he found the dog in a Home Depot parking lot 8 %2 years ago. He also stated that the reason Bear was not neutered was because he had another dog at home, a 10 year old dominant male Lab mix that is also not neutered. Mr. Miller said he had Bear professionally trained at Sandman's Canine Services located in Tustin, CA in 2004. The training consisted of several private lessons and approximately one week of in-kennel training. Mr. Miller stated the in-kennel training was to try and socialize Bear. He stated that Bear was very protective of him. No additional or follow up training had been completed to date. Upon interviewing Mr. Miller about Bear's history of dog /human aggression, Mr. Miller told me in detail the story of an incident that occurred between his neighbor's dog and Bear in 2007 whereupon Bear killed the dog, a Chihuahua. He stated Bear had previously gone after his neighbor's dog "Cookie", the Chihuahua, in 2002 after a contractor left his gate open. He stated his neighbor Mrs. Sergent, who owned Cookie, went to the doctor after she stated Bear bit her on the finger, he stated that at that time his Home Owner's insurance covered the incident. He also stated that Bear attacked another neighbor's dog, a Shitzu, after the dog ran up to him and his dog. He stated Bear at the time was at the end of the leash in front of him when this occurred, and that consequently Bear attacked the dog. He stated the vet bill for the dog Bear attacked was approximately $500 dollars. He also admitted that Bear got into a dog fight at a dog park with an Australian Shepherd in 2001. He said neither dog was seriously injured and nothing became of the incident. Mr. Miller also stated that his dog Be~}~a~s ~~ums and often tries to catch them at his