K-9 LEARNED HARD WAY NOT TO GET INVOLVED IN FIGHT BETWEEN WOMEN

The poor dog got his teeth busted trying to help his handler break up a catfight.

NYPD K-9 HURT BREAKING UP SUBWAY CATFIGHT
Bear suffered four broken teeth and a cut on his tongue as he helped an officer break up a fight

By Natasha Velez

The New York Post
June 19, 2013

NEW YORK — A brave NYPD police dog was kicked in the face while breaking up a catfight in a Midtown subway station.

Bear, a 6-year-old German shepherd, suffered four broken teeth and a cut on his tongue as he helped an officer break up the fight involving four women in the 59th Street/Lexington Avenue station.

Officer Vincent Tieniber, 36, was handcuffing Ravenia Matos-Davis, 22, when she allegedly booted the pooch in the teeth and snout at 11:15 a.m.

"Bear kept the woman's foot in his mouth, and held on until I could handcuff her," said Tieniber, who suffered a sprained wrist in the ruckus.

Bear was treated at an animal-care facility and released later in the day. He'll be back on the job today.

The dog will have two teeth capped and is expected to return to full duty.

Matos-Davis was charged with injuring a police animal, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

In 2011, Bear helped apprehend suspects in two other cases.