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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA Vacaville police dog that was videoed being pinned to the ground and punched in the face by an officer during a training session “has been removed from the care of his handler,” police have announced.The dog “has been placed in the care of a handler outside the police department while an investigation of the incident is conducted,” police said in an updated post on its website.The removal of the dog from his handler’s care was an abrupt change from the department’s initial response on Tuesday, when police posted a statement maintaining that the images in the video “didn’t show the moments before, when the canine became aggressive toward its handler” and seem to suggest that the punching might have been appropriate.Vacaville Tuesday that the officer straddled the 1male Belgian Malinois mix in a standard position of “dominance” after the canine lunged and tried to bite the officer.Lydon said the officer and canine were conducting narcotics training, and the officer rewarded the dog with a toy after successfully finding narcotics. Lydon said the dog initially did not want to let go of the toy, and lunged at the officer.More for youIn the update posted by the police Wednesday, the department said a veterinarian has examined the dog and found “no sign of distress or injury” and that a “third-party trainer will be consulted” while investigating the incident.In the at the Vacaville police canine training facility, the dog is shown pinned to the ground and the officer, who has not been identified, is seen sitting on top of it and striking the dog’s face with his fist.Updated to include drought zones while tracking water shortage status of your area, plus reservoir levels and a list of restrictions for the Bay Area’s largest water districts.The video drew widespread outrage on social media, as did the police department’s initial response that said “all training programs are not alike and need to be tailored to the needs of the specific dog and handler” — seeming to suggest that the incident might have been an appropriate part of training.“There is never a reason to punch a dog,” wrote one social media poster. “That is not training, that is animal abuse.”“The fact that you said this is corrective training shows you are willing to cover up other problems in your department,” another wrote.Steve Rubenstein is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: Twitter:@SteveRubeSFUpdated to include drought zones while tracking water shortage status of your area, plus reservoir levels and a list of restrictions for the Bay Area’s largest water districts.

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA Vacaville police dog that was videoed being pinned to the ground and punched in the face by an officer during a training session “has been removed from the care of his handler,” police have announced.The dog “has been placed in the care of a handler outside the police department while an investigation of the incident is conducted,” police said in an updated post on its website.The removal of the dog from his handler’s care was an abrupt change from the department’s initial response on Tuesday, when police posted a statement...

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