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St. Louis Police Department

Traffic Safety - Mounted Patrol -SWAT - Canine - Public Transportation - Aviation In 1925 the Traffic Division was located at 208 South Twelfth in the Central District and Headquarters .


Bahuvrihi

"Houndstooth", a woven fabric with a patterns resembling a canine tooth: "She's wearing a houndstooth"

Canine influenza

In June 2009, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) approved the first canine influenza vaccine.

Courage of Lassie

Courage of Lassie is the third of seven MGM films featuring a canine star called Lassie, who, in actuality, was a male collie named Pal.

DinoSquad

The Dino Squad has not yet determined the species of dinosaur his "dino form" is supposed to be (although since Ms. Moynihan never "taught" him how to control his transformations as she did the kids, it's likely his dino form is mostly canine and it bears a resemblance to Andrewsarchus).

Donna Ball

Donna lives in a restored turn-of-the-century barn in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the northeast Georgia with her dogs, they have won numerous awards for agility, obedience, and canine musical freestyle.

Elpidio Quirino

New army units were also established, such was the first Airborne Unit, the Scout Rangers, the Canine Unit, and the Cavalry Unit.

Felix Ho

Felix Ho (born Fei Yin Felix Ho 何斐然 June 2, 1977 in British Hong Kong) is a canine behaviorist, animal trainer, writer, athlete, and international Schutzhund/IPO competitor.

Franz Leichter

He introduced the New York City canine waste law, commonly known as the "pooper-scooper" law, which requires dog owners in New York City to clean up after their pets.

Iain Stirling

After being spotted at a gig, Iain has since presented the CBBC Channel along with his canine sidekick Hacker T. Dog from the CBBC TV show Scoop, and other sidekicks including Dodge the Dog, 'The Toad of Wisdom', and 'Pig With 'Tasche'.

Incisor

In elephants, the upper incisors are modified into curved tusks (unlike with Narwhals, where it is a canine that develops into a straight and twisted tusk).

Indian Immunologicals Limited

It is noted for developing veterinary and human vaccines for foot-and-mouth disease, rabies, bacterial vaccines, canine vaccines, hepatitis, measles, MMR and DPT.

Jean-Pierre Gibrat

In 1985, on Saval's texts, Gibrat drew, in Télé Poche, l'Empire sous la mer, an adventure starring the canine character Zaza, created by Dany Saval and Michel Drucker.

Maryland Route 32

The freeway is maintained by the U.S. government from Samford Road to its trumpet interchange with Canine Road, which provides access to the NSA, the National Vigilance Park, and the National Cryptologic Museum.

Molosser

Nineteenth-century army veterinarian and entomologist Jean Pierre Mégnin theorized there were four basic canine races based on his observation of their different skull structures: Lupoides (Spitz), Braccoides (scenthounds), Graioides (sighthounds), and Molossoides (mountain dogs, mastiff breeds and even Pugs).

Perrier's Bounty

Jim, left behind, approaches Jerome (Brendan Coyle) and Russ (Conleth Hill), two members of the Savage Canine Vernacular, who are training their Rottweilers to attack.

Sarama

Scholars, including Max Müller, Aurobindo and Wendy Doniger emphasize that most references in the early Veda do not refer to Sarama as canine.

Sennen Cove

The beach is also home to Bilbo, the first ever UK canine lifeguard.

Shoo Rayner

These series have very different themes: the "Dark Claw" books are a spoof of Star Wars and other such science-fiction stories, starring cats and rodents; the "Rex Files" (a take-off on the television series The X-Files) feature a duo of canine sleuths named Rex and Franky who investigate various terrifying paranormal events; and the "Ginger Ninja" books are about a pawball-mad kitten named Ginger who faces typical elementary-school problems such as bullies.

Sir Archy

Sir Archy is buried, along with his groom and canine companion, at Ben Lomond Farm in Goochland, Virginia where he was born.

Sothis

Gods who ride such animals, notably Shiva and Dionysos, or who have canine servants, notably Orion and Osiris (with Anubis his gatekeeper and embalmer), were also regarded by Kerenyi as partly derived from Iachen, the sublimator, or an even older myth.

Stargazing Dog

Publishers Weekly said, "The short book offers some profound insight on the human condition (by way of the canine condition) without being too sweet or sappy".

Subaru Forester

As part of the US market launch of 2014 Subaru Forester, the 'Dog Tested. Dog Approved.' campaign returned, featuring an all-new cast of canines making their television debut during Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl IX, which included Grant Weber, a Subaru canine Sales Associate, who sells Subaru vehicles to dogs.

Texas horned lizard

This not only confuses would-be predators, but also the blood is mixed with a chemical that is foul-tasting to canine predators such as wolves, coyotes, and domestic dogs.

Tugg

Tugg the Bull Terrier, American Kennel Club Award of Canine Excellence winner and star of his own Web Series.

United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command

During STC the Special Operations Capabilities Specialists will also attend Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) training along with a MARSOF Level 1 Course specific to their MOS: Explosive Ordnance Disposal (6 weeks), Communications (12 weeks), Intelligence (4-6 weeks), Joint Terminal Attack Controller (4 weeks), Multi-Purpose Canine (10 weeks), or SARC/IDC Corpsman (13 months).


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