Endal Junior In the Hands of Law Enforcement
Don’t worry — Endal Junior wasn’t arrested for “walking under the influence,” jaywalking, or failing to have his poo picked up. EJ is helping to highlight the important work that Hounds For Heroes does providing service dogs for injured police and other emergency personnel.
Endal and his side kick, Allen Parton, helped a your police officer, gunned down by an armed robber on New Year’s Eve 2007. Here’s an excerpt from a report by Michael Byrne in the Ormskirk Advertiser:
WHEN police officer Katie Johnson went out on her first job as a dog handler she thought it was just a routine call.
But when she arrived at the Hospital Inn, Bamber Bridge, on New Year’s Eve 2007 she was gunned down by an armed robber and left fearing for her life.
It was five months before Katie was able to resume full duties as a police dog handler.
She was helped during her recovery by reading a book called Endal as she was inspired by the story of its author, Gulf War veteran Allen Parton.
PC Johnson was inspired by Endal and Allen’s story, which helped through her recovery. She has returned to the police force as a dog handler and is marrying her fiance this month. She also serves as a Hounds for Heroes advocate, helping others find the strength for survival by holding tightly to the end of a leash.
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