In August 2001, a man said he was going to kill his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend with a gun. Boss, my police service dog, and I attended the rural area outside Nanaimo, BC, with an emergency response team member and five other members. We were going to secure a spot in the man's yard while a phone call was made to confirm he was in the house and try to negotiate him outside peacefully. With members hidden by darkness, Boss, then-Cst. John Brewer and I moved across the yard. We stopped for a moment when Boss indicated he smelled someone very nearby - by pulling in his harness away from us, looking in the opposite direction, and instead of panting, was completely using his nose. I signalled to Cst. Brewer, who called out. A voice responded. The man was cloaked in darkness with two loaded firearms, admittedly, waiting to shoot members.
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