Let's Start Tuesday With A Good Cry...Yarmouth Police Dog Gets Final Police Escort

Portland – First it was one seizure, then a second and a third. For two weeks Shane Stephenson watched as his friend’s decline took its toll. Sultan, a 13-year-old German shepherd with dewy eyes, brown and black fur, and a muzzle peppered with gray, was ready for his final journey. As Yarmouth’s first police dog, Sultan chased suspects and sniffed out drugs across southern Maine, working with any department that needed him.On Friday, dozens of police officers from around the state gathered, solemn-faced, to return the favor, say thanks, and bid their loyal colleague one last goodbye. Officers approached quietly, exchanging nods, and gave Sultan one last pet, one last scratch on his muzzle, one last rub behind the ears. The loyal police dog raised his black nose to their hands, mustering for each of them a friendly sniff. Stephenson bent down, wrapped Sultan in his arms, and carried his friend into exam room three, his tour of duty over.

Well I’m fucking crying over here. Saddest story ever. RIP Sultan. Enjoy doggie heaven. You earned it. Seriously this was like reading Harlow and Sage book all over again. Just nothing sadder in the world than dogs dying. Like that famous quote said. Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really.