Pharmacy Guard Dogs?

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My pharmacy starting using a trained german shepard police dog overnight at the shop..it is a small place. He pays 600 a month or 20 a night for this..anyone else hear of something like this? I think its stupid...I thought they have insurance for break-ins...I live in clearwater fl...




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lol, I've never heard of

lol, I've never heard of that either but i think it's ridcolous!

PaWl WaLl




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Does this pharmacy have any

Does this pharmacy have any history of break ins or theft? This seems a little unnecessary unless you are in a bad part of town or have history of theft. 



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 You would think that the

 You would think that the amount of money spent in just a year($7200), the Pharmacist would just buy an extremely nice safe/vault seeing that all CII are suppose to be kept under lock and key anyhow. He/she could even get two safes, one for use while on duty and the other more high tech one for night time storage.

 From what Ive heard from Pharmacist's that have had break in's the thiefs usually only get meds that are CIII or CIV anyway (because of them keeping the CII locked up and out of plain site), which arent that expensive for the pharmacy to replace even though they charge a boat load for them. 

 As for the insurance, theres always going to be a deductable. However the business itself can write off the loss at the end of the year at tax time. 




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I feel sorry for the dog

What a heck of a life :(



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malls have done this for

malls have done this for years.  these dogs tend to be very unfriendly.




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I hope they give that dog a

I hope they give that dog a biscuit



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That's a little overkill on

That's a little overkill on the security I think. I mean it's a good deterent for thieves, but I guess if they guy feels he needs it.......Tell him I"ll watch his pharmacy overnight for him...LOL, and i don't charge as much...

Ray

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Poor lil' guy

Plus, those places always have a strong smell of vitamins. That can't be pleasent :(



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what pharmacy is this??? i

what pharmacy is this??? i also live in largo FL.  right down the road from clearwater, and prescription drug abuse is a big problem in our area.



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its a medicine shoppe..by

its a medicine shoppe..by hungry howies on east bay between lake and highland....i told him in not so many words that it was a dumb idea...he argued...never been broke in, but there is a pharmacy robbery a couple times a month here...i also live in larghetto.Undecided

 

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what about the sanitary factor?

Dont tell me that this dog waits to use the bathroom every morning. YUCK!! With compounds and liquids being poured!!! YUCK!! Either he is trying to fend off people with the dog or he is just trying to fend of business in general!!



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 the dog is off limits

 the dog is off limits around the drug area...since the fellow opened shop 3 years ago he has had nothing but sucess..still though the police headquarters are less then a minute away so i will see how long he uses it.

 

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Its funny tho

Its funny that even though there is a police station right down the block, he needs a dog.

 

Oh slitter will watch the store for him... 




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 i should go get a

 i should go get a pic....

dog was not on duty/ i pounded on the door at 4:30amLaughingand i opened the mail slot and did dog noisesSmile

and when the dog is on duty it only is allowed in this front area..

 

 

 

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Guard dog

For those familiar with Portland, several years ago, when I lived there, I got my scripts filled at Menlo Park Pharmacy at 122nd and NE Glisan St.  This is right across the street from the Multnomah Co. Sherrif's Department Offices.  One night thieves tied a chain to the front doors and the other end to their truck and were inside in a matter of seconds.  They cleaned the place out and were gone before the deputies even made it across the street.  I think a dog might have helped out in this situation.

 

 

 




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Is this a true story?

If this is true, talk about a black eye to the sherries dept, Goat what you doin up at 430 banging on the door??



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True story!

It's a true story, I swear.  I was going in there so long and often, I knew the owners/pharmacists by name and they mine.  They were closed on Sunday in those days, but I had an emergency on weekend and I called one of the two owners at home and he came in and made up a refill for me.

 

 

 




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 I take your word

 I take your word Director...he is afraid of the same thing...you can drive right into the building..glass breaks easy...i still don't know why he is so scared...insurance?  he is also sure a dog will be a big help...i do hope he wasn't there when i banged on the glass....flyer i stay up late always...and am pretty well known to LE...Laughing....used to work at the sheriffs office for awhile...coroner also..Frown

 

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