" Wow, a year doesn't even seem close enough to pay for what they have done. "

" A year is not enough. Thanks for the posting. "

" If we catch them, can we make them eat snail bait? "

" No time is long enough for you. but pray that i dont find you after youve been caught and released. ryan is my family and rex is my favorite dog in the world and deserves better from his community than trash like you. if he ever gets to bite you i hope he misses and hits you where it hurts "

" I never saw that these were police dogs in the other article.. Now there is a whole new twist on things. "

" As someone who lost a dog due to a neighbor poisoning her when I was younger, my heartfelt sympathies go out to this family, and any other who has EVER lost a pet. Whether it be by getting hit by a car, old age, or poisoned, it is never easy to lose a family member. And yes, pets do become more than pets, they are family. "

" Dr. Lung in my opinion is the best vet here in Napa. It's a shame that this has happened.

If this is the home of the K9 I think it is, I know that the office regularly has his K9 cruiser in his front yard in the driveway. For your everyday bad guy, this is dangerous for the officer to show where he lives. At least in my point of view. "

" I thought animal cruelty was a felony?! "

" I think the first one is a test to see if it really killed dogs. The second was aimed at the police dog. Did the dog help in a case recently? The guy who got arrested may be retaliating for that.

Just a thought


The families and dogs are in my prayers "

" I think a year is way to short for this crime, how about life.... A life for a life and they should be fed the snail bait. If you are reading this and you did this cruel crime may KARMA get you and you burn............. What comes around goes around and it will get you in the end. Just think you are a coward hurting animals this way. "

" Randy Lung is fair and very honest. California Pet Hospital is a great place for animals.

Regarding these people running arond poisining, you better hope the Napa Police get to you before I do. "

" This is such a sad story, our pets are part of our family and to have them killed by someone deliberately is unthinkable. I was under the impression that a police dog was actually a member of the police department. If this is the case why is the punishment not like that of wounding a police officer. My thoughts and prayers go out to Ryan and his family, as well as Sheri Smith. "

" This is absolutely horrific. Pets are part of the family and to lose one is to lose a loved one. I say find the culprit and throw the book at him/her. This is absolutely unaceptable. "

" Dr. Lung is not only the kindest vet in this town, he is probably the most capable. We are glad that these poisoned dogs were under his care. As a community, we need to band together and support our local police in finding the perpetrators of this horrible act of violence. We are thankful that you were able to help these animals Randy and that Napa will not stand for this kind of treatment of our beloved animals. "

" From the Cole Family:

We would like to express our sincere thanks to all the citizens of Napa. Your kind words, comforting thoughts and prayers are appreciated more than you could ever know. We have suffered a great tragedy in the loss of our puppy Lilly, and we thank God that Ruby and Rex survived.

Our children are devastated by all of this, and have many questions as to why someone would want to hurt their dogs. I cannot express how hard it was to try and explain to our young children the malice and cruel act enflicted on our family. It has been a very sad two days in our house, not having the bouncing around of an energetic puppy, nor the company of our two other dogs. Now that Ruby and Rex are home, the kids are doing better, but nothing will ever fill the void of their beloved " Lilly."

To Dr. Lung and his staff...thank you is not nearly adequate enough to express our appreciation for what you did for Ruby and Rex. Letting us be with them during treatment, and the loving way you supported and comforted us during this tragedy goes beyond expectation.

To the NPD...thank you for your concern and support. We know you are working hard to find the person(s) that did this to our dogs and those of Ms. Smith so they can be brought to justice.

To our family and friends...without your outpouring of love and affection we would not be able to get through this.

Thank you again Napa. We appreciate all you are doing to support our family.

Lisa and Ryan Cole "

" Right on people!! Now that the ball is rolling, Who do we make the check out to? Maybe someone could put more info up as a post!! I'm taking my Donation to the Napa PD office downtown! THANK YOU KTZ for matching my offer. Please feel free to Join in Pet Lovers and people of Napa. This is not like Vandalism or Grafitti issues..... "

" The signs of a potential serial murderer start with cruelty and killing of animals, then moving on to bigger "prey"... Whoever is doing this needs to be caught before they move up the foodchain.... "

" One year is not enough. Perhaps for "...cruelty to animals and attempting to injure or kill..." But the "attempt" was successful. One animal was killed.

I hope the law allows for consecutive sentences for each offense on each animal. That could be up to four years - three with time off.

I will be sending a donation of $200. And I urge everyone to keep watch on their neighborhoods. If you see something suspicious get a license plate number, make and model of the car or if a person is on foot a description of the clothing. Then call the police and let them check it out.

jwk is right. This goes way beyond vandalism. Let's find this creep and ask our D.A. to seek the maximum sentence. No plea bargain on this one. "

" A year in jail for the attempted murder of a police officer (Rex)? No wonder crime is rising in this town. "

" Maybe check records of who has bought or is buying snail bait. ? Unless it is old snail bait but you never know. I hope this person or group of people are caught! How dare they poison innocent dogs!!!!! "

" Please let me contribute in any way that I can. I would first like to donate both of my fists directly to the cowards who poisoned the defenseless animals. "

" I am so sorry to hear about these poor pups and their sad owners. I really hope the people who poisoned these defenseless animals are caught and get way more than 1 year of jail. "

" Seriously... what a joke.. no wonder people commit such heinous crimes... our punishments are no deterrent, that's for sure.
It should be one year in jail for each incident, so far 6 dogs = 6 years. And there should definitely be special enhancements when crimes are committed against police dogs.
This person is one sick individual... Im with project 707, I'd love to donate my fists as well. "

" I'd like 15 minutes in a room alone with this guy. This is so awful, my prayers go out to both families that have to endure the tragic loss of your family members. I cannot imagine the loss of my companion at the hands of someone this cruel. 1 year in county is a joke, i can't wait until the police catch this a - hole and i find out their name(s).

Happy to hear that the two police dogs are recovering. NPD GO FIND THIS CREEP!!! "

" Isn't this kinda in the same part of town as the brake fluid kids ? Kinda makes me wonder if they got caught by a Police dog. "