Kevin Brown meeting with Fire & Sheriff officers to hear their concerns about the future of El Dorado County
Pictured El Dorado Sheriff's Deputy Jon Yaws [right] who was shot at least three times, and is the K9 handler of Donder who was also shot while responding to a homicide in District 2
By Bobby Caina Calvan - Bee Staff Writer
Published 12:00 am PDT Thursday, June 7, 2007
Story appeared in MAIN NEWS section, Page A18
El Dorado County sheriff's deputy Jon Yaws and his canine partner Donder
reunited Thursday at Sutter Roseville. Yaws, Donder and fellow deputies Greg
Murphy, far left, and Melissa Meekma were injured Monday in a shootout with a
gunman in the hills of El Dorado County. Sacramento Bee/Carl Costas
If he could only tell you, he would probably express his thanks. But excuse
Donder if he's not quite the dog he used to be.
He can't sleep. He can't rest. He's probably in a bit of pain.
Donder took a bullet to the chest Tuesday during a Shingle Springs shootout that
wounded three deputies -- including Donder's handler, El Dorado Sheriff's Deputy
Jon Yaws, who was shot at least three times.
The deputies are being hailed as heroes -- but so, too, is Donder, a 6-year-old
Belgian Tervuren who has melted hearts. "Godspeed and a full recovery to
all three officers and, of course, Donder," stated a message posted
Wednesday on The Bee's Web site.