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NYPD K-9 unit founder has a simple tip to get your dog to behave

Nypost · · 622 words · By Cindy Adams
Geopolitical Criticism of China Dog Training and Behavior American Exceptionalism
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Claims checked 6
Techniques found 4
Topics 3

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What happened

NYPD K-9 unit founder has a simple tip to get your dog to behave See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleUnleashing pooch potential Michael Gould runs the countrywide interactive pet care facility Hounds Town.

Common ground

He says: “Humans don’t control their behavior.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Flag-Waving, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 4 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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Flag-Waving 95% confidence
Exploiting patriotic or group feelings to justify or promote an action.
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 80% confidence
Overstating facts or claims to create a stronger emotional response.
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Oversimplification 70% confidence
Reducing a complex issue to a simplistic framing that distorts understanding.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “It’s six months to do NYC streets as a K9 working dog, longer than the human police academy.”
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The specific detail that K9 training takes six months and is longer than the human academy is found in one web search result quoting Michael Gould, but is not corroborated by other general police dog training sources provided.
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web search NEUTRAL — Training of police dogs is a very lengthy process since it begins with the training of the canine handler. The canine handlers go through a long process of training to ensure that they will train the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_dog
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web search NEUTRAL — It’s six months to do NYC streets as a K9 working dog, longer than the human police academy.Retired NYPD officer Michael Gould (pictured) founded HoundsTown. Linkedin/Hounds Town USA. “Dogs learn cert…
https://nypost.com/2026/06/07/opinion/nypd-k-9-unit-founder-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The NYPD takes pride in the highly trained and specialized members of its Detective Bureau.
https://www.wikihow.com/Become-an-NYPD-Detective
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Claim 2: “Michael Gould runs the countrywide interactive pet care facility Hounds Town.”
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Two independent web sources explicitly identify Michael Gould as the Founder and CEO/Owner of Hounds Town USA.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Makerfield took place on 18 June 2026 following the resignation of Josh Simons, Member of Parliament (MP) for the Labour Party. Simon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Makerfield_by-election
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Buckaroo Bugs is a 1944 American Western Looney Tunes cartoon film directed by Bob Clampett. The cartoon was released on August 26, 1944, and features Bugs Bunny in his official Looney Tunes debut.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckaroo_Bugs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Quick, Let's Get Married (also known as Seven Different Ways and The Confession) is a 1964 American comedy film directed by William Dieterle and starring Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland and Barbara Eden.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick,_Let's_Get_Married
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Claim 3: “I, a rookie cop, helped found NYC’s Police Department K9 Unit”
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The claim is mentioned in one specific web search result (which appears to be a snippet from an article about the NYPD K-9 unit founder), but other general NYPD or Wikipedia searches do not provide independent corroboration of his role as a founder.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elliott Gould (; né Goldstein; born August 29, 1938) is an American actor. Gould's breakthrough role was in the film Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), for which he received a nomination for the Academ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Gould
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The George J. Gould House was a mansion at 857 Fifth Avenue on the northeast corner of 67th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_J._Gould_House
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stephen Jay Gould ( GOOLD; September 10, 1941 – May 20, 2002) was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, historian of science, and one of the most widely read authors of popular science o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Jay_Gould
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Claim 4: “I remember living and working for years in Hong Kong.”
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The evidence provided consists of information about Michael Jackson, Byron Mann, and general Hong Kong censorship/history. There is no evidence in the provided results regarding Michael Gould's personal history of living or working in Hong Kong.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Byron Mann Fung (Chinese: 文峰; Jyutping: Man4 Fung1; nè Chan) is a Hong Kong-American actor. His best-known roles include Ryu in Street Fighter, Silver Lion in The Man with the Iron Fists, Wing Chau in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Mann
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Censorship in Hong Kong is the suppression of speech or other public communication, which is a practice that can infringe upon freedom of speech. By law, censorship is usually practised against the di…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_Hong_Kong
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jenny Ng Muk Kah (Chinese: 吳木金; 1917 – 19 February 2009) was a Hong Kong dock worker who assisted the Royal Navy and other Commonwealth naval vessels at HMS Tamar in Admiralty, Hong Kong between 1928 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng_Muk_Kah
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Claim 5: “They smell things we can’t see — invisible cancer”
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Multiple independent medical and news sources (Medical News Today, Cancer News, and a Buffalo, NY source) confirm that dogs can detect odors associated with various types of cancer.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 25, 2020 ... Research indicates that dogs are capable of detecting tiny traces of odors created by different diseases.
https://www.roswellpark.org/cancertalk/202008/can-dogs-smell…
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web search NEUTRAL — Researchers are finding that dogs can sniff out cancer by detecting the odor signatures of breast, colorectal, lung, and other types of cancer.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323620
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 3, 2009 ... Yes, absolutely dogs and smell cancer (in particular skin cancer) this has been known about for years. Here's some helpful YouTube video links ...
https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2009/02/03/can-dogs-detect…
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Claim 6: “run 20 mph, scale 6-foot fences, detect odors better than technology.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant results about deer fencing, airport planning, and a Blink-182 EP. There is no specific evidence in the provided results to verify the 20mph speed, 6-foot fence scaling, or technology comparison.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The dog (Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris) is a domesticated descendant of wolves. Also called the domestic dog, it was selectively bred during the Late Pleistocene by hunter-gatherers. Dogs…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dogs Eating Dogs is an EP by American rock band Blink-182, released on December 18, 2012. Self-funded and issued independently following the band’s departure from Interscope Records, the project was d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogs_Eating_Dogs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Watch Dogs (stylized as WATCH_DOGS) is an action-adventure video game franchise published by Ubisoft, and developed primarily by its Montreal and Toronto studios using the Disrupt game engine. The ser…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watch_Dogs
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.