And I'll tell you why. Because it's the perfect counterpoint to every naysayer who is still bad-mouthing the "Watchdog" episode of NCIS:TOS.
The military dog that was stolen, in this episode, was trained to track and attack (whichever one was needed the most, at the time) in a non-English language. And, here, the dognapper was using her to sniff out a hidden stash of illegal narcotics for his own profit. After first gaining her trust by volunteering to be an assistant civilian handler for the dog!
That same plot device could have been used in "Watchdog." Terrorists, out to seize the missiles being transported by that armored ordnance truck, could have trained Lucy the Pit-bull to run across that highway, deliberately! In which case, there would've been no debate (on or off the TV screen) as to whether NCIS had any legit reason to investigate where Lucy had come from.
Thankfully, the abducted Navy dog in this case was reunited with her handler. The rest of us can only hope that the future Mr. And Mrs. Duane Pride have an equally happy ending, this coming Sunday.
The military dog that was stolen, in this episode, was trained to track and attack (whichever one was needed the most, at the time) in a non-English language. And, here, the dognapper was using her to sniff out a hidden stash of illegal narcotics for his own profit. After first gaining her trust by volunteering to be an assistant civilian handler for the dog!
That same plot device could have been used in "Watchdog." Terrorists, out to seize the missiles being transported by that armored ordnance truck, could have trained Lucy the Pit-bull to run across that highway, deliberately! In which case, there would've been no debate (on or off the TV screen) as to whether NCIS had any legit reason to investigate where Lucy had come from.
Thankfully, the abducted Navy dog in this case was reunited with her handler. The rest of us can only hope that the future Mr. And Mrs. Duane Pride have an equally happy ending, this coming Sunday.