in this case, a few years ago, at upper douglas, three dogs died in quick succession. all of them had gone to upper dog park. mine was the first. i went to the dog unit. i didn't know it was just the vicious dog unit. but i went to sergeant herndon and officer denny. they investigated it. they met with all the doge dog owners of the dogs that had died. they followed up with vets to find out what might be the likely causes of the dogs dying. they did investigations, and they helped to allay our fears that we had a poisoner in our dog park. so it isn't just thursday afternoons. it was very important. they did everything that they could to fine out what the problems were. it is not just the vicious dogs, but the work they have done with dogs in other contexts, and i hope that can continue with the dog unit, because it truly is a community treasure and we respect it very greatly. thank you very much. is president marshall: next speaker please. >> good evening, commissioners. i want to thank you all for the dog court. it is a reflection of yet another progressive way of san