Condemned wolf-dog's sentence commuted to life as prison guard

An aggressive pet’s death sentence was commuted by the sentencing judge to life imprisonment Tuesday: wolf dog Chief will spend the rest of his days guarding Louisiana State Penitentiary in West Feliciana Parish. [The Advocate]

[Judge] Best said shortly after his ruling that he was contacted by Angola Warden Burl Cain, who wanted to take Chief into custody for guard dog service at the state’s 18,000-acre maximum security prison. “When we saw this dog in the paper, we thought it would be a shame to euthanize (it),” Deputy Warden Bruce Dodd said.