MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas - The Montgomery County Precinct 4 Constable's Office has issued a statement in response to a social media video regarding one of their K9's.

Montgomery County K9 video: Constable's Office responds

What we know:

The Precinct 4's Office is responding to a video on social media of a K9 handler who is seen striking his K9 partner during an arrest.

According to the statement , this happened at about 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, when a suspect was arrested for stealing a car.

Officials say the social media video showed a K9 handler "correcting his partner." Allegedly, the K9 was overstimulated and had snapped the handler on the leg.

The handler's strike seen on video was said to be an "open-handed correction ‘flank’" that was applied to the K9's side while t

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