- De Pere’s first police K9 since its earlier canine retired in May began work this month
- Tony, a 2-year-old German shepherd, joins the drive after coaching in Germany and New Mexico
- He is a “dual-purpose” canine, doing each detection and monitoring
- Tony works with Officer Tyler Dawson, an eighth-year patrol officer
- Video reveals Tony interacting with Officer Dawson
(The following is a transcription of the total broadcast story)
Tony is De Pere’s first police canine since May, and he is reporting for obligation.
Tony begins work this month, after coming to the U.S. from Germany and coaching in New Mexico.
He does each detection work — on the lookout for unlawful medication — and monitoring work — looking for suspects and lacking folks.
The police division says they missed having a canine for the final six months, and hope so as to add one other subsequent yr.
Tony works completely with Officer Tyler Dawson, who’s been on the drive for 8 years. Officer Dawson says Tony has a very good work-life stability thus far.
“People can come up and pet him,” Dawson stated. “He’s a pleasant, sociable canine, but he is aware of when to activate the work mode. There’s various things that sign ‘that is time to work,’ after which ‘hey, that is time that you may chill out and be a canine.'”
Tony’s regular shift will probably be 2 p.m. till 10 p.m., so hold an eye fixed out for him and Officer Dawson locally.
