It is a very special dog that can handle this high stress work and most of the time the ones that succeed have been purposefully bred to become the best dogs they can be, but sometimes out of shelters or rescues, comes a diamond in the "ruff."

In this episode, I have a conversation with Sergeant Clay Core of the Oregon State Patrol K9 unit about a couple recruits that fit that description.

We also talk about the responsibilities if a K9 handler, the selection process for choosing the right dogs, and the rescue that helped bring a couple standouts into the law enforcement fold.

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