After his West Shore RCMP shifts end, police dog Luthor goes back to the home of his handler Const. Dave Hough for some downtime with the family.

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But if a call comes in at 3 a.m. for the duo to attend a crime scene, Luthor quickly switches into his police dog role.

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Luthor and Hough are called upon to perform various police tasks, ranging from tracking down a suspect who fled a scene to participating in large-scale raids, such as January91裸聊视频檚 search of the Savages motorcycle clubhouse in Langford.

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Searching for a suspect or tracking down evidence is not as simple as waving a piece of clothing in front of the dog91裸聊视频檚 nose and then running off to find the person in question.

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The pair91裸聊视频檚 team is about to grow as they await a new police dog who is set to join the West Shore force after graduating from training.

Puppies turned police dogs are usually bred and raised by their handlers. After seven weeks, they91裸聊视频檙e weaned off their mothers and undergo various tests to see if they could be suitable canine officers. The police pups are then sent to an RCMP training facility in Alberta before they enter the field with their handler.

Hough has been a police dog handler for three years and was lucky to be in training at the same time as Luthor 91裸聊视频� the sixth puppy raised by the constable.

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During their training, the dogs will specialize in sniffing out drugs or bombs. The needs of the detachment they91裸聊视频檙e going to will determine what type of role they will ultimately fulfil.

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