this is very sad....when those officers recieve a dog the officer and the dog has to go thru extensive training together.. essentially the officer and the dog become best friends... i know that the old madison county conservation officer had a lab and when he went anywheres the dog was with him on or off duty... he would go to lake wilgreen and throw the keys to his truck in a bush and him and the dog would go out on the lake then at the end of the day when they came in he would let the dog find his keys and it did quickly.... when thurmond retired his dog did too...when i ever get hired i would love to get a K9 unit...... but that is horrible what happened on cland today......