This International Dog Day, a local police detachment has some pup-related news to share.
West Shore RCMP has acquired a second Police Service Dog to join their team and are now introducing her to the world.
Four-year-old Halla is a German Shepherd working with handler Cst. Dave Lewis. Lewis is an experienced K9 handler and has been training Halla since she was a pup.
Halla and Cst. Lewis will be joining existing K9 duo, Erik and his handler Cpl. Melvin who have been featured in the news over the years for sniffing out drug holdings, catching break-and-enter suspects, and more.
“Police Service Dogs and their handlers go through extensive training before entering the field,” said West Shore RCMP.
“Today we honour our Police Service Dogs and their handlers for all the hard work they do.”
