Police canine set to retire, hopes to live with handler
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In a brief meeting last Tuesday, Wood County commissioners acknowledged the donation of police canine Mata in 2020 so that the dog might remain with its handler upon retirement.
The dog and his …
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Police canine set to retire, hopes to live with handler
In a brief meeting last Tuesday, Wood County commissioners acknowledged the donation of police canine Mata in 2020 so that the dog might remain with its handler upon retirement.
The dog and his handler, Prec. 2 Constable Kelly Smith, will be retiring at the end of the year.
Such dogs are usually retired with their handlers, but that decision rests with the company that donated the dog, K9 Offices of Houston.
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