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B.C., Police Dog Services
2023-08-17 11:00 PDT
Each month the BC RCMP will feature a police dog from around the province including the Lower Mainland District Integrated Police Dog Service (IPDS) which includes partners from the Abbotsford, Delta, New Westminster, Port Moody and West Vancouver Police departments.
Dog’s name: Mako
Dog’s reg number: 1148
Posting: Fort St. John
Handler’s name: Cpl. Dan Cloutier
Dog’s age: 3 years old
Dog’s Years of service: 1.5 years
Working Profiles: Tracking and human remains detection
Dog’s favourite toy/reward: Good Cuz squeaky ball
Dog’s favourite off duty activity: Long off leash walks
Thing that would surprise you about the dog: Mako loves to eat apples. During the fall, he will even pick apples right from the apple tree in our yard.
Memorable call: Mako was called to assist with locating a person in crisis. Mako was able to track and find the person safe and sound.
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