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I'm Atlas, a Police Canine (or K9) for the Oceanside Police Department. I am a Belgian Malinois. I work with a Police Officer partner, also called a "Handler", his name is Kevin. Together we are a K9 team and we patrol the City of Oceanside. Our job is to assist other police officers in doing their jobs and making things safer for them. I have a really good nose and my handler teaches me to use it to search for things. Right now I'm getting good at finding people my handler wants me to find. I can look in buildings, fields, lots, inside cars and find somebody hiding. I'm still getting use to riding around in a patrol car, the siren makes me howl, LOL! Anyway, I started this blog so you kids could see what kinds of stuff I'm up to. Check in here and there and see if I've posted any updates. Maybe I'll see you around, I'll try not to bark at you :)

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

K9s for PAWsitive Interaction

October has been a good month filled with demonstrations and extensive training.  We also had a professional photographer do some great photos of me and the rest of the K9 Team. Amelia at Banyan Photography was awesome and we highly recommend her if you are considering having photos done and she is great with animals like me!  Visit www.banyanpetphotography.com 

My handler and I are also trying to start a program that involves Police and local youth called, "K9 P.I. (K9s for PAWsitive Interaction).  It's mission is to "Foster positive interactions between local youth and K9 Law Enforcement Officers to promote goodwill through deeds and actions." 

Our first action really was getting this blog going and the next step will be getting more consistent with posting (I know, I've been bad about it).  The plan will be to have posts twice a month and we will shoot for the first and third Wednesday.  We also started our Operation to promote goodwill.  Recently while on patrol in one of Oceanside's neighborhoods that is full of good people but also has a gang problem, we came across a little girl about 4 years old who wanted a sticker.  We offered her  something better if she could tell us if she had done anything to help someone else today.  The girl said she had helped her mom to make her bed and she cleaned her room with her mom.  Instead of a sticker we gave her a backpack filled with a bunch of little toys and games....you should have seen her face.  Hopefully we can continue and expand this idea but eventually we will need some support...for now we are keeping things simple and growing slowly. Every little bit helps though right!

Have a great day!
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