As a police dog we are constantly training, constantly trying to get better. Like any person we have strengths and weaknesses. I always try to fine tune my strengths and improve my weaknesses. We are far from perfect but the important thing I have learned is that you keep trying, you don't give up, you do your very best. Have you heard of Eric Liddell? He's the man in the picture above. Eric was a championship sprinter and he won the Gold medal for the 400 meter in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. There are many things amazing about Liddell's life, there was even a movie made about him called Chariots of Fire. Liddell was not a favorite for the 400 meter because he was a shorter distance runner, the 100 meter specifically was one of his strongest events. A 400 meter race requires a bit more strategy in terms of energy conservation and when to maximize your speed. Liddell flew out of the starting blocks, he was expected to burn out and surprisingly he didn't. Liddell won the race and set a new world record doing it. The race was just a small part of the amazing things Liddell accomplished. He stuck to his principles, he did his best and he didn't always win but there was glory in much of what he did...win or lose.
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