New police dog just beginning to get the hang of new job
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Though he just returned from training in Mechanicsburg on Friday, Sugarcreek Borough Police Department's new K-9 officer was hard at work running through training exercises Thursday.
Gudzis "Goose" started official duties Monday, and so far has not been called upon for searches.
Patrolman Ryan Ashbaugh, Goose's handler, said it has been a big adjustment going from working with Szultan, the K-9 officer he worked with for several years that was killed when hit by a car while off-duty in November, to a "green" dog like Goose.
The two dogs have similar, friendly personalities, but Ashbaugh said Szultan had been so well trained and so used to working with him, that he needed little commanding.
"He knew what I wanted him to do, before I had to say anything," Ashbaugh recalled.
Goose, on the other hand, is just learning, and needs a lot of reinforcement.
"He's a good dog and I have no doubt we'll get there," Ashbaugh said.
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