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FERRIS – Spectators gathered in the Ferris Independent School District board meeting room to see the latest graduates of the Animal Farm Foundation’s police dog program Friday.
The officers were trained and given a chance to bond with their dogs for two weeks after the dogs’ initial training in narcotics detection.
The nonprofit foundation’s fully funded police dog training program for rescued pit bulls is conducted by Sector K9, the facility Keeling runs in Midlothian. So far, the program, launched in 2016, has sent more than 40 dogs into duty nationwide.
The rescued pit bulls reflect the New York-based Animal Farm Foundation’s mission to change public perception of the often maligned breed by preparing them for work as police K9’s and service animals.
Bit by bit, law enforcement agencies around the country are starting to agree.
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