CANINE CAN-DO NEW DOG TRAINING FOR POLICE DUTY.Byline: Joseph Giordono Staff Writer SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - The Police Department has added another four-legged friend in its efforts to take a bite out Verb 1. bite out - utter; "She bit out a curse" let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" of crime. Officials formally introduced Hasko, a 2 1/2-year-old German shepherd, to the Police Foundation Board at a demonstration on Wednesday. Hasko succeeds the recently retired canine Charly. Hasko and his partner, Officer Vince Allegra Al·leg·ra A trademark for the drug fexofenadine hydrochloride. fexofenadine hydrochloride Allegra, Telfast (UK) Pharmacologic class: Peripherally selective piperidine, selective histamine , begin their training today - a process that includes tracking, searching for subjects and objects, protection and narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. detection. The seven-week course, made up of only two canine teams, will take place at California State University Enrollment  at Channel Islands. The department currently has three other canines - Bodo, Cero and Rex - on the force. The canines and their handlers have won several awards in national police canine competitions, including two world gold medals by Bodo and Officer Stephanie Shannon. According to police Lt. Rex Jones, Hasko was purchased from a vendor in Germany and arrived in the United States on Aug. 16. The dog was bought with funds raised by the Friends of the Canines Organization and the Simi Valley Police Foundation. The purchase and total training costs will exceed $10,000, Lt. Jones said. Hasko is the fourth canine that the Friends of the Canines have helped the department purchase and train. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- 3 -- color in Simi SIMI Sea Ice Mechanics Initiative SIMI Search for Intelligent Monkeys on the Internet SIMI Students Islamic Movement in India SIMI Society of Irish Motor Industry SIMI Smallholder Irrigation Markets Initiative edition only) Officer Vince Allegra, above, handles Hasko, Simi Valley's newest police dog. The 2-year-old German shepherd, at left, was introduced Wednesday to members of the Police Foundation Board. Hasko, below, is to start a seven-week police dog training program today. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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