Congrats To CHP's New K-9 Grads For Completing 'Ruff' Training

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Nine California Highway Patrol canine (K-9) units graduated on Friday and are ready to sniff out narcotics and explosives when needed, the CHP has announced.

The ceremony took place in Sacramento and one of the dogs, Sully, will serve the Bay Area's Golden Gate Division. Sully is a two-year-old Alsatian and is partnered with Officer Eric Rosales.

The dogs, two Belgian Malinois, two Dutch Shepards and five German Shepards, will receive a CHP handler with at least 15 years' experience, the CHP said.

Once the teams are paired up, officers will spend a minimum of eight hours per week training their dog to keep them happy, alert, and at peak performance.

The dogs can also detect human scent, which aids in finding missing at-risk people and children as well as fugitives.

Officer Jaime Coffee of the CHP jokes that the canines get "ruff" training to ready them for their career in law enforcement.

In addition to the Golden Gate Division, the dogs will go to the Northern, Central, Southern, Border, Coastal and Inland Divisions.

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--Bay City News