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Last but certainly not least we would like to you to get to know Toto. This guy is a 2 year old Malinois from Hungary. His handler says Toto’s favorite thing to do is hunt his ball and have his neck scratched. He said that every day Toto runs to the patrol vehicle excited to go back to work!

Now that you have learned a little more about our canines we are proud to tell you that k9 teams are out there ensuring public safety 24/7. We thank our citizens for following along over the past two weeks as we have bragged a little about how much they mean to us! We also are grateful to our citizens for all the support that our unit receives!

Local law enforcement will meet at 8 a.m. tomorrow at Miracle field to light a torch which will then be carried by officers from all agencies to Dothan High where it will be passed to local olympians and their families who will use it to light the main torch at Opening Ceremonies tomorrow. We are thankful to honor our athletes and their families and recognize them all for the heroes they are! Law enforcement will depart Miracle field around 8:30, travel on Choctaw, Ross Clark Circle, Main Street, South Oates Street to Dothan High arriving around 9:30 with the ceremony beginning at 10:00. Please support your local law enforcement along the route and your local athletes at Dothan High. See you tomorrow!

Dpd K9 unit would like to introduce K9 Bella. Bella is the second of two new partners for the Dothan Police Department and we congratulate her and her Handler on their graduation from K9 school this week. Bella is a 2 year old Maliherd from Holland. She was born on July 12th 2016. Bella has only been in the United States for 4 months and began her training in January as our next explosive detection dog. Bella is the Department’s 4th explosive dog but she is our first female Dual Purpose dog to work in Dothan. She is trained to detect and locate up to 20 explosive odors and odor combinations. Bella will also be trained to track, conduct building searches and area searches. Her favorite toys are her ball with a rope and Kong her favorite things to do are play ball, be groomed and work of course!

Alex is an 8 year old Belgian Malinois. Alex was imported from Europe and has served the city of Dothan for the past 7 years. Alex is a strong tracker and has an incredible nose for sniffing out narcotics. Alex has served on the Dothan SRT team for the past three years. His partner says he is all business at work but transitions to a spoiled family dog at home. He enjoys playing Fetch and his favorite toy is a tennis ball. Alex is always the center of attention!

Canine Dex is a 6 year old Dutch speaking German Shepherd born in Holland in November 2013. Dex is one of the youngest dogs to ever begin with Dothan Police starting at just 10 months old. Dex is one of the best trackers in the department with multiple person and evidence finds. His partner says one of their best accomplishments in tracking was locating a suspect on a mile-long track through an urban environment. Dex carries his Tasmanian type energy home and is described by his partner as a bull in a china shop having chewed many couch pillows and constantly knocking things over. Despite this his Handler says he is deeply loved by he and his family!

Canine Bobo is a 3 year old German Shepherd and Malinois mix commonly referred to as a “Malaherd”. Bobo is from Hungary and arrived in the United States in April 2017. Bobo enjoys working for his reward and does not like to give it back once he has won it! He loves playing fetch and recently won the coveted title of top narcotic dog in the 2019 Dothan Police K-9 seminar.