Trained to detect a chemical compound used in electronic devices, Willow aids San Diego police in searches.
, Willow and Burleson are shown searching a room. Storage cards and cellphones are hidden in a box of plastic toys, in a cabinet and underneath a beanbag chair.
“Show me, show me,” Burleson says in the video as the canine investigator makes a find. “Oh, what a good dog!”Willow, who cost more than $12,000, was paid for by a grant from the San Diego Police Foundation, Burleson said.Advertisement Sometimes law enforcement officers serve search warrants at a suspect’s home where children are present. “The dog there can act like a therapy dog and can be there to calm the kids down and bring some comfort to them,” Burleson said.“When I’m not doing a search warrant, she’s there in the office. She goes from cubicle to cubicle, looking for someone to throw the ball for her,” he said. “When we are having a bad day looking at some of this evidence, [the dog] is kind of a nice addition.
Burleson has three other dogs at home, where Willow lives. Because she’s a working dog, she is treated differently, particularly around mealtime.“She never eats out of a bowl,” he said. “The only time she eats is out of my hand. I’m hiding stuff and we are searching for it and then she gets her reward.Kucher writes for the San Diego Union-Tribune.
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