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CB's handler is Weidl, an officer with the LPD since 1998. Weidl, who formerly worked with the LPD's training, firearms and patrol
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With a wagging tail, lolling tongue and eager-to-please attitude, CB seems like any other dog. But with the capability to sniff for drugs, track criminals and serve as a formidable patrol animal, he's the furthest thing from "normal."
CB is one of two new Police Service Dogs joining the Lawrence Police Department this summer. Brought over from breeders in Europe and trained in Topeka, the PSDs are the first in Lawrence Police Department history.
"They're not pets," Officer Matt Weidl said. "It's considered a tool. If something calls for the use of the dog, then that's, in a sense, the tool that we use."
units, had never worked with a PSD before he applied for the position.
"It's always been an interest," he said. "I just kind of jumped on the coattails and went with it and was asked to participate in the canine program."
Weidl and CB, a 2-year-old German Shepherd-Malinois mix, went through 10 weeks of training with the Kansas Highway Patrol starting in May, and the pair graduated July 1. Like any new job, it's been a learning curve.
"Being in law enforcement as long as I have, I thought I knew at least a little bit about everything," Weidl said. "Once I started the canine program, it was like starting over. It's tough."
The training program was the most intense program Weidl said he had been a part of. Five days a week, seven handlers and their dogs traveled all over the state to train. The dogs started off learning how to track
footprints with treats and eventually learned how to search for evidence, recognize drug odors and search buildings.
CB was almost 2 years old when he began his training. Just like the new handlers were "green," the dogs were
"green dogs."
"Just like a little kid, you teach those dogs what you want them to do," Weidl said. "It's like having another kid — I have three kids, this is
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