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Meet Dusko, GSPS’s new K9 patrol dog

Dog and handler just completed 16-week training program in Southern Ontario  
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Greater Sudbury Police Service Const. John Robinson with KP partner Dusko.

Greater Sudbury Police Service has introduced a new K9 member to the local service.

Dusko, a year-and-a-half old Shepherd from Poland, is now partnered with veteran GSPS Const. John Robinson, who has been a canine handler and member of the Emergency Response Unit for several years.

Robinson and Dusko recently returned from the 16-week dual purpose Patrol and Detector course with the Halton Regional Police Service, said a GSPS news release.

During the K9 course, man and dog trained in such disciplines as obedience and control, tracking, area searches, building searches, evidence searches, suspect and missing person searches, suspect apprehensions, detection of drugs, firearms and ammunition and assisting specialized units during high-risk situations. 

For the avid dog lovers reading this brief, GSPS said Dusko loves singing off-key to emergency sirens, staring deep into your soul and chasing his ball.

As for the human side of the team, GSPS said Robinson began his local police career in 2004, spent seven years in our Emergency Response Unit and the last four years in our K9 Unit.

Just last week, Robinson and Dusko were essential in locating and arresting a man responsible for numerous commercial break and enters in the New Sudbury area, said the news release.

Dusko is the second police dog in service with GSPS. Earlier this month, the police service introduced the community to K9 member Royal and his handler.