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Elite Investigative Journal
Dog Depression - A Story About Dekker, pg 13-16
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Dog Depression -

A story About

Dekker

By Donna White

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Many dogs came and went changed our way of think- reports indicated Anka
throughout our career as ing regarding the best can- as being an exceptional

Dog Trainers for Law didate for a Police Dog. tracker for poachers and
Enforcement. There are a As we watched each dog protected her Handler

few that stand out for dif- work the obstacles and perfectly. We were pleased
ferent reasons. Dekker is protection trials, we felt with Anka’s placement
one of them. that the Belgian Malinois and her Handler was more

was superior to the Ger- than satisfied.
Background man Shepherd in agility,

and equal or better in all We continued to work
This is a story about other areas. with Dekker. He was al-
Dekker, a Belgian Mali- ways happy to do anything

nois we trained as a K-9 In 1988, we acquired we asked of him in his
Police Officer. This story Anka and Dekker, two training lessons. He had a

is also the reason we quit Belgian Malinois. We well-rounded life with us
training dogs for Law En- absolutely loved their as part of our family. At
forcement after 15 years. drive and enthusiasm to one point, we had two lit-

During a trip to Europe to work. After a few months ters of Bouvier des Flan-
purchase dogs, we trav- of tracking, agility and dres puppies totaling 22.

eled to France to attend a protection training, we They were a handful once
Ring Sport Competition. It sold Anka to a Fish and the younger litter reached
was this trip in 1985 that Wildlife Officer. Feedback six weeks old, but Uncle

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