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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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