
Departments Resume Fitness Testing for K-9s and Handlers
Fred, a police K-9 dog from the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office, trains and participates in an intense physical fitness test two times a year. “He almost took my arm off,” Lt. Kurt Schiappacasse said, referring to training sessions where he has to act as a “suspect” and have Fred viciously attack him. “He’s intensely strong.”…