Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office hosts state K-9 conference

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — If you wish to convey a smile to a police officer or a sheriff’s deputy, simply ask them about their division’s Ok-9 unit. Thursday, the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Workplace hosted greater than two dozen of the four-legged officers. 

The statewide Ok-9 convention was held on the Hilton Backyard Inn Milwaukee Airport the place a number of the handlers confirmed us how the expert canine are skilled. 

Ok-9’s carry out all kinds of jobs for regulation enforcement and this is one thing you could not know: one of many organizers of the convention says that whereas they’re doing their job, the canine’ look may be deceiving. 

“Lots of people see it as a imply factor once they’re apprehending someone, nevertheless it’s not. There is not any aggression concerned in that in any respect. These canine are toy-reward primarily based and all they’re in search of is to get rewarded with their toy, whether or not that be apprehending a suspect, doing a observe and getting rewarded with a rubber KONG and even rewarded for narcotics,” stated Lt. Brad Lessila, with the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Workplace. 

The canine are having enjoyable, even once they’re doing harmful work. 

CBS 58 requested Lt. Brad Lessila with the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Workplace in regards to the bond that varieties between human officers and their canine and he informed us he is had two Ok-9 companions and he’d fairly work with them than with one other particular person “any day.”