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October 1, 1998

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Alex, the Dog of the Day
Name: Alex
Age: Five years old
Gender: Male
Breed: Doberman Pinscher
Home: Indiana, USA
 
   I have had Alex since he was eleven months old. He bonded with our family right away. I am the Humane Officer for our county and use Alex often for class demos. He teaches the children animal safety. Alex loves to show off his obedience. When Alex turned two years old, we went to the K9 police academy. Alex is now a certified full-utility police dog. He is the only Doberman in the area to achieve this. We now also work as a team, doing drug searches, tracking, and anything else the agencies call for us to help them with. Alex also knows German commands.

    Alex has a son, who hopefully will follow in his footsteps. Alex knows so many words that sometimes we have to spell them around him. His favorite TV show is Cops. Whenever it comes on, he can be in the other room, and as soon as he hears the start of it, he runs in and lies down right in front of the TV. I have had friends over here when this happens and they can't believe it. When there is a K9 unit on TV, he always joins in the barking. He only does this when he hears the special bark that K9 units do. Alex is my best friend, and always will be.
 

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