Congratulations to Calvin Jeffcoat (left), with Leah, and Bret Neal, with Dino, for their performance in the USPCA National Canine Trials!

Security Police Officer (SPO) Calvin Jeffcoat with canine Leah, and SPO Bret Neal and canine Dino, recently competed in the United States Police Canine Association’s (USPCA) 2008 National Police Dog I Trials held in Raleigh, N.C.

DOE-SR canine handlers are members of the USPCA in Region 2, with Region 2 sending 31 canine teams to the trials. There were 112 canine teams from 18 different states and 57 different police agencies competing in the USPCA trials. SPO Jeffcoat and Leah were the highest scoring canine team in Region 2. SPO Neal and Dino were the third highest scoring canine team for the region.

SPO Jeffcoat and Leah obtained National Patrol Dog certification for USPCA, and earned 1st Place in Agility with a perfect score of 60 points! In addition, they finished in 12th place overall with a score of 667.67 out of 700 points.

SPO Neal and Dino also obtained National Patrol Dog Certification for USPCA, and earned 5th Place in Obedience with a score of 115.67 out of 120 points! They finished in 22nd Place overall with a total score of 651.00 out of 700 points.

SPO Jeffcoat and SPO Neal also finished in 4th place on a four-man team with two other canine teams from North Carolina.
Congratulations to both canine teams on a job well done!