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Harrington
Hello, my name is Harrington. I am a chocolate Lab. I was born on April 24,
2006, in a prison in New York.
A group of prisoners raised me in a program called Puppies Behind Bars. In the
program, I learned how to behave, how to search for my toys, how to sit, and
lay down.
When I was 10 months old, I was picked to come to the CIA to
be a member of the K-9 unit. When I first met my partner, K-9 Officer Paul, we
hit it off from the start. Training to find explosives was a lot like finding
my toy. When I find it, I sit. The training started out simple and got harder
and harder as the training went on.
When I first went home with my partner, I got to meet my new
family and some new friends. The first friend I met was Maggie; she used to
work with Officer Paul. Then I met his two cats, Smokie and Jerry. They swat at
my tail and ignore me most of the time. Then I met my Officer Paul’s wife and
his two sons.
I love to be at home with my family. I play hide and seek
with the boys or with Maggie. And every now and then, if I am good, my mom will
give me and Maggie treats, so I always keep an eye on her.
What we do is very important. If you see us working, ask
our human partners if it’s OK before you come pet us and say “hi.”
Posted: Oct 31, 2007 03:06 PM
Last Updated: Oct 31, 2007 04:17 PM
Last Reviewed: Oct 31, 2007 03:06 PM