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Georgias Department of Public Safety is adding 12 new K-9 officers. The dogs and their handlers got badges Thursday at the governors mansion in Atlanta, with first lady Marty Kemp

Georgia's Department of Public Safety is adding 12 new K-9 officers. The dogs and their handlers got badges Thursday at the governor's mansion in Atlanta, with first lady Marty Kemp providing dog treats.

Rex, an eager and energetic German shepherd, was languishing in an animal shelter last year when a friend spotted the dog and called Marty Kemp. He's now one of the Georgia's newest K-9 officers.

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Rex, an eager and energetic German shepherd, was languishing in a Georgia animal shelter last year when a friend spotted the dog and called Marty Kemp, the wife of Gov. Brian Kemp and an avid animal lover.

Georgias Department of Public Safety is adding 12 new K-9 officers. The dogs and their handlers got badges Thursday at the governors mansion in Atlanta, with first lady Marty Kemp

Rex, a spiritied and enthusiastic German shephard, was discovered suffering in a Georgia animal shelter until he and 11 other dogs recieved badges to join the Georgia State Patrol.

Georgias Department of Public Safety is adding 12 new K-9 officers. The dogs and their handlers got badges Thursday at the governors mansion in Atlanta, with first lady Marty Kemp

GSP troopers, police and deputies from various counties saluted Figo, the K-9 that was shot in the line of duty in Clayton County on Friday. He died in Sandy Springs