VIENNA — Vienna City Council voted to purchase a K-9 officer for the Vienna Police Department with opioid litigation settlement funds and met with Wood County
Jul 20, 2021 / 06:41 PM EDT
REEDSVILLE, OH (WOWK) — Many police agencies use K9 officers to help them with everything from finding drugs to tracking suspects.
But before dogs are ready for the job they and their handlers go through extensive training.
Steve Heater is the owner and trainer at Pine Grove Kennels. He started training dogs when he was just 12 years old and he’s since made a career out of training dogs for law enforcement agencies in Ohio, West Virginia, and beyond.
Hak is a K9 officer for the Jackson County, West Virginia Sheriff’s Department. Before getting matched with his partner Deputy Brandon Thompson, Hak was trained at Pine Grove Kennels in Reedsville, OH.