vest for a number of police dogs in the area. >> this guy right here was named in honor of anderson cooper. that's a.c. >> thanks to spike's k-9 fund, officer mcniff's new k-9 officer has the vest that krueger did not. >> what's cool is he's wearing the vest that you provided for the dogs, so that bulletproof vest he wears it to work every day. >> jimmy somehow convinced know suit up so i could experience the power and discipline of these dogs. >> i got him. >> let's get up. feel how intimate that is? he's talking to you. >> and anderson joins me now. intimate, that's how they described it. >> yeah. it's just so surreal, you know. this dog was just nice one moment, and the dog was looking right at you. it's really intense. >> the dog named after you. >> yes, a.c. >> a.c. in all the years i've known you, you take reporter involvement in these stories to a whole different level, including in this particular piece which