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>> ready, begin. >> that's what we appreciate is they're willing to come out here and essentially sacrifice the next seven, eight years of their career. they won't be able to get promoted. they won't be able to be reassigned any other specialty unit. they'll be working with this dog extensively for that time period. >> you've got to have ten more in you. come on, come on. >> it's a really hard decision. somebody here is going to be excited when it's over. for the others there's going to be a certain level of dejection because of the fact they want this badly. >> keep going. don't stop. once yo...

And the marparticular weapons system and you've talked about defensive tactics. any particular areas in your training you had with martin county? >> i'm kind of unique because every time i take on a position, i try and find an ininstructor' course for it because i'm of the mind-set if you learn to teach it you can perform it a little better. when i became a canine handler, ways very vested into the position. i became a canine team instructor. each and every weapons system we have, to a cubuton to -- being those little key ring things. those are little impact weapons, little batons. up to and i...

You look inside the cells. make sure that the inmate population is not doing anything they're not supposed to. >> since drugs are frequently smuggled into this jail, specially-trained canine units are brought in to find them. corporal perez is the canine handler for miami-dade corrections and frequently conducts cell searches with his dog, sandy. >> we found a pound one day. another day we did, like, three quarters of a pound of marijuana here. so it is coming in. from itty-bitty amounts, one tenth of a gram, up to a pound. >> often the k-9 searches turn up other dangerous contraband. >> this ...

>> brian: what a good idea. let's talk about that because police in cleveland are using the cadaver dogs, like the ones we have here. joining us now is michael, director of canine training and joe, an explosive detection canine handler and that is freedom. also making a guest appearance. michael, what's the role of the dogs in a situation like this? >> the role of the dog in this situation would be as being used for evidentiary purposes. i believe when the investigators develop leads, then the information will be provided to the canine handler and then he'll be able to deploy his dog searching...

Because of the fact they want this badly. >> keep going. don't stop. once you stop, you're done. five more. come on, come on, come on. >> the next phase of the competition is the most anticipated. sergeant gary herman is a canine handler for the hillsborough county sheriff's office. he's here to give the deputies an opportunity to interact with his patrol dog, stitch, and to experience the strength of his jaws. just as a fleeing suspect would. >> that's what job is about, it's about doing different things, exciting things. i like to feel the adrenaline. it's great. >> you know you have a prote...