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All right. normally you look for cracks on the bars, check the bars, check the locks, make sure everything is secured. 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-bi...

The finalists considered for the new role of canine handler at the hillsborough county jail. >> what's up, man. >> hey, sir. >> how are you? >> good. welcome back again. >> thanks. >> this process will end at some point. i promise you. >> sounds good, sir. >> colonel jim previtera called bickerstaff to his office for one final discussion. >> this thing has gorkt. this program has got work. i wanted to make sure we had the right person. it's clear to all of us that you have what it takes to do this job and to make it work and to be successful. i got no doubt at all, but at the same time, the ot...

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 protecting suit on, still, it gets through the suit. it gets your skin. it's like little pinches and it hurts. there's my battle scars. >> i'm feeling a little bit o...

>> 12:21, 12:21, remember your time. >> just the fact that they're out here shows their level of commitment. >> 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...

>> 12:21, 12:21, remember your time. >> just the fact that they're out here shows their level of commitment. >> 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...