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New name. >> we changes the name from elmo. her name is now bensha, which is the name on her genealogy that came from amsterdam. >> after a competitive selection process deputy timothy bickerstaff was chosen as bensha's handler. >> sit. good girl. >> she's now living with him and his family. >> she's a great dog, very loving. she took to me right away. always looking around for me any time i leave. she loves the family already. with the limited amount of time i have had her around them has been great. there's been no problems at all. >> today bensha will take on her first official assignment. ...

>> good. welcome back again. >> thank you, sir. >> this process will end at some point. i promise you. >> sounds good, sir. >> colonel jim previtera has called bickerstaff to his office for one final discussion. >> this thing has got to work. this program's got to work. so 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. and i got no doubt at all. but at the same time the other thing that's glaringly apparent to all of us, not only the fact that you could do this job and do it well but th...

Career into this dog for the next seven or eight years. >> 14 deputies assigned to the jail have applied to be elmo's handler. after a series of in-depth interviews, 11 of them have moved on to the physical fitness portion of the selection process. >> we're going to do the mile and a half. once you're done, come over, do push-ups, we'll do sit-ups and then we'll turn you over to the canine handlers. all right? all right. good luck. give it your all. >> we're looking for the total package. all the deputies out here are outstanding deputies. >> 12:21. 12:21, bickerstaff, remember your time. >> j...

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