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Schuyler County Sheriff's Office 106 Tenth Street Unit 2 Watkins Glen, New York 14891 (607)535-8222 Schuyler County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit
Schuyler County K-9 Vehicle's The Schuyler County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit is composed of two teams, Deputy Andrew Zeigler with K-9's Basha and Teaka, and Sergeant Matthew Maloney with K-9 Niko. Both teams are transported by two, 2003 Chevy Tahoes, which were purchased as part of a narcotics grant. The Schuyler County Sheriff's K-9 Teams are run solely on community donations. Deputy Zeigler handles both K-9 Basha and K-9 Teaka. Basha is a10 year old black lab, which is trained in both tracking and narcotics, and is New York State Certified in both fields. K-9 Teaka is a 1 1/2 year old Shepard, who is trained and certified in tracking. Sergeant Maloney handles K-9 Niko. Niko is a 5-year-old German Shepard who is trained in tracking, narcotics, and handler protection, and is New York State Certified in all fields. Both K-9 teams formally train at least every two weeks in Yates County, with a Master Trainer. This is done in addition to the numerous hours of maintenance training that is conducted at home. Each year, both K-9 teams attend the Yates County Sheriff's Department K-9 Seminar. At the seminar the Teams train with expert trainers from across the country. The K-9 Unit of the Sheriff's Department is available 24 hours a day, and can be called to perform many tasks including: Tracking/Searches: K-9's are trained to track and find people, whether they are lost people, missing children or suspects of crimes. Narcotics Searches: Both K-9's are trained to find marihuana, cocaine, methamphetamines, and heroin. The Teams train in homes, warehouses, and vehicles, but are also used in schools, and make routine searches of the jail. Handler Protection: K-9 Niko, and soon K-9 Teaka, are trained in handler protection, or what is commonly referred to as "bite work" In this capacity K-9's are used to protect their handler from being attacked. They are also used to apprehend fleeing criminals. Demonstrations: Both K-9 teams participate in demonstrations for various groups, schools and organizations. The Teams look forward to bringing the dogs out and showing the public what a great resource the Sheriff's Department has. If you would like to know more about the K-9 Unit or are part of an organization that would like to schedule a demonstration, please feel free to call Sergeant Maloney at 607-535-8222.
Deputy Zeigler with Basha and Teaka
Sgt Maloney with Niko
Deputy Zeigler doing some bite work with Teaka
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