Nashua ‘rescue’ dog takes part in training
One local dog among the attendees of last week’s K-9 officer training at the New Hampton Fire Department is a rescue.After testing “Duke” for his drive, Midwest K-9 in Pleasant Hill determined the yellow Labrador retriever was fit to be a K-9, said his handler, Senior Officer Stephen Johnson with the Nashua Police Department.“I’ve always loved dogs,” said the mild-mannered Johnson. He has had his current pet German shepherd for three years.— For more on this story, see the May 15 New Hampton Tribune and May 17 Nashua Reporter.