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Trakr

by Hannah from Eden Prairie

"I always knew he'd be with me as long as I needed him," said James Symington in Thursday's Los Angeles Times.
Trakr and James (http://www.peoplepets.com/images/000183939.jpg)
Trakr and James (http://www.peoplepets.com/images/000183939.jpg)

My hero is a dog named Trakr. He’s a German Shepherd Police Dog. He was born in 1994, then died in April 2009. His handler was a police officer that adopted him when he had just joined the force.

Trakr is very valiant. He saved the last survivor of the 9/11 World Trade Center catastrophe. But he didn’t do it unaccompanied. Trakr and James Symington both found and saved him. Trakr was a police dog for the Halifax Regional Police Department. Trakr is number one in being valiant.

Trakr is a police dog. He was qualified in the Czech Republic and united with the Halifax Regional Police Department in 1995, at the age of 14 months. Trakr was in the department for 6 years, finding over 1 million dollars in illegal imports, also finding missing people and helping with arrests. Trakr is a great police dog.

Is Trakr the only heroic dog? No there are many more dogs and other animals around the world that have done something heroic too. I chose Trakr because he stood out to me the most. One example is that he was a police dog. Also he stood out because of the 9/11 accident. Trakr was my choice because of what he did.

Trakr, James, Deja-Vu, Solace, Valor, and Trustt (http://www.dogchannel.com/images/dailynews/0624-cloned-dogs.jpg)
Trakr, James, Deja-Vu, Solace, Valor, and Trustt (http://www.dogchannel.com/images/dailynews/0624-cloned-dogs.jpg)

Trakr and James Symington are very close on the job and off. James and Trakr both work for the same department of work; Czech Republic Police Department. They did many cases of work together, while still having a great human to dog relationship. They also have an off job bond as a family, playing with chew toys, and relaxing together. Trakr and James have a great bond.

Trakr has been cloned for his heroic deeds. There were 5 puppies cloned from him. Their names were Deja-Vu, Prodigy, Valor, Solace, and Trustt. The process went perfectly. He was cloned at a South Korean lab called BioArts. Trakr was the first dog to have ever tried the process, but not shortly after another dog was cloned for its good deeds. Trakr was cloned for good performance on the force.

I chose Trakr for his good performance. I chose him because he helped out in one of the most famous catastrophes. Also I chose him because I love German Shepherds and Police Dogs. Last of all I chose him because I’ve heard of stories about him even before I looked up heroic dogs. That’s why I chose Trakr the heroic German Shepherd police dog.

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Last edited 6/9/2010 12:00:00 AM

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ABC. "ABC News." [Online] Available http://abcnews.go.com. 2010.