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Natural Resources Dogs, Officers Track as a Team

Officer Tim Pheabus gets his dog, Ruddy, ready to work with a snap collar, the sound of which signifies to Ruddy that it is time to track. (Photo by CNS' Aleksandra Robinson)

One day a month, the dogs and officers in the Maryland Department of Natural Resources train together. The dogs are trained to find: hikers who are missing, or people who have been hunting or fishing illegally. Some are even trained to find cadavers.

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