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w <br />'iK€irr A <br />*• f •• ♦ • ra •*c5**’'r <br />Date: f-eoruarv 21. i/vi <br />To:Marr Dernhardscn , Cif.- Ac.r.i: .-sir nt or <br />From: flel *'iib — ^i <br />Re;O-fficer rxscnenic.n ana Canine t-roaram - uoaate <br />1 have checl'ed with Minneapolis Canine Oepartmenc and nave <br />been assured cnac Barcn will ae ei tner ^epL dy ciie <br />Minneapolis Police Depar tir.ent and trained .'urtner in their <br />training program to be issued to another handler at a -future <br />date, or “ji 11 be gi'/en to someone as e: a ov?‘"d don or <br />as a personal campanion. -/ie nave r^ao several oeopie <br />approach the Departmer.c as to keoDir.j Z.aron ir jt .d <br />possible. One person inquiring is Gfiicer Riri- ' arni<T and <br />another is Jan Ftyan, worthing with Scouts, ana uses to nave <br />shepherds before. I have assured them we will teen in touch <br />with them if Minneapolis needs to find a pi a-;:-? ft;" t-.i-r-' to <br />live out the rest ot his davs. <br />.a • <br />In checking witn Officer ;-iachenicn s scneouie ana lOOKing <br />at the proposed 13 weak training time, we i*'Ouia oe in a <br />position where we would ha.'^e to ce-'er a echeduie two davs <br />each week of the 10 davs he would go -for trainina. Trii <br />however, is a question that would have to be more <br />specifically answered at the time as Dan <br />power shift, that is working from Tom to <br />able to be adjusted so that he would not <br />Fi«ohenirh is on a <br />3am. chat mioht be <br />have to be covered <br />by overtime for four days. <br />At this time, it is hard to <br />out, but certainly if he is <br />I would certainly feel rhat <br />time whether we wished to oo <br />tell how the new dog might work <br />unable to be trained drug work, <br />we could make a decision at that <br />throLiQh the process of training <br />another dog, or just continue on with iiim as a craul.er and <br />an aid to our enforcement effort. I did recommend that we <br />continue with the program. Dan Fischenich was just at a <br />“Blue and Bold" dinner with 350 young cniioren in <br />attendance. They were overwhelmed bv the dog and Dan's <br />appearance and I do feel it is a very strong public <br />relations value, as well as beinq an assist to our <br />Department in our law enforcement efforts. <br />I am enclosing a copy of an article in "Changing Times" <br />magazine that indicates a shepherd can run as much as T1500 <br />or more, and that the training can run up to ^3000. I think <br />we have a good value in the present training program as we <br />had Dan and the dog and his training for ^(1400 plus Dan's <br />time. Also, the article indicates thdt our ballpark figures <br />on food and lodging are in line with nationwide standards. <br />■ f, •i.i.-i.A..-.