Times-Advocate, 1983-03-30, Page 13Constable and canine
OPP Constable Glenn
O'Rourke and his partner are
together 24 hours a day. They
work together and live
together. Together they
travel in an OPP cruiser,
search an old factory for a
' suspected cache of mari-
juana, or follow the trail of a
lost child through an eight -
foot -high corn field on a hot
summer day.
The two were guests of an
assembly of Zurich and area
Brownies, Cubs, Scouts, their
families and friends, at the
Zurich Public School last
Tuesday evening.
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per was the centre of atten-
tion. Trapper is a five -and -
one -half year old, alert, in-
telligent, beautifully marked
85 pound purebred male Ger-
man Shepherd.
Constable O'Rourke,
originally from Dashwood
and a graduate of SHDHS,
told his audience what hap-
pened after he volunteered for
the canine division of the OPP
nine years ago, and became
half of one of the force's 15
man and dog teams.
All training is done at the
Mount Forest division. Once
constable and canine are mat-
ched, each trains his own dog.
In 14 weeks of bAsic training
a dog is taught to sit, stay, lie
down, come, walk and heel.
The police dogs are also
taught obstacle jumping.
O'Rourke explained that a
man would soon be worn out
if he had to lift his dog over
fences, across ditches, and
around other obstacles en-
countered in the line of duty.
Next comes seven weeks of
training the dog to follow pro-
gressively more difficult
trails. First the team :oto the
are constant companions
edge of a bush or similar ter-
ritory. While another
policeman holds the dog, his
partner hides three to four
hundred feet away. The dog's
choke chain and leash is ex-
changed for a canvas track-
ing harness, worn only when
the animal is looking for a
human. The dog responds
with alacrity to the order to
find the friend who has been
with him constantly at work
and at home.
Gradually the dog learns to
follow older tracks, through
o ' ' n fields :: an ' cha
ZURICH HORSE CLUB - Zurich 4-H horse club leader John Geiger demonstrates
hoof -trimming to club members Ian Thiel, Johh Parke, Brian Thiel, Sharon Thiel and
Caroline Tichner. Stewart Thiel's Haflinger pony is the centre of attention.
ing terrain. Snow assists
tracking; the scent sticks in
the footprints. Weather is a
major factor in determining
how long a scent remains. A
hazy, dewy morning is ideal,
but tracking under a hot sun
in a high wind is almost
impossible.
One Cub asked if dogs could
hide in trees and jump down
on a suspect. O'Rourke
replied that dogs don't climb
trees, but a criminal hiding
there would make the job of
finding him all the easier, as
his scent would fall like dust
from th tree.
The dogs area used tofind
lost hunters or tourists, the
very young or very old who
have wandered asyay, and
"bad guys" who have just
committed a crime, or left the
confines of the two prisons in
nearby Guelph.
The emphasis is on tracking
rather than attacking. In the
18 years the OPP has had a
canine division, their dogs
have been commanded to at-
tack only 10 times, and each
was a life or death situation.
While describing how dogs
are trained to search out il-
legal drugs, O'Rourke
digresseu momentarily to
warn his listeners of the
serious physical damage
marijuana does to the heart,
lungs and brain, and the
severe penalties for unlawful
possession.
OPP dogs search places,
not people.
All training is made to seem
like fun and games to the dog.
A 15 to 20 minute session is
followed by 10 minutes of
play. Praise and repetition
are the handler's chief tools.
The OPP does not breed its
own dogs, but obtains them
from families where they
have been pets. The animals
are selected at 18 months of
age, and must be purebred
male German Shepherds.
(O'Rourke said the behavior
of females in heat would be
unpredictable, and males are
usually larger than females.)
Gun-shy dogs are not
accepted.
OPP dogs are usually kept
in service until they are nine
or 10. When an animal can no
longer keep up physically
(and tracking is very deman-
ding work), he is retired and
kept as a pet by his handler.
Many canines have been in-
jured on duty and unable -to
work any longer, but only one
has been killed on active
service.
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While O'Rourke talked and
answered questions, Trapper
stole the spotlight by tracking
down a large wad of gum left
on the gym floor and proceed-
ed to put it to its intended use.
Just as O'Rourke, suddenly
iware of what was going on,
reached down to take his
prize away, Trapper swallow-
ed the whole thing with a
mighty gulp
Which proves dogs need no
training to learn some tricks.
March 30, 1983 Pogo 13
Zurich Lions
Club
will be doing a
door-to-door
CANVASS
for
The Cancer
Society
Mon., April 4
Starting at
5:30 p.m.
HIGH JUMP - OPP Constable Glenn O'Rourke shows
the Zurich area Brownies, Cubs and Scouts how his part
ner Trapper can jump obstacles.
olden
Everyone here takes this
opportunity to wish all of you
a joyous eater.
March being as unpredicta-
ble as it is, it might very well
go out like a lion.
Residents are still enjoying
the Monday evening movies.
The residents in the craft
room have been very busy
trying to complete their
Easter orders. '
We regret that Mrs. Bella
Snell is a patient in St.
Joseph's Hospital, London.
Mrs. Helen Schultz is still in
South Huron Hospital,
/mpie3
Exeter.
Bingo was played Friday
evening, followed by
refreshments.
The sympathy offresidents
and staff is extended to the
family of the late Miss May
Jones.
Residents enjoyed the
presence of the Zurich Men-
nonite Choir on Sunday mor-
ning when they presented the
Easter message m song.
Rev. M. Mellecke,
Dashwood Lutheran Church,
conducted the Sunday even-
ing chapel service.
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Emmanuel
United Church
REV. B. LAING
B.A. B. Div.
Organist
Mrs. E. Grace Martin
Wed. Mar. 30 - 8:00 p.m.
Second in a series on Know Your
faith at Doshwood U.C.
Thurs. Mar. 31 - 7:30 p.m.
Choir Practice
Fri. Apr. 1 - 11:15 o.m.
Good Friday Service
Sot. Apr. 2 - 11:00 a m.
Bake Sale at Ed Gascho's store
Sunday, April 3
7:30 a.m. Easter Sunrise Service
of Doshwood U.C.
8:15 a.m. Breakfast at Dashwood
followed by 'Talk back'
11:15 a.m. Easter Family Commu-
nion Service at Zurich U.C. The
Sunday School will be involved in
the service.
Everyone welcome
Zurich Mennonite
Church
Pastor
CLAYTON KUEPFER
Friday, April 1 -10:00 a.m.
Good Friday Service
Sunday, April 3
7:45 o.m.'Eoster Sunrise
'Breakfast
9:45 a.m. - Sunday Churc(1
School
11:00 a.m. • Worship Service
(Holy Communion)
8:00 p.m. Easter Cantata by
Church Choir
Wed. 8:00 p.m. Adult and Youth
Bible Study and Prayer Service
Meditation •
For I know that my redeemer
liveth and that He shall stand at
the latter day upon the earth.
Job. 19:25
Because He lives, 1 can tote
tomorrow.
St. Peter's
Lutheran Church
REV. CARL ONOFRIO
Vice Pastor
Organist
Mrs. Christine Eagleson B.M.A.
Sunday, April 3
10:00 o.m. - Worship Service
10:45 a.m. - Sunday School
There is a nursery for small
children which is supervised dur-
ing the worship service.
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