Robert Strand This is Me

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1. 1. www.wday.com

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   Published on: 7/15/2008   Last Visited: 7/15/2008

   When deputies arrived, they set up a perimeter based on where the suspects were last seen and asked for help from the Detroit Lakes Police Department K-9 team of officer Robert Strand and his dog, Macho.

2. 2. Detroit Lakes Police Department

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   Published on: 2/17/2006   Last Visited: 1/26/2008

   In 2004, Officer Robert Strand was teamed with K-9 "Chase" and began patrol of our streets just before the summer tourist season.
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   Officer Robert Strand attended a special school down in North Carolina in the late fall of 2006 to get paired with another dog."Macho" is a three year old German Sheperd imported from England and was purchased from Ocard Knoll Kennel in Angier, NC.The school Strand attended was two weeks long.Strand trained with Macho and observed many of the things he has already been trained to do.

3. 3. Detroit Lakes Police Department

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   Published on: 6/26/2006   Last Visited: 1/26/2008

   Strand and Chase in Mahnomen County.
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   Police officer Robert Strand, who was Chase's handler, is unsure why the four-year-old dog died.Since January, Chase has had periodic bouts with diarrhea, but would recover with treatment.Chase was sick again Tuesday, so Strand took him in for examination and treatment.About an hour after leaving Chase, the hospital staff contacted Strand to say Chase had died shortly after being X-rayed.
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   Chase was a friendly dog, and enjoyed being petted by neighborhood kids living next to and near Strand and his family.
   
   His bark was always a familiar voice in the background for anyone who listened to a police scanner and heard Strand talking to the dispatcher or other officers.
   
   "When I was outside (at home), I could let him run around a little bit and not worry about him doing anything he wasn't supposed to," remarked Strand.
   
   Strand has two notebooks filled with the three years they worked together, and there are some memorable incidents.
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   Strand credited Chase for always watching his back and never questioning what he was asked to do.
   
   "He saved my butt on several occasions, where people were likely to fight or run.I told them, 'if you don't cooperate, I'm going to release the dog,' and people became compliant," said Strand.
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   Tim Eggebraaten, decided to pursue other police interests, which opened the K-9 position for Strand.
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   After attending a 12-week school in St. Paul, Strand and Chase began their duties with the department.The public - individuals, businesses and organizations - donated $24,000 to the program, with approximately $3,000 still in the fund.Strand said Central Market continued its pledge to provide Chase's food.
   
   Strand would like to continue the K-9 program, and will discuss that with Police Chief Kel Keena.
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   "If the city didn't have a canine program it would be taking a step back," said Strand."They are a real asset to us.It's just a matter of having the funding to continue the program."
   
   He thinks the department could get a trained police dog for field and narcotics work without having to return to the 12-week school taught by the St. Paul Police Department.
   
   "I've put the word out with the canine guys that are well known throughout the state that if they hear of something to keep us in mind," noted Strand.
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   Also, the department will determine whether to find a trained dog, which will require a minimum amount of schooling time by Strand and the new dog, or to go through the 12-week St. Paul school again.
   
   In the meantime, Strand must adjust to police and off-duty time without Chase.He vividly recalls many of Chase's habits, especially wagging his tail when it was time to go work, even Tuesday when he took the animal to the hospital.
   
   "If it was up to him, I wouldn't have had a day off," said Strand.