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Lights, Camera, Action !! It’s not every day that you see a film crew shooting scenes for a movie here in Ely, let alone a specialized K9 tasked with protecting the production crew, actors, and their assets while they’re in town.
K9 Sadie, who’s tasked with this crucial job, is a 1.5 year old single - purpose detection dog with First Defense K9 LLC- a Minnesota based company who trains and deploys these specific type of working K9s across the country. Offering their services in a non-intrusive manner to ensure the safety of various events, facilities, locations and the public. These K9s and their handlers work alongside local law enforcement and security personnel as a force multiplier. To supplement their work and reinforce their efforts.
“ Utilizing detection dogs as a way to secure infrastructures and safeguard public (and private) organizations just makes sense. It makes them a harder target.” Said Austin E. Schaefer, owner and K9 handler with First Defense K9 LLC. Who’s also a Vermilion Community College’s law enforcement program alumnus.
“It’s a very proactive approach to the various growing safety concerns in today’s world. “
In addition to detecting dangerous contraband and defending against criminal activity, these working dogs also serve as a deterrent wherever they are deployed because people who see them don’t know what they are fully capable of locating in most cases and think twice about their decisions to cause potential harm.
In addition, First Defense K9 LLC offers various detection services and risk mitigation solutions that cater to educational facilities, concerts, medical centers, places of worship, political functions, public events, sports arenas, and more.
They also offer K9 and handler training programs for law enforcement, security K-9 units, and government agency’s with specific working dog needs.
To learn more about First Defense K9 LLC please visit them on the web at https://firstdefensek9mn. com Or on Facebook and Instagram at FIRST_DEFENSE_K9_ LLC
