Officer McCarter & Chino
Chino was born in the Czech Republic, where he was raised to compete in Schutzhund competitions and holds a title for "Schutzhund 1". Chino was selected and imported, through the assistance of Master Trainer William Scribner, of the Connecticut Police Work Dog Association (C.P.W.D.A.).
In April 2009, Chino came to America to get ready to train as a Police Dog. It started when he was picked up by his partner, Officer McCarter. This was just in time for them to start an intense 8-week Police K-9 course that was hosted by C.P.W.D.A.
The days were long and filled with a lot of training. The training areas varied to give class as much exposure to new areas as possible. Each day they would train in drug searches, tracking, building searches, K-9 socialization, bite work, and obedience. Master Trainer Scribner and Trainer Bradshaw were the primary instructors of this course. Through their dedication, Chino, as well as his classmates, excelled through this course.
After 8 weeks were completed and a graduation ceremony took place, Officer McCarter and Chino were ready to go on the road. Chino was made an official member of the Cromwell Police in July 2009, when he was sworn in and was paw printed at the Cromwell Town Hall.
Chino lives with Officer McCarter where he is a member of the McCarter family off duty. Officer McCarter works at night due to night being the time when most K-9's are most commonly used. Training with Chino is constant. Officer McCarter goes to monthly training with Chino to work with C.P.W.D.A. trainers and also does regular training while at work when they have a chance. Officer McCarter and Chino go out of town, at times, to assist other police departments when needed as well as patrol Cromwell.
If you have any questions about Chino you can email Officer McCarter here.
