Benton County Sheriff Welcomes New K-9 Xander
Xander will make his first public appearance at the Benton County Sheriff's Office Annual Chili Cook-off this Sunday.
(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) — The Benton County Sheriff's Office welcomed their newest member, and second K-9, "Xander".
The handler, Deputy Greg Goller, attended a 240-hour basic academy course with Xander. This included obedience training, bite work, tracking, and verbal commands.
Xander is a three-year-old German Shephard Dog, born in the Netherlands. He is titled in Koninklijke Nederlandse Politiehond Vereniging, the Royal Dutch Police Dog Association and received extremely high scores in testing.
In the month he has been on patrol, Xander has been deployed 15 times. Xander's first capture occurred when he located a female who had run from a traffic stop near Monroe. That capture resulted in the seizure of a firearm, ammunition, and more than two pounds of methamphetamine.
Xander was bought with proceeds from last year's Chili Cook Off event. Approximately $12,000 was collected through the Sheriff's Foundation for the acquisition of Xander.
Sheriff Jackson is extremely pleased with the new addition.
"We have had incredible support from the community for our Office and our K-9 program". "We have local organizations such as the Corvallis Elks frequently check in to offer their support to ensure the K-9 program is successful".
Xander will make his first public appearance at the Benton County Sheriff's Office Annual Chili Cook-off this Sunday.
Source: Benton County Sheriff's Office
