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Marathon County sheriff’s office describes self-funded K9 program, training and community support
Summary
Marathon County Sheriff's Office told the Public Safety Committee its K9 program is entirely donor-funded, operates five patrol dogs plus a therapy dog, and faces ongoing costs including roughly $18,000 for a dog-and-handler training package.
Lieutenant Troy Dylor of the Marathon County Sheriff's Office told the Public Safety Committee on Sept. 9 that the county's K9 unit is self-funded and relies on community donations and local foundations for equipment, training and new dogs.
The program began in February 2013 after a long hiatus, Dylor said, and has grown from two dogs at startup to five patrol dogs currently on duty plus a sixth therapy dog used by the county's crisis response team. "The program is funded, solely by, itself funded," Dylor said, adding the unit does not use county tax-levy dollars for K9 operations.
Deputy Hoffman, a two-year K9 handler who presented…
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