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Bloodhound tracks down job with state patrol

Published 06/10/07


Dixie was a hound without a home and with a tale that matched her mournful face.

Erin Cox — The Capital Maryland State Trooper Rick Kelly reunites K9 bloodhound Dixie with her former owner, 13-year-old Connor Summers. State police trainers say Dixie could become one of the best tracking dogs they’ve ever had.
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The year-old bloodhound narrowly escaped the pound and found brief refuge with Connor Summers, 13, and his family in St. Mary's County.

But it didn't take long until Dixie's slobber, stench and strong-willed bloodhound personality led her to law enforcement.

"I wasn't about to let her go to the pound," Connor's father Jeff Summers said, explaining why his family donated the dog to the Maryland State Patrol despite his son's objections. "It hurt him pretty good when we gave her away."

Friday, Dixie was among seven graduates from the...

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