October 17, 2016 at 1:45 pm
K9 Team Spotlight: Warden Chad Roberston and K9 Oakley
Warden Chad Robertson began his career with the Maine Warden Service in 2013 and currently patrols the Skowhegan district. One of the newest K9 team members, Warden Robertson joined in March 2016 and began working with his K9 partner Oakley.
K9 Oakley is a 2 year old chocolate labrador retriever with a strong drive and eagerness to learn his new job. Oakley is a very strong swimmer and enjoys time in the water both during training and on his days off. Warden Robertson and K9 Oakley are working hard to become certified in article search, tracking, hasty search, obedience and area search.
Warden Robertson loves working with his new K9 partner and is looking forward to being able to help find persons lost in the Maine woods and assist other wardens in locating evidence to help solve cases.
Warden Robertson and K9 Oakley practice helicopter load/drops at a training this past summer[/caption]
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K9 Oakley trains in evidence detection at a team training earlier this year[/caption]
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K9 handlers use GPS tracking collars to retain search information and maintain location of their K9 partners[/caption]