COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The Branch County Sheriff’s Department has a new deputy on the job as Sheriff John Pollack recently swore in a 1 1/2 year old bloodhound by the name of Nyx.
Nyx joins the department to assist with search and rescue calls.
She is a scent-specific trailing bloodhound, specially trained to help police departments on search and rescue missions.
Nyx was certified in Kentucky with Kentucky Scent Tracking Air Rescue. With this certification, she was able to go on her first search for a missing person when she was only 10 months old. She provided the correct information to locate a missing woman.
Pollack says, “We’re thrilled to have Nyx join our department. Her skills will be a huge addition to our search and rescue teams”.
Nyx lives with her handler, Jackie Harris, who is also a volunteer deputy with the department.
Harris began training Nyx when she was just eight weeks old.
Nyx’s older sister, Xenia, has been deputized with the Branch County Sheriff’s Office for over five years and has been on over 100 searches in the tri-state area, helping to rescue many missing people.
With Nyx’s swearing in, she is immediately available to assist the Branch County Sheriff’s Office on their search and rescue calls.
Donations to help the Sheriff Service Dogs, can go to the Supporters of the Branch County Sheriff’s Office Fund at the Branch County Community Foundation, and designate your donation to the K-9 Program, www.brcofoundation.org.
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