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DNR ranger brings K-9 skills to life for OTC students
K-9 'Smoke' shows off his heightened sense of smell
K-9 Smoke visits OTC
Ranger First Class Jack Thain with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources was the gueat speaker last week at a class in the Fish & Wildlife Management program at Ogeechee Technical College. (Photo courtesy Ogeechee Technical College)
Students in the Fish & Wildlife Management program at Ogeechee Technical College recently got a firsthand look at the power of professional K-9 training, thanks to a visit from Ranger First Class Jack Thain and his K-9 partner, "Smoke," along with Ranger Matthew Ubbink. The visit from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources ranger began in the classroom, where students learned about Smoke's specialized training to detect a range of items, including game animals like deer and ducks, firearms, and even people or artifacts that don't belong in the woods.
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