Vader was Australia's most fearless police dog. This is his story.
In Part 2 of I Catch Killers, Gary Jubelin sits back down with retired Queensland dog handler David Raymond, who spent 36 years in the job, 26 years in the Dog Squad
Vader tracked offenders for 3-4 hours through dense cane fields, found 7 fugitives hiding in one night when no human team could, and once held onto a wanted criminal by the thigh while David punched the driver through the window of a moving 4WD to stop him.
David also breaks down the jobs that didn't go to plan, ramming the wrong red Holden ute while chasing an armed hold-up offender 80km south of Cairns, and arriving at a bloody scene that looked like a murder but wasn't, plus what the harness, booties, and heat management really mean for dog welfare, why a dog can sense fear and adrenaline before a handler can see it.
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