Officer Jason Parce takes Cairo for a run with his two other dogs, Chester and JJ, along the wild mile in Bigfork. Although he has had the two labs far longer, Cairo naturally positions himself closes to Parce as a protective measure.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)
May 14, 2018
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May 14, 2018 11:35 a.m.
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Statistics show that police dogs experience their peak performance between 5 and 10 years old. Cairo, the Kalispell Police K-9, has recently finished a strong first year. But his handler, Officer Jason Parce, is keeping his eyes not on what Cairo is now, but on what he has the potential become.