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Officer Jason Parce playing tug of war with Cairo during drug sniffiing training. “This is when he is most happy,” said Parce. For Cairo, the reward isn’t in finding the drugs, it is in the fun of playing that comes after. Parce has made certain that in all his trainings with Cairo there is only ever positive reinforcement, which is part of the larger training that the two are working always working on: trust. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)

Officer Jason Parce playing tug of war with Cairo during drug sniffiing training. “This is when he is most happy,” said Parce. For Cairo, the reward isn’t in finding the drugs, it is in the fun of playing that comes after. Parce has made certain that in all his trainings with Cairo there is only ever positive reinforcement, which is part of the larger training that the two are working always working on: trust. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)

May 14, 2018

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Servingtogether
May 14, 2018 11:35 a.m.

Servingtogether

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.