Photo by Leslee Bassman
Photo courtesy Devin MonkIn August, the Lakeway Police Department added Cory, a 2-year-old Belgian malinois, and in September, Orka, a 6-year-old German shepherd, to the Lakeway Police Department's first K-9 units.
Lakeway City Council approved the first dog, Cory, during its April 15 meeting. The narcotics-detecting dog is handled by Officer Sam Smith, who said Cory's first year of care and food were donated by area veterinarians and a local vendor.
Orka, also a narcotics-detecting dog, was donated to the Lakeway Police Department by the Austin Police Department and is handled by Officer Wendy Kanzenbach, Police Chief Todd Radford said. Cory was purchased from a vendor in San Antonio, he said.
Lakeway officers work 12-hour shifts on opposite days in order to put one dog on the streets on most days, Radford said.
