Getting a police dog from overseas can be expensive, but the Fort Worth Police Department saved a lot of taxpayer money and saved a life by rescuing from the city's shelter.
The story of Fort Worth's latest K-9 begins in the halls of Fort Worth Animal Control's Chuck & Brenda Silcox Animal Care & Adoption Center.
"I asked them, 'Do you have any high-energy dogs?' Just kind of as a joke," Fort Worth officer Kristopher Thompson said.
Thompson said "Rock" quickly passed the test to go from shelter dog to K-9 narcotics officer.
"It's been very valuable in our fight against the fentanyl crisis," Thompson said. "He can alert to heroin, methamphetamine, crack cocaine, powder cocaine, and marijuana."
