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Pit bull police dog will be in rare company upon K9 school graduation

In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015 photo, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., police officer Justin Bruzgul runs with Kiah on an obstacle course at K9 school in Stone Ridge, N.Y. Kiah, a two-and-a-half year old pit bull, will soon join the Poughkeepsie Police Department as a crime-fighting, drug-sniffing police dog, a move that advocates of the breed say will counter the stereotypical image of the dog as a dangerous breed beloved by criminals. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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Credit: Mike Groll

In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015 photo, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., police officer Justin Bruzgul runs with Kiah on an obstacle course at K9 school in Stone Ridge, N.Y. Kiah, a two-and-a-half year old pit bull, will soon join the Poughkeepsie Police Department as a crime-fighting, drug-sniffing police dog, a move that advocates of the breed say will counter the stereotypical image of the dog as a dangerous breed beloved by criminals. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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Nov 13, 2015

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A pit bull rescued from a shelter in Texas will be in rare company upon completing K9 graduation school Friday.

Kiah (pronounced KY-uh) will be just one of a handful of pit bulls that serves in law enforcement throughout the entire country, according to News 10 in Albany, New York.

A Texas company that trains police dogs collaborated with two other animal welfare groups to get the dog trained and on the Poughkeepsie Police Department staff, the report said. Their goal was to show that not all are violent.

The dog's officer possesses the friendly, hardworking and energetic qualities necessary to make for a good K9 officer.

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