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- So I won absent defender of the month

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because of our work in
the deployed location,

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responding to the...

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(dog panting)

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So this is Riki.

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(laughing)

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(high energy rock music)

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- He's my first dog

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and since I've become a handler.

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So by the time I got
here on my appointment,

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we've been together for
about a year and a half.

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(high energy rock music)

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- You know it's like,

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our days are so varied here.

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No brawl, just is I'll
come in, in the morning.

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We'll start off by working
out the vehicle search area,

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making sure the Marshal vehicles coming

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on base aren't transporting
exposes or narcotics,

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we're able to respond as needed.

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(high energy rock music)

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About midday, we'll start
doing different foot patrols.

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It'll consist of like

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either walking the perimeter of the base.

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It'll be walking throughout the day.

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(lighthearted guitar music)

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- So some of the things that set him apart

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from other dogs is I
describe him as (indistinct),

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a two-year old puppy trapped
in a six year old body.

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(high energy rock music)

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- I'm very thankful for being
able to be Riki's handler.

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So I was assigned to canine straight

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from the Canine school,
I was in processing,

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they showed me all the dogs.

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And so when I saw Riki,

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I was like, immediately I wanted him.

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Gunfire, gunfire, gunfire.

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(high energy rock music)

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(indistinct)

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(gun shots fired)

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I can be like exhausted
and tired and drained

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and Riki is right there
to, he motivates me.

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You know, I lose words
about how much I'm thankful

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to be on his handler.

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(high energy rock music)