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Majo is on the Job with Thurmont Police

James Rada, Jr.

Watching Majo jump around, Some Photo by James Rada, Jr. well. So far, was medically retired in May. He
waiting for Tim Duhan to throw a dogs can he and Duhan was running and playing when he
lacrosse ball, it’s hard to imagine also be have been injured himself in an accident.
that the nineteen-month-old German trained as called out for “I’m not sure what happened,”
shepherd-Belgian Malinois mix is a a patrol scans three Duhan said. “I saw him running
trained law enforcement offi cer. On dog, besides times, and down the yard and turned away for
the job, Majo is all business, as he smelling drugs were a moment. When I turned back, he
tests the air for the scent of hidden for certain found every was doing a somersault and hit a
narcotics. scents. This time. tree.”
“He’s 100 percent a puppy “bite work” This comes Duhan rushed over to Buddy and
still, and he’s also ball crazy,” is left to from Majo’s discovered that the dog couldn’t
said Duhan, a corporal with the dogs with a daily training. get his front legs to work. He
Thurmont Police. temperament Duhan not rushed him to the veterinarian for
Majo is trained as a narcotics for it and a only exercises care. It was discovered that Buddy
dog and has been on the job since reputation him, he trains had permanent nerve damage to
September 2018. He came from the for being him through one of his legs, and it had to be
Czech Republic, and the Thurmont tough like scanning amputated.
Police purchased him from Castle’s German scenarios. “He still could have done the
K-9 Inc., a company in Pennsylvania shepherds or “With a job, but the town was unable to get
that imports and trains police dogs. Doberman dog like this, insurance for him,” Duhan said.
The town had a budget of Pinschers. he should be Buddy still lives with Duhan, his
$10,000 to purchase and train “The doing some family, Majo, and Duhan’s large
Majo, but the bill came out to be town didn’t sort of drug Pyrennes. The dogs get along well,
$12,600. However, the Humane want a training except they fi ght over toys like
Society of Frederick County donated dog that every day,” children. Duhan will still let Buddy
$1,600 and Woodsboro Bank would bite, explained do drug scans because the retriever
donated $1,000 to make up the though,” Corporal Tim Duhan stands with Majo, a trained narcotics Duhan. likes the activity.
difference. Duhan dog with the Thurmont Police Department. Majo “He watches me do it with
“Another couple of agencies said. “They takes over Majo, so I also let him scan,”
wanted to make him (Majo) a dual- wanted a the position Duhan said. “Even after being
purpose dog, but we got him fi rst,” social dog, and Majo is very social.” of canine cop from Buddy, a retired, I could probably certify
Duhan said. Majo also does his police work black Labrador retriever who Buddy now.”