In cities across the US,police dogs have usually been those trained in Europe,at a cost of tens of thousands of dollars for police departments. But now police can get the same work done for next to nothing by simply turning to the countless future K9s in US shelters. “All they need is a chance to prove themselves and these dogs will work as hard as dogs that we bring in from overseas ,” said Croft,the founder of Universal K9.

   Croft has rescued 60 dogs so far from shelters across the South. The organization has trained the dogs in drug and explosive detection,scent tracking (跟踪气味) and other work. Once they’re fully trained,the dogs are then delivered to local police departments for free. “Right now,we’re on track to save almost 100 dogs this year,” Croft said.

   Universal K9 currently has 15 dogs in its eight-week class. Sadie,a 5-month-old dog,is the class’ —star student. She was picked up off the street by animal control workers. uI found Sadie on the side of the road one day/' said Centeno;an animal control worker in Texas. /'She was just so playful. She had a lot of energy."

   And the dogs aren‘t just joining police departments; they re also becoming members of police families. Cpl. Wesley Keeling,an officer,said he was unwilling to take on K9 partner Remi,a graduate of Universal K9,at the beginning,but quickly he began to love her. They’ve now been together for 2. 5 months. Keeling said Remi was responsible for searching cars and buildings for (麻醉剂) as well as tracking people who may escape or who may go missing. “Remi is a saved dog ,” Keeling said. “She's proud of herself,I'm proud of her. I can't say enough about her. I really can't.”

9. Compared with dogs from Universal K9,traditionally trained police dogs .

   A. are cleverer

   B. can do more tasks 

    C. cost more money

   D. are trained in the US

10. Universal K9 is founded to .

   A. reduce social crimes

   B. make money by training dogs 

    C. save and train homeless dogs   

    D. call on people to care for dogs

11. What do we know about Sadie?

   A. She is a quiet dog.

   B. She is popular in the class.

    C. She was found two months ago.

   D. She is good at smelling danger.

12. The best title for the text would be .

   A. Dogs,human's close friends

   B. The importance of police dogs 

    C. The roles dogs play nowadays

   D. Dogs get a second chance and duty

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