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{{Short description|Police dog who found the World trade center attack survivor}}
{{about|the police dog|the key finder|TrackR}}
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| image = Trakr dog.jpg
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| species = [[Dog]]
| breed = [[German Shepherd dog]]
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| birth_date = c. 1994
| birth_place = [[Prague]]
| death_date = April 2009
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| nationality = [[Czech Republic]]
| occupation = [[Police dog]] and [[Search and rescue dog]]
| employer = [[Halifax Regional Police]]
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| years_active = 1995
| known = [[September 11 attacks]]
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| owner = James Symington
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'''Trakr''' (
==Background==
Symington was one of the founders of the canine unit for the [[Halifax Regional Police]],
After Trakr's retirement, Symington took a leave from the force.
==9/11
Symington and his dog saw the [[search and rescue]] operations in New York City on television on September 11, 2001, and drove with their friend, Corporal Joe Hall, for 15 hours from [[Prospect Bay, Nova Scotia]] to [[Manhattan]] to help out, arriving in the
On September 14, Trakr collapsed from chemical and [[smoke inhalation]], burns, and exhaustion, and was treated with [[intravenous fluids]]. After Trakr was released the next day, Symington, Hall, and Trakr returned home to Canada.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/05/04/dog-that-won-cloning-contest-passes-away/|publisher=oh mi dog|date=2009-05-04|title=Dog that won cloning contest passes away}}</ref>
Officials from the Halifax police saw Symington on television, and suspended him with pay from the force for participating in rescue efforts in NY without permission and while on leave. He was later given the opportunity to return to work, but declined under the existing work conditions.
==In
Trakr and his progeny have been profiled by media worldwide, including [[CNN]], ''[[CBS Early Show]]'', ''[[USA Today]]'', ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', ''[[Dog World]]'' and many more. They were also featured as one of ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine's top stories of 2009.
==Later years==
After leaving the force, Symington and Trakr moved to the [[Los Angeles, California]] area, where Symington took up acting.<ref name=canwest>{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=01ed47dc-95bd-4782-acc4-926a912c5b88|publisher=Canwest News service|title=Cloning may give Halifax canine hero new lease on life|date=2008-07-02|access-date=2009-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628223536/http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=01ed47dc-95bd-4782-acc4-926a912c5b88|archive-date=2011-06-28|
In his later years, Trakr suffered from [[degenerative myelopathy]], a neurological disease, and lost use of his hind legs.<ref name=pawspice>{{cite news|publisher=CNN|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/personal/11/29/aging.pets/index.html|title= Sick pets, life and death choices | date=2007-11-29 |
Trakr died in April 2009
==Cloning==
Shortly before Trakr's death, Symington entered "Best Friends Again" (also called the Golden Clone Giveaway), an essay contest sponsored by BioArts International, one of the world's largest biotech companies offering pet cloning, to find the world's most "clone-worthy" dog.
BioArts sent samples of Trakr's DNA to South Korean veterinarian [[Hwang Woo-Suk]] and his laboratory, Sooam Biotech Research Foundation, which had performed the first-ever dog cloning in 2005.<ref name=jad>{{cite news |url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2906339|work=JoongAng Daily|title=Hero dog of 9/11 sprouts five clones|date=2009-06-19}}</ref> The cloning, performed in [[Yongin|Yongin, Korea]], involved inserting the DNA into five "surrogate" egg cells, each of which was implanted into a different female dog.<ref name=guardian/><ref name=jad/> In June 2009 five clone puppies, Trustt, Solace, Valor, Prodigy, and Deja Vu, were all delivered to Symington.<ref name=
Some animal welfare groups, including the [[American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals]], criticized or questioned the cloning effort over concerns that cloned animals may suffer health problems.<ref name=
▲BioArts sent samples of Trakr's DNA to South Korean veterinarian [[Hwang Woo-Suk]] and his laboratory, Sooam Biotech Research Foundation, which had performed the first-ever dog cloning in 2005.<ref name=jad>{{cite news |url=http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2906339|work=JoongAng Daily|title=Hero dog of 9/11 sprouts five clones|date=2009-06-19}}</ref> The cloning, performed in [[Yongin|Yongin, Korea]], involved inserting the DNA into five "surrogate" egg cells, each of which was implanted into a different female dog.<ref name=guardian/><ref name=jad/> In June 2009 five clone puppies, Trustt, Solace, Valor, Prodigy, and Deja Vu, were all delivered to Symington.<ref name=dailymail>{{cite news |publisher=ABC News |url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=7871826&page=1 |title=Cloned Puppies: A New Generation of 'Trakrs':Puppies Cloned From 9/11 Search and Rescue Dog After Handler Wins Essay Contest |author=Sarah Netter |date=2008-06-18}}</ref> At the time, BioArts was selling cloning services privately for $144,000 per puppy.<ref name=guardian/>
{{As of|2011|1}} the clones were being trained by Symington as search and rescue dogs.<ref name=malibu-times->{{cite news |title=Cloned dogs training for search and rescue |url=http://www.malibutimes.com/news/article_87739cc1-8d48-50bf-919f-27824c54a92e.html |
▲Some animal welfare groups, including the [[American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals]], criticized or questioned the cloning effort over concerns that cloned animals may suffer health problems.<ref name=dailymail/>
==See also==
▲{{As of|2011|1}} the clones were being trained by Symington as search and rescue dogs.<ref name=malibu-times->{{cite news |title=Cloned dogs training for search and rescue |url=http://www.malibutimes.com/news/article_87739cc1-8d48-50bf-919f-27824c54a92e.html |accessdate=2015-06-21 |work=[[The Malibu Times]] |date=2011-01-12}}</ref>
*[[List of individual dogs]]
==References==
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[[Category:Individual dogs]]
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