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Symington was one of the founders of the canine unit for the [[Halifax Regional Police]], where he served for thirteen years.<ref name=ctv>{{cite news|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/20011002/ctvnews813466/20011002/?hub=CTVNewsAt11&subhub=PrintStory|publisher=CTVNews|date=2001-10-02|title=Suspended Halifax cop considers suing force}}{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> His police dog, Trakr, was initially trained in the [[Czech Republic]] and joined the Halifax Regional Police in 1995 at age of fourteen months.<ref name=dogsinthenews>{{cite news|publisher=Dogs in the News|date=2001-10-02|title=K-9 Rescue Team Finds World Trade Center Survivor, Then Gets Suspended for It|url=http://www.dogsinthenews.com/issues/0110/articles/011002a.htm|access-date=2009-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201185053/http://dogsinthenews.com/issues/0110/articles/011002a.htm|archive-date=2009-02-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> Trakr worked for the department for six years, finding over $1 million in contraband, as well as finding missing people and helping in arresting hundreds of criminals.<ref name=dogsinthenews/> He was prematurely retired from the force in May 2001 as retribution against Symington for preventing senior officials in his department from enacting a policy to euthanize Trakr and all retiring K9s.<ref name=dogsinthenews/><ref name=veterinarypracticenews>{{cite news|publisher=Veterinary Practice News|date=March 2010|title=Sometimes the bond transcends death|url=http://www.veterinarypracticenews.com/vet-practice-news-columns/bond-beyond/sometimes-the-bond-transcends-death.aspx}}</ref>