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'''Trakr''' (c. 1994 – April 2009) was a [[German Shepherd]] [[police dog]] who along with his handler, Canadian police officer '''James Symington''', discovered the last survivor of the [[September 11 attacks]] at the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] in New York City in 2001. For his accomplishments, Trakr was named one of history's most heroic animals by ''Time'' magazine.<ref>
==Background==
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 from 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>▼
▲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 from 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>
After Trakr's retirement, Symington took a leave from the force.
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==9/11 search and rescue==
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 early hours of September 12.<ref name=dogsinthenews/><ref name=lat>{{cite news|work=Forbes|agency=Associated Press|date=2009-06-17|title=9/11 search dog cloned for former Canadian cop|url=https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/06/17/ap6555636.html}}{{dead link|date=January 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> During the morning of September 12 Trakr got a "live hit" (signs of life) under the rubble.<ref name=guardian>{{cite news |
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 2005, Dr. Jane Goodall honored Symington and Trakr with an "Extraordinary Service to Humanity Award" for their efforts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/halifax-ex-cop-gets-9-11-award-for-actions-that-led-to-his-suspension-1.530869|title=Halifax ex-cop gets 9/11 award for actions that led to his suspension|date=2005-09-20|publisher=CBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620094254/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2005/09/20/9_11_award_20050920.html|archive-date=2009-06-20}}</ref><ref name="auto">Adkisson, Knowles. "Cloned Dogs Training For Search and Rescue." The Malibu Times. 2011.</ref>
==In the news==
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