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Symington was one of the founders of the canine unit for the [[Halifax Regional Police]], on which 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}}</ref> His police dog, Trakr, was initially trained in the [[Czech Republic]] and joined the [[Halifax Regional Police]] in 1995 at age 14 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}}</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 [[medical leave]] from the force, for an ongoing elbow injury as well as [[occupational stress]] caused by a [[hostile work environment]] that was triggered when Symington prevented the implementation of the policy to euthanize all K9s on retirement.<ref name=veterinarypracticenews/><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Snopes.com|url=http://www.snopes.com/rumors/canada.asp|title=Maple Leave}}</ref>
==9/11 Search and Rescue==
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