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| Last updated January 17, 2010. |
K-9 Crime Fighters
Bandit is an 11-year-old, 85-pound German Shepherd from Czechoslovakia. He has served with
Officer Greg White for 6 years and has retired as of January 2008. His handler has just been
promoted to Detective and Bandit is living at home with Det. White and his family.
Bandit is very scent-driven and excels at searching for felony suspects. And his large size and
strong working drives makes him very effective at apprehension work. He was one of two
SWAT-certified K-9's.
Bandit has a small poodle/chihuahua mix friend at home named Jack, and Bandit is a great family
dog with Greg's young children. He really likes his Kong toy and is something of a gourmet in that
he doesn't like regular pet brand treats. Bandit wants real beef jerky.
Officer Greg White for 6 years and has retired as of January 2008. His handler has just been
promoted to Detective and Bandit is living at home with Det. White and his family.
Bandit is very scent-driven and excels at searching for felony suspects. And his large size and
strong working drives makes him very effective at apprehension work. He was one of two
SWAT-certified K-9's.
Bandit has a small poodle/chihuahua mix friend at home named Jack, and Bandit is a great family
dog with Greg's young children. He really likes his Kong toy and is something of a gourmet in that
he doesn't like regular pet brand treats. Bandit wants real beef jerky.
Bandit
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Greg and Bandit have worked some interesting calls over the years:
"Swamp Man" - Bandit and Greg searched by a creek near Harris Branch in NE Austin for the driver of a stolen vehicle. After a short vehicle pursuit, the
driver had exited the vehicle and ran through neighborhood lawns towards a creek where the pursuing officer lost sight of him. Bandit picked up the
suspect's scent immediately, but Greg didn't see him and the suspect refused to come out when called to surrender. Bandit and Greg walked into the
creek, and, without realizing it, Greg ended up standing directly over the suspect hidden in the water. The suspect had pulled a large pile of grass on top
of himself and was lying down in the water completely covered. Fortunately, Bandit quickly realized there was someone hiding right underneath his handler
and lunged back and bit the suspect underwater, which caused the suspect to explode from under the grasses (and, incidentally, under Greg) and create a
vivid impression of a swamp creature come to life.
"Two Skunks" - Near 620 & Parmer Lane, Bandit and Greg searched for a suspect involved in a burglary of a residence. They were moving along when
suddenly a skunk surprised them by spraying them both. They were in the process of moving hastily backwards when, horrifyingly, a second skunk came at
them and also sprayed them, this time causing Greg to fall back into cactus. In Greg's words, "It was ugly." They never found the suspect, since they
immediately departed for Wal-Mart to get supplies for Greg's recipe for skunk odor remover: 1 gal. distilled water, 1 lg. bottle anti-bacterial soap, & 2 lg.
boxes baking soda. Mix together, apply to dog's coat, and let dry. Wash off after the mixture is caked into fur. Click here for a printable version of Greg's
Skunk Odor Remover.
"Bleach" - Bandit and Greg were searching a building housing a gaming business for a suspect who had burglarized several other buildings earlier in the night.
A police officer arrived to check on the alarm that was set off and heard the suspect banging on the machines inside, so the officer called for a K-9 team.
When Bandit and Greg arrived, they announced themselves and the suspect ran out the back of the building and saw the perimeter set-up by police
officers outside. The suspect then ran back into the building and ended up locking himself in a bathroom, where he found and used bleach to try to mask
his odor at the door's threshold. Even over the bleach, Bandit picked up the suspect's scent and led Greg straight to the bathroom. Bandit jumped off the
ground when he put his nose at the door and got a good whiff of bleach, but he knew there was a bad guy in there and refused to leave the door. The
door had to be breached by kicking it in, and Bandit was able to run in and engage the combative suspect and help take him into custody.
"Weak Ceilings" - Bandit and Greg responded to a burglary-in-progress call along with another K-9 team (Jimmie & Ammo) at a convenience store in
northeast Austin. Police officers already on-scene reported hearing the suspect crawling through the ceiling. While Greg and Jimmie were in front of the
store discussing how best to deploy, the bad guy suddenly crashed through the ceiling and landed directly in front of a pair of enormously surprised police
dogs, Bandit and Ammo. The suspect immediately surrendered.
"Swamp Man" - Bandit and Greg searched by a creek near Harris Branch in NE Austin for the driver of a stolen vehicle. After a short vehicle pursuit, the
driver had exited the vehicle and ran through neighborhood lawns towards a creek where the pursuing officer lost sight of him. Bandit picked up the
suspect's scent immediately, but Greg didn't see him and the suspect refused to come out when called to surrender. Bandit and Greg walked into the
creek, and, without realizing it, Greg ended up standing directly over the suspect hidden in the water. The suspect had pulled a large pile of grass on top
of himself and was lying down in the water completely covered. Fortunately, Bandit quickly realized there was someone hiding right underneath his handler
and lunged back and bit the suspect underwater, which caused the suspect to explode from under the grasses (and, incidentally, under Greg) and create a
vivid impression of a swamp creature come to life.
"Two Skunks" - Near 620 & Parmer Lane, Bandit and Greg searched for a suspect involved in a burglary of a residence. They were moving along when
suddenly a skunk surprised them by spraying them both. They were in the process of moving hastily backwards when, horrifyingly, a second skunk came at
them and also sprayed them, this time causing Greg to fall back into cactus. In Greg's words, "It was ugly." They never found the suspect, since they
immediately departed for Wal-Mart to get supplies for Greg's recipe for skunk odor remover: 1 gal. distilled water, 1 lg. bottle anti-bacterial soap, & 2 lg.
boxes baking soda. Mix together, apply to dog's coat, and let dry. Wash off after the mixture is caked into fur. Click here for a printable version of Greg's
Skunk Odor Remover.
"Bleach" - Bandit and Greg were searching a building housing a gaming business for a suspect who had burglarized several other buildings earlier in the night.
A police officer arrived to check on the alarm that was set off and heard the suspect banging on the machines inside, so the officer called for a K-9 team.
When Bandit and Greg arrived, they announced themselves and the suspect ran out the back of the building and saw the perimeter set-up by police
officers outside. The suspect then ran back into the building and ended up locking himself in a bathroom, where he found and used bleach to try to mask
his odor at the door's threshold. Even over the bleach, Bandit picked up the suspect's scent and led Greg straight to the bathroom. Bandit jumped off the
ground when he put his nose at the door and got a good whiff of bleach, but he knew there was a bad guy in there and refused to leave the door. The
door had to be breached by kicking it in, and Bandit was able to run in and engage the combative suspect and help take him into custody.
"Weak Ceilings" - Bandit and Greg responded to a burglary-in-progress call along with another K-9 team (Jimmie & Ammo) at a convenience store in
northeast Austin. Police officers already on-scene reported hearing the suspect crawling through the ceiling. While Greg and Jimmie were in front of the
store discussing how best to deploy, the bad guy suddenly crashed through the ceiling and landed directly in front of a pair of enormously surprised police
dogs, Bandit and Ammo. The suspect immediately surrendered.
| Bandit treasures his Kong toy |
| Bandit shows off his titanium tooth (upper fang) while holding his Kong toy |
| Bandit (85 lbs.) & Jack (8 lbs.) |
| Building Search Training with Greg |
| Officer White & Bandit |
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