Sheriff’s department introduces K-9 Brit

Since 2003, the Wright County Sheriff’s Department has protected the community with not only its officers, but the help of a service canine trained in narcotics detection and other tasks. This spring, K-9 unit Ali retired, and with the support of the community, the department’s K-9 handler, Deputy Adam Nerlien, has now taken on a new dog: Brit.

Brit is an 18-month-old German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois mix who was purchased from North Iowa K-9, a facility located near Fort Dodge. Since the end of June, he’s been everywhere with Nerlien, and was also approved as a deputy in the Sheriff’s Department by the county supervisors.

“He’s just kind of getting used to going to work with me,” Nerlien said.

Read the full article in the July 20 edition of the Eagle.