We've all heard touching rags to riches stories, but about in the life of a canine? Wheeler, the German Shepherd was once an abandoned pup wandering the streets of New York. Like many in his situation, he ended up behind bars at the New York State animal shelter. Little did he know that his luck was about to change. According to Petside, Wheeler was adopted by Liz Keller, who works for the Glen Wild Animal Rescue. Liz saw that Wheeler had potential as a police dog and soon he was enrolled in a rigorous, 20-week training program at the New York State canine division.
Wheeler, now referred to as Sgt. Wheeler, has helped police investigators with tasks such as narcotics detection, cadaver detection, building searches, and tracking. He even has his own profile page on the New York State Police website.
And Sgt. Wheeler is not the only dog to go from shelter life to a life of fighting crime. About one third of New York State's police dogs are rescued from shelters.
