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Israeli puppies walk the beat with L.A. sheriffs

Ami is a yellow Labrador from Pups for Peace, an Israeli organization founded in Los Angeles that trains dogs for counter-terrorism work. He is one of four dogs the group has supplied from Israel to the L.A. County Sheriff\'s Department\'s Transit Services Bureau as part of a pilot program in California.
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June 15, 2007

When Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputy Richard Faulk strolled into Los Angeles’ Union Station on a recent Monday morning, his new Israeli partner, Ami, walked beside him. The blond-haired sabra is disarmingly friendly, maybe even a little frisky.

In Hebrew, Faulk tells him “Tovah kelev, tovah,” or “good dog,” and his Israeli partner wags his tail.

Ami is a yellow Labrador from

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