April 25 Pack Meeting

Troop 633 was treated to a visit by officers Aaron Thompson, Hans Merten and Hutch, one of the Sacramento Police Department's police dogs. Officer Thompson talked about what it was like in the K9 unit, the types of training both he and Hutch go through, and what were some of the common things they did on the field.


After the presentation, Officer Thompson allowed the cubs to meet and pet Hutch.

Detective Merten then showed some of the training techniques used by the K9 unit, including having Hutch attack the detective while he wore a protective arm guard.

Here one of the scouts get up close and personal with Hutch. The scout was no match as Hutch just snatched the arm guard and ran away.

While several scouts and parents took a closer look at Officer Thompson's squad car, a few cubs (and one pooch) took the moment to relax. Thanks to Officer Thompson, Merten and Hutch for the presentation!