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Burt, the younger of the Oak Lawn Police Department’s two drug-detecting dogs, got fired this week.
The 3-year-old Dutch shepherd had behavioral problems, could not always be relied on and barked in sick too often, said Police Chief Robert Smith.
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Still, Burt will continue to live with his old cop partner, Todd Tenison. Village ordinances call for a $500 fee to buy retired police dogs, but the Village Board this week sold Burt to Tenison for a buck.
Ajax, a German shepherd with the department since 2001, remains an officer in good standing.