London 'He was exceptional police dog': St. Thomas K-9 handler writes children’s book about Trax Share Const. Sean James has a “special bond” with his dog.
“We've been together since 2013,” said James. “We’ve been through a lot of hard times, both on work and off work. He was an exceptional police dog.
” Trax was the first Police Service Dog (PSD) in the history of the St. Thomas Police Service. He retired in 2017 after a career ending diagnosis of Gracillis Myopathy, which restricts movement and has no cure.
“He actually saved a woman's life back in 2015 or 2016,” said James. “She was lost in the winter and I think it was up to ten hours. He was able to track her and find her in the woods.
He's he found lots of drugs and arrested lots of bad guys, but that’s definitely one of the ones that makes me proud, because we had no idea where this woman had gone.” With stories to tell, and knowing how popular Trax was with children, James and a co-worker wrote and illustrated a children’s book . Proceeds go to the Phoenix Canine Initiative , which provides therapy dogs.
‘Tails with Trax’ is a children’s book written by Const. Sean James of the St. Thomas Police Service.
(Source: Amazon) “I'd been working in the criminal Investigations branch when I was diagnosed with PTSD,” said Helaine Hindley, the book’s illustrator. “It became an outlet for me to use art every single day to help me in my healing journey.” On Saturday, James will be at the.
