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pushed,’ Chuck recalled of that first meeting.
The state trooper brought Max back to Rappahannock where he traded meals and shelter for Max’s cooperation, winning a truce from the wary animal with his attentions. A friendship between the pair at least started, Moore and his dog left for 12 weeks of school in Richmond. The fragile ties between the two were put to the test right away. “I had a few problems teaching him obedience but he’s pretty smart,” the trooper recalled. “He picked up pretty quick that I was the one he was supposed to be protecting. I don’t mind saying that he was one of the best dogs at the school as far as obedience goes. But it was a little more difficult becoming his friend.”
As one of 14 trained state police dogs in Virginia, Max returned to Rappahannock with Chuck where the two were assigned to the second division, a wide area that covers twelve counties, from Frederick to Spotsylvania and Fauquier to Shenandoah. “We’re assigned there but we can get called anywhere,” Moore noted. Chasing Convicts At Home
In 1981 alone, the partners have responded to over 20 calls. Here at home. Max played an instrumental part in recapturing two convicts who were part of a road crew working on the Shade Road. When their escape was discovered, police questioned the remaining prisoners for information on which way the pair headed. One volunteered
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