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\"We're just really thankful that this situation turned out great and that all the training that they do every day was put into use and then it worked just like it was supposed to,\" Maye said.
Maverick was donated to the Union County Sheriff's Office last December and, according to Maye, has quickly become an \"office favorite.\"
\"He brightens up the mood every time he's in the office. We're just extremely proud of him,\" Maye said.
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Maverick is also trained in narcotics detection and often works with children at local schools, according to Maye. He is one of 13 K-9s with the department and the other sheriff's dogs include a Black lab, some German shepherds, bloodhounds and Malinois.
Dye, who lives with Maverick and has been his handler since March, told \"GMA\" that the English lab in particular is \"very friendly [and] very goofy at times.\"
The teen's family declined to comment for this story, according to Maye.
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