handler

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Several videos have compounded the confusion, including one made public Thursday that appeared to show a security dog identifying the suspect, only to have the dog’s handler ignore the warning.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

“As soon as they get the scent, they’re on it, they’re eager, and they’re pretty quick to get to work,” said Deputy Gabriel Jasso, Keva’s handler.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

A police dog and its handler searched marshland near to London Road and found a man who tried to run away but was stopped by the canine.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The Met has advised the error came about because the call handler pulled up a matching Belgrave Street in Tower Hamlets.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

And Chambers admitted that he himself had been Hiss's "handler" for the NKVD.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau