The document describes the partnership between police officer Mike and his dog Aero, noting that Aero is a very competent K-9 officer who is able to accompany Mike on patrols. As a police dog, Aero has been trained to obey commands, detect scents, see and hear things from far away, demonstrate skills, and patrol areas to help guard and protect the community along with Officer Mike.
4. babble
 If you babble, you
say words that
cannot be
understood.
 What will babble – a
baby for a few
months or an actor?
Explain.
 Babble to your
neighbor!!
8. suspicious
 If you think someone
cannot be trusted, you are
suspicious of him or her.
 The trainers became
suspicious of the dolphin.
 What might make Mr.
Smith suspicious – when
his garbage can is
knocked over everyday or
when his mail was
delivered on time?
Explain.
9. scent
 A scent is what something smells like.
 Is a scent something you can touch or
something you can smell?
 Describe a scent you like with your
partner.
 Describe a scent you don’t like with
your partner.
12. wanders
 A person who wanders travels without
planning where he or she is going.
 How does someone who wanders
move?
 Let’s wander around the room!!
13. whined
 If something or
someone whined, it
gave a long, high cry.
 What creature or
object have you
heard that whined?
 Which baby is
whining?
 Why do you think he
or she whined?
20. demonstrate
 When you demonstrate
something, you show
how it works or how it is
done.
 If I demonstrate
something to you, what
am I doing?
 What is this teacher
demonstrating?
23. patrol
 People patrol an
area when they go
through it with the
purpose of guarding
it.
 Who would you
expect to patrol a
neighborhood?
 Which of these might
patrol an area?
28. accompany
 When you accompany
someone, you go
someplace with him or
her.
 Aero can accompany
Officer Mike anywhere
he goes.
 Where might children
accompany their parents
– to the grocery store or
to an adult-only event?
32. competent
 If you are competent, you are good at
what you are doing.
 Aero is the most competent dog I have
ever seen.
 Who has to be especially competent – a
doctor performing checkups or a garbage
collector?
33. Read pages 198-199
 Why do you think the dog can smell a scent
after a person is gone?
 How far away can a dog see something that
wanders by?
 How could a dog hear a child who whined?
 What commands might a dog learn to obey?
 What is a skill a dog could demonstrate?
 Why would a police officer want to patrol with a
dog?