There’s a canine star in town, and his name is Eddy!
Whitfield County’s own beloved drug dog and his handler, Deputy Todd Thompson, will appear in the new A&E show called “America’s Top Dog” that debuts early next month, according to a news release from the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office.
The series brings together top K9 cops and civilian dogs alongside their handlers as they compete nose-to-nose on the ultimate K9 obstacle course. In each one-hour episode of the series, four police K9 teams, including fan-favorites from “Live PD,” and one civilian team will face off for the title of “Top Dog” in three rounds of high velocity, furry competition, the release states.
Filming of the show occurred back in June, and for the past five months, Thompson has been sworn to secrecy. While he can’t comment on whether he made it to the grand finale or even how he did in his first episode, he did say the whole experience was a thrill and honor for him.
“I never knew and never imagined that I’d be doing what I’m doing,” Thompson said in the release. “I just thought I’d be a guy with a dog, you know – a K9 handler with a dog just doing my job and just coming to work and giving the county their eight hours a day and supporting the community and being out here protecting and serving. I just assumed that that’s what I was gonna be doing.”