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German Shepherd: Jerry Lee from: K-9 (1989)

James Belushi plays police detective Michael Dooley, who has been tagged for execution by a major international drug dealer. Dooley is given a German Shepherd police dog, "Jerry Lee,” who is trained to sniff drugs. The two attempt to solve the crime, but Dooley soon learns that Jerry Lee works only when he wants to. Many of the movie's gags revolve around Jerry Lee's playfully destructive episodes. Jerry Lee was played by Koton, a real-life police dog from the Kansas City, Missouri police department. Policeman use the skills of German Shepherds, due to their unbelievable sense of smell, lack of fatigue and high level of intelligence.