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Ditto, a 3-year-old Belgian malinois "clone," put the bite on trainer Connor Rafferty's arm during training at K9 Defense in Scottsdale, Ariz., on July 11, 2023. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—Connor Rafferty was bitten yet again by canine “Ditto,” though he’s not shy when it happens.
Wearing a padded safety suit, Rafferty, a professional “bite trainer” at K-9 Defense in Scottsdale, Arizona, waited for Ditto to make another go at him on July 11.