For years, Danielle Getzie had her dream job. One of those all-consuming, nothing-else-matters-because-I’ve-made-it jobs.
She was part of the Canada Border Services Agency’s selective dog handler program, tracking down contraband at the Vancouver airport with her drug-sniffing canine partner Nova.
“I would have considered, and I did consider, not having a family for my job, because it was that important to me,” she said from her Vancouver home.
“It was very well known that to be a female dog handler you could not have a family or think about having a family, or else you would be removed based on the policy.”
- Advertisement -
That policy caps the