He’s got a new bucket of tennis balls.

There’s a ribeye steak in the fridge.

And now his parents — Ron and Cindy Ecklund — are being rewarded for his work.

Warren County Crime Stoppers President Gary Barnes presented the Ecklunds, whose 911 call resulted in the capture of jail escapee Michael Burham, with a $2,000 cash reward at their home on Tuesday.

Tucker, with one of his new tennis balls in tow, is the dog whose keen senses led to the capture of Burham.

“He’s always been such a great dog,” Cindy Ecklund said. “He was protecting us.”

After Tucker’s barking took them to the back of their property along Jackson Run, they came face-to-face with Burham. “The second he stood up, we knew,” she said. “We were definitely afraid.”

But they were able to stay calm and head back toward their home to make the call.

“Tucker was really aggressively barking at him (Burham),” Ecklund said. “I think he was afraid of what Tucker might do.”

Just a couple hours later, the manhunt for Burham ended on its 10th day.

Additional accolades — treats — continue to roll in for Tucker. “He’s going to be so fat,” Ecklund joked.

This should mark the first of three rewards that the Ecklunds receive for providing the tip that led to Burham’s arrest.

Ecklund said she spoke Tuesday to the U.S. Marshals, who have confirmed they will pay their reward and help the couple work to secure the reward offered by Pa. Crime Stoppers.

“I can’t thank these guys enough,” District Attorney Rob Greene said.

Prior to presenting the reward, Greene provided an update on the investigation into the escape and took questions.

“At this time” no one else is charged, he said, though he did say there “absolutely” are suspects in the case.

“The City of Warren is early in their investigation,” Greene said. “It may take some time to complete.”

Greene acknowledged that there is evidence that could “possibly implicate” staff and inmates at the jail but explained there is “no evidence seen yet” that staff participated. He did explain, though, that staff could be charged if found to be complacent or criminally negligent.

But it won’t be Greene’s case to prosecute.

While he will remain the prosecutor on the kidnapping charges, Greene said Tuesday he has asked the state Attorney General to prosecute the escape case.

Greene said move was made to show there is no impropriety and is an “appropriate decision.”

The Warren County District Attorney’s office refers five to 10 cases per year to the Attorney General due to varying conflicts.

Greene added the review of jail operations being undertaken by the state Department of Corrections started Monday “to ensure (this) doesn’t happen again.”

Greene said Burham was arraigned on the escape charge on Monday. Bail was revoked on the kidnapping charges and denied on the escape docket.

A preliminary hearing for the escape case had been scheduled for July 26 but has been continued.

Greene said both sets of charges will likely be heard at the same preliminary hearing.