K-9
The K-9 topic page provides police K-9 handlers with news, education and training content that will increase the effectiveness of their performance as a K-9 handler and the effectiveness of their K-9 team.
As we ramp up our tactical casualty combat care for our officers, we need to also remember our four-legged partners
The Court has said reasonableness does not require perfection, but it does require a plausible satisfaction of Fourth Amendment criteria
The deputy lost a stash used to train police dogs
The nonprofit group Dogs Finding Drugs uses dogs to make sure kids aren’t using drugs
Yelled “I need a bag of dust,” and then punched the cop in the face
Make sure you are not creating unintended responses in your dog because of the way you are doing your training
“It made me realize how attached I was,” the K-9 handler said of the dog that passed on
Deputy Kari Cranfill’s first dog, Abel, a 4-year-old Belgian malinois fell ill earlier this year and had to be euthanized
A pathology test of the K-9 showed traces of an ingredient found in anti-freeze
Originally charged with both animal cruelty and a felony count of a killing a K-9
A female German shepherd named Juno was left in a cruiser inadvertently while her handler responded to a family emergency
The state’s strict antigambling laws prohibit giving up something of value in return for a chance at receiving something of value
The Dept. wants to buy 3,000 dogs from breeders to increase its force of K-9s
The sheriff’s office is crediting a police dog for helping prevent any officers from being hurt in a gunfight
Sniffed out a pill bottle of methamphetamine and a duffel bag full of marijuana
‘Rambo’ found the drugs concealed in travel items at O’Hare Airport
Bloodhound was donated to the police the previous day
Child was critically injured by dog that failed out of training
The dog has bitten suspects more often than other units in similar-sized cities
Bronko was injured after jumping 25 feet to chase a suspect
The suspect was arrested and taken into custody
Vest NPDP, a nonprofit program, is dedicated to protecting K-9s
Dogs are bred for job, but less than 2 percent will make the cut
Many communities are pitching in to raise money for the dogs
The officer wants K-9s to bark at suspects instead of biting them
