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.
Jim and Doug discuss how those units differ from patrol, and offer some keys to successfully making the transition to a specialized assignment
As we ramp up our tactical casualty combat care for our officers, we need to also remember our four-legged partners
Cops provided local investigators with 10 K-9s as they expanded their search for additional bodies
After a robbery, a suspect swung “Schultz” the decorated K-9 into the southbound lanes while his handler watched
The man, who remains at large, killed the animal by grabbing it and tossing it onto the busy roadway
Small departments looking to improve their drug interdiction capabilities should consider adding a narcotics dog to their counter-drug arsenal
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
