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.
Two officers who have lost a dog in the line of duty offer advice for others who may suffer a similar tragedy
Jim and Doug discuss how those units differ from patrol, and offer some keys to successfully making the transition to a specialized assignment
Drugs or drug paraphernalia turned up in only 44 percent of the vehicles to which dogs “alerted” officers
While police K-9s are prevented from sniffing human beings in typical law enforcement settings — entry to prisons notwithstanding, of course — bringing K-9 explosives detection out of the cargo hold and into the airport security lines may make a lot of sense
Rosco, a German Shepherd who had been with the department since 2009, was shot and killed by the suspect
The dog, which is trained to respond to the greatest threat, honed in on the firefighter
Man was wanted on a felony arrest warrant on suspicion of possession of stolen property and weapons violations
The Ben Roethlisberger Foundation and The Giving Back Fund will help staff the department’s K-9 unit
Sarge had take-down numbers that exceded the average for the unit’s 18 dogs
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
