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It isn't all about his A police dog, often referred to nose. as a "K-9 dog" in some areas (which is a homophone of The intimidating growl of a canine), is a dog that is trained well-trained German shepherd specifically to assist police and can cause many criminals to other law-enforcement surrender instead of running personnel in their work. or fighting. One commonly used breed is
The very presence of a police the German Shepherd, dog can prevent physical although now Belgian Malinois confrontations. A criminal are popular dogs to use. knows they can't reason with a dog, they can't intimidate him, Drug smugglers have tried to they can't try to scare him. fool drug-sniffing dogs by wrapping drugs in towels When a conflict does arise, dogs are faster and stronger
than most humans, able to catch a fleeing criminal and clamp down with powerful jaws to apprehend the suspect until other officers arrive. Dogs have more than earned their place in the police forces of the world.
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Search and rescue dog (SAR) This dog is used to locate suspects or find missing people or objects. Bloodhounds are often used for this task.
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Detection dog or explosivesniffing dog - Some dogs are used to detect illicit substances such as drugs or explosives which may be carried on a person in their effects. In many countries, Beagles are used in airports to sniff the baggage for items that are not permitted; due to their friendly nature and appearance, the Beagle does not worry most passengers.
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Arson dog - Some dogs are trained to pick-up on traces of accelerants at sites of suspected arson.
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Cadaver dogs - Some dogs are trained in detecting the odor of decomposing bodies. Dogs' noses are so sensitive that they are even capable of detecting bodies that are under running water.
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HONORING K9 SERVICE
Furthermore, a police dog killed in the line of
duty is often given a full police funeral. In many jurisdictions the intentional injuring or killing of a police dog is a felony, subjecting the perpetrator to harsher penalties than those in the statutes embodied in local animal cruelty laws, just as an assault on a human police officer is often a more serious offense than the same assault on a non-officer. A growing number of law-enforcement organizations outfit dogs with ballistic vests, and some make the dogs sworn officers, with their own police badges and IDs.
RETIREMENT
Police dogs are retired if they become injured to an extent where they will not recover completely, pregnant, are raising puppies, or are too old or sick to continue working.
A BREED APART Some breeds are used to enforce public order by chasing and holding suspects, or detaining suspects by the threat of being released, either by direct apprehension or a method known as Bark and Hold. German Shepherd
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Dogs and Belgian Malinois are most commonly used because of their availability (see List of police dog breeds); however other dog breeds have also contributed, such as Dutch Shepherds, Rottweilers, Boxers, Doberman Pinschers, Giant Schnauzers, American Pit Bull Terriers, and American Staffordshire Terriers.
POPULAR BREEDS •Argentine Dogo (protect the officer, attack dog, sniff out bombs, sniff out drugs, sniff out food) •German Shepherd (protect the officer, attack dog, ground based tracking and air based tracking, locating human remains, locating drugs, locating EODs, locating evidence) •Dutch Shepherd (protect the officer, attack dog) •Belgian Malinois (protect the officer, attack dog, locating EODs) •Boxer (protect the officer, attack dog) •Labrador Retriever (sniff out bombs, sniff out drugs) •Doberman Pinscher (protect the officer, attack dog) •Springer Spaniel (sniff out bombs, sniff out drugs) •Bloodhound (Odor Specific ID, tracking, sniff out bombs, sniff out drugs, locating evidence) •Beagle (sniff out bombs, sniff out drugs, sniff out food) •Rottweiler (protect the officer, attack dog) •Giant Schnauzer (protect the officer, attack dog) •Bernese Mountain Dog (finds missing people)
CADETS HANDLE A K9.
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