 The use of dogs in battle type scenarios dates back to the
Greeks over 2,500 years ago.
 The first police dogs were used in the United
Kingdom in 1908

 Most dogs are used as patrol partners, apprehension assistants, trackers, and substance detectors
 The typical breeds used are Labradors, German
Shepherds, and Belgian
Malinois
 These breeds are used because of their strong prey drive
 This is there ability to track, chase, and hold onto prey

 The breeds are usually all European.
 This is mainly because
American breeds are bred for conformation and not working ability

 Most dogs work on a toy-reward system or food-reward system
 Dogs are trained by association
 Ex. Smell gas = toy/food
 Some dogs can alert to over 20 different substances
 Dogs can pick up traces of substances that electronic devices cannot detect
 Dogs sense of smell is so great they can detect a substance with less than a thousandth of a drop

 Facilities must obtain a liscense to train police dogs
 Prices can range from
$5,000 – $10,000 for a trained dog
 Dogs usually obtain a
Schutzhund title along with other training
 Usually dogs that are sent to be sight dogs, and fail, become police dogs.

 Your local police department has 2 K9 officers
 They are trained as search and rescue and drug identification
 Wito and Rexo along with James King and
Travis Bowles

 Some think dogs are a form of police brutality
 They are against the use of drug dogs at routine road stops