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This post was written by Dog Training Tips and News on May 22, 2010
Police dogs spend week training their noses
Klickitat County Sheriff's Deputy Ed Gunnyon said his police dog, a 3 1/2-year-old black lab named Jet, never ceases to bring energy and enthusiasm to rooting out hidden drugs with his nose.
K-9 dogs act as detectives, friends to officers
K-9 units can do anything from tracking a suspect down to searching the football stadium before MU home games. The MU Police Department, Boone County Sheriff’s Department and Columbia Police Department employ the skills of at least one K-9 unit. The dogs possess unique capabilities useful for law enforcement agencies, such as apprehending suspects, detecting explosives and narcotics and protecting their handlers. Deputy Phillip Smith & K9 Brix CPD officer Scott Hedrick said the dogs
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This post was written by Dog Training Tips and News on October 4, 2009
Gute Hunde* (*German for ‘good dogs’): Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office gets its first K-9 team
Come late October, Phil Neuman and Jim Sandlin will patrol the streets of Kalamazoo County with partners who don’t carry guns or collect a paycheck but do understand German. Mark Bugnaski / GazetteInstructor Chad Fickle works with 1-year-old German shepherd Apollo Thursday as part of a five-week training program at Kellogg Community College’s new Patrol K-9 School. Apollo, along with fellow German shepherd Terek, will make up the first-ever K-9 team for the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office.
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This post was written by Dog Training Tips and News on September 28, 2009
Mourners bid farewell to Ulster sheriff’s K-9 Regan
More than 100 people, including 50 police officers, and six police dogs gathered on the banks of the Hudson River last week to say goodbye to one of their four-legged brethren. K-9 Regan, a 12-year-old German shepherd, died last month after a distinguished career with his partner, Ulster County sheriff’s Deputy Tom Lattin. Regan’s story was told through a 15-minute slide show that played under a pavilion while kids, mothers and police officers held back tears. There were dozens of photos
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This post was written by Dog Training Tips and News on September 9, 2009
Partners against crime: Sheriff’s office gets new K9 member
Dannie Cline, of the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office, shows off his new partner, Cane. Dannie Cline’s new partner was born in Canton, Mo., and trained in Maiden. He’s fast, tough, smart and he joined the Catawba County Sheriff’s Office when he was only 14 months old. Cane is a Belgian Malinois Shepherd and this is his fourth day on the job. He was purchased with $7,500 in confiscated drug money recovered by Dennis Smith, the other member of the sheriff’s K-9 Unit, Cline said. “Dennis ma
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This post was written by Dog Training Tips and News on September 5, 2009
