Police Dogs - ANSWER Many different working roles...
Patrol
Tracking
Narcotics
Explosives
Cadaver
Arson
•Some dogs are cross-trained
Patrol Dogs - ANSWER Form of intimidation
Prevents conflict and fleeing suspects during arrests
Apprehend fleeing criminals
Dogs will protect themselves and the handlers on command
Also if their handler is attack
Are Patrol Dogs Trained to be Aggressive? - ANSWER No, the dog views the job very
differently
Bite work is a trained skill
teaches the dog when to bite, and when not to bite
Also teaches them the correct way to bite
Dogs can be extremely social off the job
Detection Jobs - ANSWER Narcotics: detect illegal drugs
Explosives: detect explosive materials
Alert to the scent
passive alert: sitting
active or aggressive alert: pawing or digging at source
Can detect masked scents
Dogs can separate odors
Following the Scent - ANSWER Tracking - follows exact path of a person
Needs a starting point, nose to ground work
Air-scent - picks up the scent of a person, even if it has been dispersed by wind or rain,
and follows the smell to the person
Needs general location to start
Small scent to more concentrated scent
Article searches
Find items attached to the scent of a person
Used as evidence (e.g. weapons)
Following the scent if shed skin cells