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The German police selected the German Shepherd Dog as the ideal breed for police work and opened up the first dog training school in 1920 in Greenheide. [14] In later years, many Belgian Malinois dogs were added to the unit.
Trakr (c. 1994 – April 2009) was a German Shepherd police dog who along with his handler, Canadian police officer James Symington, discovered the last survivor of the September 11 attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City in 2001.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 January 2025. German breed of shepherd dog Dog breed German Shepherd Adult male Other names German Shepherd Dog Alsatian Alsatian Wolf Dog Deutscher Schäferhund Altdeutsche Schäferhunde Origin Germany Traits Height Males 60–65 cm (24–26 in) Females 55–60 cm (22–24 in) Weight Males 30–40 kg ...
Apollo was a German Shepherd born around 1992, who was in service with the K-9 unit of the New York Police Department (NYPD). [4] In 1994, he graduated from the NYPD Canine Special Operations Division, and was one of the first dogs to learn search and rescue. Apollo passed Type-II training in Florida in 1997, and Type-I in Indianapolis in 1999.
Since the 1950s, the main police dog in service is the German shepherd, with Labradors, Rottweilers and English Springer Spaniels being used for specialized purposes. [20] Since the 2000s, the Kenya Police has increased the breeding and adoption of police dogs with the long-term goal of having canines serving in each police station of Kenya.
Finn was a German Shepherd and retired police dog of the Hertfordshire Constabulary in England. In October 2016, Finn and his handler confronted a youth who was suspected of being armed; the dog was stabbed and the police officer injured to the hand with a large knife. The dog required emergency surgery, but he returned to duty eleven weeks later.
10: Leo. People who name their dog Leo are either huge DiCaprio or Tolstoy fans. 9: Ollie. The Bump also tells me that Ollie is a gender-neutral Latin name means "olive tree," which is a symbol of ...
Sombra, a German Shepherd detection dog, of the National Police of Colombia is credited for over 200 arrests and the seizure of over 9 tons of illegal drugs. The Clan del Golfo paramilitary group placed a bounty on her life. [126] Zanjeer was a Labrador Retriever who served as a detection dog with the Mumbai Police in Maharashtra state of India.