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A retired police dog is still enjoying acts of heroism in his senior years. On Nov. 28, the 12-year-old German shepherd named Bear was out for his first long walk following surgery as a birthday ...
NACOP also offers support of officers and their families through its "Fund for Paralyzed & Disabled Police Officers" in times of need. Support includes scholarship programs for both the disabled officer and family members, and the awarding of the Law Enforcement Purple Heart medal for injuries received in the line of duty.
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A police dog, also known as a K-9, [1] is a dog that is trained to assist police and other law enforcement officers. Their duties may include searching for drugs and explosives , locating missing people , finding crime scene evidence, protecting officers and other people, and attacking suspects who flee from officers.
Bear led his owner to the man, who was said to need urgent help, while being walked in the Eastbourne area of East Sussex last week.
Canine Companions trains different types of working dogs: service dogs (e.g., mobility assistance dogs, service dogs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder), skilled companions trained to work with an adult or child with a disability under the guidance of a facilitator, hearing dogs for the deaf and hard-of-hearing, and dogs for "facility teams."
The US Department of Justice reports that the total average cost of a successful canine police program is $55,672.42. Not only do these incredible dogs have to be trained for drug detection, but ...
After more than 100 live and approximately 150 dead Chihuahuas and Chihuahua-mixes were removed from Kenneth Lang Jr's home in 2009, the Animal Legal Defense Fund provided a grant of $3,500 to allow the Dearborn Police Department to conduct necropsies on 10 of the Chihuahuas whose bodies were removed from freezers on 56-year-old Lang's property.