1. K9 UNITS

2. HISTORY
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

3. USES
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

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

5. WHY USE DOGS??
Most dogs work on a toy-reward system or food-reward system
Dogs are trained by association
Ex. Smell scent= 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

6. Training Facilities must obtain a license to train police dogs
Prices can range from $7,000 – $10,000 for a trained dog
Certified by the US Police Canine Assoc.
15 weeks of training with their handler
Once the job starts, they receive 20 hours of weekly training
Sometimes dogs that are sent to be sight dogs, and fail, become police dogs.

7. HOLLY SPRINGS K9 UNIT
Your local police department has 5 K9 officers and dogs
They are trained as search and rescue and drug identification
They include German Shepherds and Belgian Malinois.
Oz, Justice, Storm, Cody and Blaze

8. SO WHATS THE PROBLEM Some think dogs are a form of police brutality
They are against the use of drug dogs at routine road stops