In modern law enforcement, the complexity and risk profile of frontline operations continue to rise. Terrorism response, armed offender incidents, counter-narcotics, high-risk arrests, and search ...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — Idaho State Police dogs have a new skill in their toolkit as they take on the fentanyl crisis with their four legs and keen sense of smell. The dogs can now detect fentanyl, ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - The nation’s leading nonprofit that deploys trained police dogs to law enforcement and schools has appointed J.P. Davis as chief executive officer. K9s.org, formerly known as ...

Police and detection programs look for dogs with very specific temperaments. Beyond strength and obedience, candidates must show sustained focus, restraint, and low interest in unfamiliar people.

Two recent incidents highlight the lifesaving skills of police dogs. In California, bloodhounds Keva and Naji found a missing injured woman after human searchers failed. In Tennessee, K-9 Luca became ...

Several Kentucky law enforcement agencies use specially trained dogs to find hidden electronic storage devices. The dogs are trained to detect a specific chemical found on electronic storage devices.

Nashville — At a glitzy award show last week in Nashville, Tennessee, a hero was honored: Sgt. Bo, a dog belonging to Faye Okert, a retired Nashville police officer. Bo is not one of those highly ...

THE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT USES A TEAM OF EIGHT POLICE DOGS IN ITS EFFORTS TO KEEP THE CITY SAFE. BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A POLICE DOG RETIRES? THAT’S WHEN THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, THE ...