Belgian_Shepherd_Dog_(Malinois)_as_K-9_unit">image:BelgianMalinoisasK9unit.jpg|right|thumb|Belgian Shepherd Dog (Malinois) as K-9 unit A police dog is a dog that is trained specifically to assist police and similar law-enforcement personnel with their work. They are also known in the United States as police K9s (a play on words; a homonym for canine). The term is also sometimes used in the common parlance of several countries to refer to any German Shepherd Dog because of the long history of the use of the German Shepherd by the police and military; in some nations German Shepherds are the only dogs used by those forces. In the post-industrial era German Shepherds have often been depicted as police dogs in television, movies and police dog memorials. This breed is often still used, as are Rottweilers and a few other breeds. ==Chasing and holding== Most often, ''police dog'' refers to a dog who has been trained to guard their handler and to find, chase, intimidate, and hold suspects who are attempting to elude the police. Modern police dogs are not vicious animals; most are trained to enjoy their work, with chasing and grabbing introduced to them as tricks or games that can be played only when the handler (a police officer) gives the appropriate command. The dog's goal is not to bite; it is to grab and hold on at all costs until the handler gives the release command. This means that the dog grabs hard, and a fleeing suspect can be bitten when attempting to avoid or fight off a dog and the dog is attempting with full speed and energy to grab the suspect. Most handlers, if possible, give the suspect a verbal warning that the dog will be set loose if they do not immediately halt, and this is often sufficient deterrent that the dog is not needed. Some police K9 units prefer to start with a pursue and bark tactic, where the dog barks to alert the handler to his whereabouts and to intimidate the suspect and keep him from running until the police arrive. In this case, the dog usually grabs and holds only when the suspect does not hold still after the dog's very verbal warning. Others feel that the bark first, bite later strategy is not effective and prefer to always use the chase and hold strategy. Most of these dogs live in their handlers' homes and interact with their family and friends on a regular basis to ensure that they remain social and pleasant animals. This does not mean that it is acceptable to approach a police dog to pet it or play with it while it is on duty. A police dog and handler train and work as a team, because they must trust each other and understand each other completely when working in stressful, even dangerous, and often rapidly changing situations. Police K9 teams have been accused of using excessive force in some cases, so it is critical that the human be able to manage a difficult situation wisely, to use his trained dog only as appropriate, and to be able to control the dog completely so that the dog can be called off instantly when the situation warrants. In recognition of the valuable role these animals play in police duties and the dangers they face, there have been a number of measures to insure their protection. These include outfitting dogs with bulletproof vests to protect them from guns and some areas have passed laws that make attacking a police dog a felony. ==Other law-enforcement uses== Law enforcement also uses dogs for tracking suspects or finding missing persons, or for detecting drugs or explosives. Bloodhounds are often used for the former, although most breeds have an outstanding sense of smell and can be trained to follow scent trails or to detect certain kinds of odors. Some dogs, called cadaver dogs, are trained in detecting the odor of decomposition body. Dogs' noses are so sensitive that they are even capable of detecting bodies that are under running water. For some sniffer dogs in environments where it is perceived that a criminal may attempt to kill the dog to prevent detection, a bodyguard dog is assigned with the sniffer to intimidate and, if necessary, attack anyone who would attack the sniffer. Law enforcement equipment Working dogs Law enforcement
Are police allowed to (or more importantly, do they typically) search you if a drug sniffer dog acts like it smells something suspicious, in a situation where you otherwise were not previously suspected of carrying drugs and which the police officer was not previously looking for any? :I'm not totally sure about the "allowed" part, but yes, they will search a person, vehicle etc if their drug-dog just happens to alert, if they want to. Someone I know got busted like that. User_talk:Lachatdelarue">User:Lachatdelarue|Lachatdelarue User talk:Lachatdelarue 14:08, 5 Dec 2004 (UTC) ==Rescue dogs and Arabs== Is it true that rescue dogs walking on house ruins are frowned upon in Arab (or Islamic) countries because they think of dogs as an unholy beast? Or something like that. --User:Error 00:34, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC) *Response: I don't know where you got that, but K9 dogs ARE USED in many places, for instance Saudi Arabia (that is the most Islamic and most Arab country in the world). Specifically in sensitive places such as Dhahran and oil plants (there are permanent K9's in front of gates searching for possible bombs in entering cars). However, other places may not use dogs not because they think they are "unholy beasts," but because they 1- can not afford it (or don't want to) and 2- they don't even have decent rescue teams, who's supposed to operate such dogs? User:Eagleamn 17:15, Feb 28, 2005 (UTC) *Response: Dogs are indeed used, but have a negative symbolism in certain contexts. One of the many ways Western soldiers have ruffled feathers in Iraq has been to search houses with the help of dogs; to take a dog into someone's house is tantamount to urinating on their floor. --User:Vorpalbla 6/5/05 ==External links== OK, there are 2 external links now removed: *[http://www.policek9.com/ Articles, case law, and other information], which has been there for a while, seems to have useful and informative articles on the business of police dogs, but is indeed the site for a consulting business specializing in police dogs *[http://www.geocities.com/ericsquire/articles/dogshist.htm History of Police Dogs and Military Dogs], which appears to document only the bad ways in which police and military dogs have ever been used to abuse other people and is quite one-sided. Probably neither of those articles should be replaced in this article, but if anyone beyond the persons who own the aforementioned websites would like to offer and opinion, this would be the place to do it. User:Elf | User talk:Elf 02:12, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)
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Belgian_Shepherd_Dog_(Malinois)_as_K-9_unit">image:BelgianMalinoisasK9unit.jpg|right|thumb|Belgian Shepherd Dog (Malinois) as K-9 unit A police dog is a dog that is trained specifically to assist police and similar law-enforcement personnel with their work. They are also known in the United States as police K9s (a play on words; a homonym for canine). The term is also sometimes used in the common parlance of several countries to refer to any German Shepherd Dog because of the long history of the use of the German Shepherd by the police and military; in some nations German Shepherds are the only dogs used by those forces. In the post-industrial era German Shepherds have often been depicted as police dogs in television, movies and police dog memorials. This breed is often still used, as are Rottweilers and a few other breeds. ==Chasing and holding== Most often, ''police dog'' refers to a dog who has been trained to guard their handler and to find, chase, intimidate, and hold suspects who are attempting to elude the police. Modern police dogs are not vicious animals; most are trained to enjoy their work, with chasing and grabbing introduced to them as tricks or games that can be played only when the handler (a police officer) gives the appropriate command. The dog's goal is not to bite; it is to grab and hold on at all costs until the handler gives the release command. This means that the dog grabs hard, and a fleeing suspect can be bitten when attempting to avoid or fight off a dog and the dog is attempting with full speed and energy to grab the suspect. Most handlers, if possible, give the suspect a verbal warning that the dog will be set loose if they do not immediately halt, and this is often sufficient deterrent that the dog is not needed. Some police K9 units prefer to start with a pursue and bark tactic, where the dog barks to alert the handler to his whereabouts and to intimidate the suspect and keep him from running until the police arrive. In this case, the dog usually grabs and holds only when the suspect does not hold still after the dog's very verbal warning. Others feel that the bark first, bite later strategy is not effective and prefer to always use the chase and hold strategy. Most of these dogs live in their handlers' homes and interact with their family and friends on a regular basis to ensure that they remain social and pleasant animals. This does not mean that it is acceptable to approach a police dog to pet it or play with it while it is on duty. A police dog and handler train and work as a team, because they must trust each other and understand each other completely when working in stressful, even dangerous, and often rapidly changing situations. Police K9 teams have been accused of using excessive force in some cases, so it is critical that the human be able to manage a difficult situation wisely, to use his trained dog only as appropriate, and to be able to control the dog completely so that the dog can be called off instantly when the situation warrants. In recognition of the valuable role these animals play in police duties and the dangers they face, there have been a number of measures to insure their protection. These include outfitting dogs with bulletproof vests to protect them from guns and some areas have passed laws that make attacking a police dog a felony. ==Other law-enforcement uses== Law enforcement also uses dogs for tracking suspects or finding missing persons, or for detecting drugs or explosives. Bloodhounds are often used for the former, although most breeds have an outstanding sense of smell and can be trained to follow scent trails or to detect certain kinds of odors. Some dogs, called cadaver dogs, are trained in detecting the odor of decomposition body. Dogs' noses are so sensitive that they are even capable of detecting bodies that are under running water. For some sniffer dogs in environments where it is perceived that a criminal may attempt to kill the dog to prevent detection, a bodyguard dog is assigned with the sniffer to intimidate and, if necessary, attack anyone who would attack the sniffer. Law enforcement equipment Working dogs Law enforcement
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Are police allowed to (or more importantly, do they typically) search you if a drug sniffer dog acts like it smells something suspicious, in a situation where you otherwise were not previously suspected of carrying drugs and which the police officer was not previously looking for any? :I'm not totally sure about the "allowed" part, but yes, they will search a person, vehicle etc if their drug-dog just happens to alert, if they want to. Someone I know got busted like that. User_talk:Lachatdelarue">User:Lachatdelarue|Lachatdelarue User talk:Lachatdelarue 14:08, 5 Dec 2004 (UTC) ==Rescue dogs and Arabs== Is it true that rescue dogs walking on house ruins are frowned upon in Arab (or Islamic) countries because they think of dogs as an unholy beast? Or something like that. --User:Error 00:34, 31 Jan 2005 (UTC) *Response: I don't know where you got that, but K9 dogs ARE USED in many places, for instance Saudi Arabia (that is the most Islamic and most Arab country in the world). Specifically in sensitive places such as Dhahran and oil plants (there are permanent K9's in front of gates searching for possible bombs in entering cars). However, other places may not use dogs not because they think they are "unholy beasts," but because they 1- can not afford it (or don't want to) and 2- they don't even have decent rescue teams, who's supposed to operate such dogs? User:Eagleamn 17:15, Feb 28, 2005 (UTC) *Response: Dogs are indeed used, but have a negative symbolism in certain contexts. One of the many ways Western soldiers have ruffled feathers in Iraq has been to search houses with the help of dogs; to take a dog into someone's house is tantamount to urinating on their floor. --User:Vorpalbla 6/5/05 ==External links== OK, there are 2 external links now removed: *[http://www.policek9.com/ Articles, case law, and other information], which has been there for a while, seems to have useful and informative articles on the business of police dogs, but is indeed the site for a consulting business specializing in police dogs *[http://www.geocities.com/ericsquire/articles/dogshist.htm History of Police Dogs and Military Dogs], which appears to document only the bad ways in which police and military dogs have ever been used to abuse other people and is quite one-sided. Probably neither of those articles should be replaced in this article, but if anyone beyond the persons who own the aforementioned websites would like to offer and opinion, this would be the place to do it. User:Elf | User talk:Elf 02:12, 21 Feb 2005 (UTC)
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