Activities also include a dog costume contest, police K9 Unit demonstration, raffles, facepainting, deejay music, pup selfies and resource tables.

Some 1600 dogs currently serve in the U.S. military, while there are an estimated 50,000 police K9s. After basic obedience training, they specialize as sentry, scout, patrol, messenger, explosive ...

The history of K9 service dates back to March 13, 1942, when the U.S. Army began training dogs for the War Dog Program, known as the K-9 Corps. ... also an El Paso Police Patrol K-9 Handler, ...

K9 police dogs also do ‘find and bite’ or’ find and bark’ scenarios. They are trained to bite, shake, and hold the arm or leg of a suspect and then alert their handler when someone is found.

He hopes the program not only grows but raises awareness of K9 police vests. Everett reported 23 police dog deaths in 2023 in the line of duty. These included shootings, stabbings, heat exposure ...

The team behind Spike K-9 Fund travel all around the country, teaching K-9's and their officers how to deal with several different kinds of emergencies. This week, they're in San Antonio, training ...

Florida drivers will now be able to honor our four-legged heroes with a new K9 specialty license plate.It’s the first ever of its kind nationwide.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and ...