As a police dog trainer, you train dogs in the fundamentals of obedience with and without leashes, as well as basic verbal and hand signal commands, such as stay, sit, heel and come.
According to Police Dog Trainer.com, ''As a police dog trainer, you train dogs in the fundamentals of obedience with and without leashes, as well as basic verbal and hand signal commands, such as stay, sit, heel and come.''
They may simply train the dogs for police departments or work with dog and handler teams to prepare them for this specialized career
According to Police Dog Trainer.com, ''They may simply train the dogs for police departments or work with dog and handler teams to prepare them for this specialized career.''
You also prepare dogs for specific police jobs such as searching buildings or an area, protecting the handler, tracking and catching criminals.
According to Police Dog Trainer.com, ''Police dog trainers may work for training schools, private companies or police departments where they teach dogs basic and advanced skills needed to work with police officers. They may simply train the dogs for police departments or work with dog and handler teams to prepare them for this specialized career. As a police dog trainer, you train dogs in the fundamentals of obedience with and without leashes, as well as basic verbal and hand signal commands, such as stay, sit, heel and come. You also prepare dogs for specific police jobs such as searching buildings or an area, protecting the handler, tracking and catching criminals. Advanced training classes cover specialties in detecting drugs, guns and bombs. Many police dog trainers are also police dog handlers. Additional job duties as a handler may involve living with, working with and training your assigned police dog, as well as assisting with police investigations.''
According to the K9 services, "Your mission is clear cut and well defined. The set of philosophies you develop in order to achieve that mission will determine whether you make a beneficial contribution to the role police dogs play in modern law enforcement or whether you become a liability which undermines the good work of many men before you."
According to Wilkes Barre, ''the most popular breeds are German Shepherds, Belgian Malinois, Dutch Shepherds, and occasionally mixes of these breeds.''
Yes. It is common practice to find a good dog for scent work wherever a good dog can be found. Shelters, private homes, and adoption agencies can supply excellent dogs that love to work.
According to Wilkes Barre, ''Yes. It is common practice to find a good dog for scent work wherever a good dog can be found. Shelters, private homes, and adoption agencies can supply excellent dogs that love to work.''
For full training in Patrol Work, Detection, and Hard Surface (Urban) Tracking, you can figure the cost to range from $12,000.00 to $15,000.00 total, per dog, depending on the length of each class.
According to Wilkes Barre, ''For full training in Patrol Work, Detection, and Hard Surface (Urban) Tracking, you can figure the cost to range from $12,000.00 to $15,000.00 total, per dog, depending on the length of each class.''
According to Wilkes Barre, ''The most popular breeds are German Shepherds, Belgian Malinois, Dutch Shepherds, and occasionally mixes of these breeds. Less popular, but still used at times, are Rottweilers, Doberman Pinchers, and Bouvier de Flandres. Other breeds are used for detection work, if this is their sole purpose.''
Acording to the TSI, ''back to Animals Police dogs are dogs that help the police to solve crimes. They have become a major part of law enforcement in the past several years. Police dogs have saved many lives with their unique skills and bravery.''