A pending civil case against the Santa Fe Police Department is raising questions about a police dog that’s bitten people eight times in recent years and how the dog and its handler were trained. The ...

Police and detection programs look for dogs with very specific temperaments. Beyond strength and obedience, candidates must ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Monticello Police Department says it won’t be able to make its training K9 an official police dog. Monticello Police Chief Britt Smith said Tuesday that Bozi, a ...

Mastering 400-hour instruction blocks is one of many requirements for achieving K-9 operational status, but K-9 training durations and requirements vary widely by agency and region. The APCA off-lead ...

Local police agencies gave their K-9's a little extra training on Thursday. Police dogs spent the day being trained and certified on detecting Fentanyl. The dogs were trained to pick up the scent of ...

Watching a cat stroll past a line of unmoving police dogs in this viral Instagram reel can’t help but make you wonder: what does it actually take for a dog to be trusted in public-facing, high-stakes ...