Police dog (disambiguation)

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Police dog is a dog that is primarily trained to assist police or other law enforcement personnel.

Police dog dog that is specifically trained to assist police

A police dog, known in some English-speaking countries as a "K-9" or "K9", is a dog that is specifically trained to assist police and other law-enforcement personnel. Their duties include: searching for drugs and explosives, locating missing people, finding crime scene evidence, and attacking people targeted by the police. Police dogs must remember several verbal cues and hand gestures. The most commonly used breeds are the German Shepherd, Belgian Malinois, Bloodhound, Dutch Shepherd, and Indian pariah dog. Recently, the Belgian Malinois has become the dog of choice for police and military work due to their intense drive and focus. Malinois are smaller and more agile than German Shepherds, and have fewer health issues. However, a well-bred working line German shepherd is just as reliable and robust as a Malinois.

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Police units

The Police Dog Unit, established in 1949, is a specialist force of the Hong Kong Police under the direct command of the Special Operations Bureau. Its role is in crowd control, search and rescue and poison and explosive detection. In addition, the Police Dog Unit works in collaboration with other departments for anti-crime operations.

Police K-9 Unit (Singapore)

The Police K-9 Unit, formerly the Police Dog Unit (PDU) is a specialist force of the Singapore Police Force (SPF) under the direct command of the Special Operations Command. It specializes in the training of police dogs in explosive detection, drug detection, guard duties, anti-crime operations and general purposes. The Singapore K-9 unit works in collaboration with the rest of the SPF and the Home Team.

The Dog Support Unit (DSU) is a Met Operations branch of London's Metropolitan Police, providing trained police dogs and police officer handlers. Dogs are used operationally by the force in a variety of ways, from public order and tackling violent offenders to searching for human remains and detecting drugs and explosives. They are usually based at police stations which are central to the operational area.

Entertainment

<i>Police Dog</i> (film) 1955 film by Derek Twist

Police Dog is a 1955 British crime film directed by Derek Twist and starring Charles Victor, Nora Gordon, Cecil Brock, John Le Mesurier, James Gilbert, and Christopher Lee.

<i>Police Doggy</i> 1995 studio album by Parliament-Funkadelic/P-Funk All-Stars

Police Doggy is an EP release by Parliament-Funkadelic/P-Funk All-Stars. The EP was released on February 10, 1995 by P-Vine Records. The EP also features a collaboration with the Scottish rock group Primal Scream. "Police Doggy" has never been released outside Japan. Conceptually, "Police Doggy" continues the theme that originated on the P-Funk All-Stars album "Dope Dogs".

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Working dog utility dog

A working dog is a canine working animal, i.e., a type of dog that is not merely a pet but learns and performs tasks to assist and/or entertain its human companions, or a breed of such origin. In Australia and New Zealand, a working dog is one which has been trained to work livestock, irrespective of its breeding.

Detection dog dog that is trained to use its senses to detect danger

A detection dog or sniffer dog is a dog that is trained to use its senses to detect substances such as explosives, illegal drugs, wildlife scat, currency, blood, and contraband electronics such as illicit mobile phones. The sense most used by detection dogs is smell. Hunting dogs that search for game, and search dogs that work to find missing humans are generally not considered detection dogs. There is some overlap, as in the case of cadaver dogs, trained to search for human remains. A police dog is essentially a detection dog that is used as a resource for police in specific scenarios such as conducting drug raids, finding missing criminals, and locating stashed currency.

A guard dog or watch dog is a dog used to guard against, and watch for unwanted or unexpected people or animals. The dog is discriminating so that it does not annoy or even attack familiar people.

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