Police Dogs
Dog Selection Expertise
Griffin K-9 works closely with several local police K-9 departments. We have decoyed for the certification for their department's annual certifications, assisted in training their dogs to perform a variety of skills needed in law enforcement to include:
narcotics detection
tracking of a suspect
apprehending combative subjects
In addition to our local police departments, we have also worked with states other than Louisiana to provide dogs that are highly trained and capable of doing police K-9 work.
The dogs selected for being trained as police dogs is very similar to dogs selected for personal protection work, however, police dogs in some ways are not perfectly suited for personal protection work. Police dogs may need a higher “drive” than personal protection dogs, since police dogs will not be the owners “pet”. Police dogs may also be selected for their bigger size.
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Proven Law Enforcement Experience
Griffin K-9’s process of selecting dogs for police work is to first work with the police department to see what kind of dog the department is looking for, i.e., breed, size, temperament, and drive. We then help the department source the dog(s) from our contacts in Europe. We then start training the selected dog in obedience, bite work, working up their drive to work, tracking and if desired by the department a second skill, such as scent work.
We work with the department to help the K-9 handler become familiar with the dog and work with the dog as the training progresses. Upon completion of our training the dog is ready to go to the police department, where the dog will continue training to the specifications of that police department, as each department usually has their own training requirements before the dog is deployed as a police K-9.
When you read or hear the term “single or dual-purpose” dog, this refers to what the police department is asking the dog to be trained for. Being trained to be a “single purpose dog” is fairly obvious — the dog is trained to do a single task, such as bite work or just scent detection work. A “dual-purpose” dog is trained to do two different tasks, such as bite work and scent detection. We, at Griffin K-9, have the experience and expertise needed to train your law enforcement dog to do a wide variety of skills.