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Columbia PD to scrap K9 & horse programs to cut budget
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About 16 police animals — 13 dogs and three horses — could be laid off by July 1 as the Columbia Police Department struggles to make its budget.

The department spends about $75,000 a year on horses and about $35,000 a year on dogs.



Lay off the horses, not the K9's, K9's are vital when searching for suspects, lost children, drugs, explosives, and contraband. No offense, but horses are more of a show at parades and other events.



Canine commemoration: K-9 units pay tribute to Stryker, fallen Oceanside police dog
http://forums.officer.com/forums/sho....php?p=1066365 (http://forums.officer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1066365)

Richland County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Unit
http://www.rcsd.net/comm/k9team.htm

Our K-9 is able to detect 28 different types of explosives
http://www.scdps.org/bps/bomb_dog.asp

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http://www.friendsofk9.com/UnitedStates.html

http://www.customs.gov/hot-new/press...00/1205-01.htm (http://www.customs.gov/hot-new/pressrel/2000/1205-01.htm)

U.S. Customs Inspectors Seize Nearly 3,000 Pounds of Marijuana
Seizure Leads to 5 Arrests in Greensboro, N.C.


Charleston, S.C -- The U.S. Customs Service today announced the seizure of 2,871.5 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated street value of $1.2 million.
The load of marijuana arrived at the Port of Charleston aboard a commercial vessel from Mexico, where it was concealed in a container of napkins and soap detergent. Customs inspectors targeted the container because of manifest discrepancies. On November 29, a search of the container uncovered 171 packages of marijuana inside boxes of soap powder.
Customs agents from Charlotte then repackaged the marijuana and watched as the container was later offloaded. The agents then followed the container to Charlotte, N.C., where local Customs agents assumed control of the drug load surveillance.
Following lengthy surveillance, Customs agents in Charlotte and officers from the Guilford County (N.C.) Sheriff's Office made five arrests in connection with the drug load. They also seized three vehicles and $80,000 in cash from the smugglers.
U.S. Customs was assisted by the Drug Enforcement Administration; Federal Bureau of Investigation; South Carolina National Guard; North Carolina State Bureau of Investigations; North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Greensboro, North Carolina Police Department; Guilford County, North Carolina Sheriff's Office; Charleston County, South Carolina Sheriff's Office; Charleston County and City of Charleston; South Carolina K-9 units; and the Charleston Area Marine Enforcement Center.

Report Drug Smuggling to
1-800-BE-ALERT or 1-888-NO-DROGA
www.customs.gov (http://www.customs.gov/)

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http://www.cwi-fl.org/k-9/about.html
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Introduction to How Police Dogs Work (http://people.howstuffworks.com/police-dog.htm)
Dogs On Patrol (http://people.howstuffworks.com/police-dog1.htm)
The Right Dog for the Job (http://people.howstuffworks.com/police-dog2.htm)
Police Dog Basic Training (http://people.howstuffworks.com/police-dog3.htm)
Police Dog Drug Training (http://people.howstuffworks.com/police-dog4.htm)
A Day In the Life of a Police Dog (http://people.howstuffworks.com/police-dog5.htm)
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Police Dogs and Legal Issues (http://people.howstuffworks.com/police-dog6.htm)
Dogs on the Front Line (http://people.howstuffworks.com/police-dog7.htm)
Famous Police Dogs (http://people.howstuffworks.com/police-dog8.htm)
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Officer Daniel Smith and his K-9 partner, Breston, of the Cheektowaga Police Department (http://www.judicial.state.sc.us/opinions/HTMLFiles/COA/4196.htm)</CENTER>

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K-9 Handler Training Course


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Our canines are of the highest quality and must meet our high standards to gain entrance into the canine training program. Canines are hand-selected from respectable breeders at a young age (puppy hood to 9 months) based on their performance in a rigorous aptitude test. Once a canine is selected to enter our training program he is raised using our Lycan Pack Method which ensures he will mature into a confident, hard working, secure, loyal, and independent canine. We believe in the quality of a canine, not quantity. Each and every canine is trained individually, and his own pace, to make certain he reaches his full potential. When a canine graduates our program as a certified K-9 he is completely prepared for all situations he may experience in the real-world.

Handler Training is an intensive course that challenges new and experienced handlers alike to improve their skills and techniques in the field. During the course handlers will learn everything about how their canine partner operates, what drives him, his needs and wants, and how to further his training after leaving our facilities. The course will walk handlers through real-world scenarios including environmental and obstacle. Handlers will be brought up-to-date with all the latest laws pertaining to the use of canines in searches and police work. Handlers will be exposed to variety of canine personalities and will learn how to handle each type confidently and efficiently.
K-9 Handler Training Course adheres to the following guidelines:

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[U]Duration of training classes:
Single Purpose: 2 weeks (10 days – minimum of 80 hours)
Duel Purpose: Patrol/Narcotics 3 weeks (15 days- minimum of 120 hours)
All Courses are held Monday-Friday Unless remedial training is needed.


Time(s):
Summer: 6am-11am, break, 3pm-6pm, Monday-Friday
Winter: 8am-12pm, break, 1pm-5pm, Monday-Friday
(All times are subject to change)
Instruction:
10% Classroom: Theories, Tests, Lectures, Guest Speakers, Record
Keeping, Case Law

90% Field: Search Procedures and Techniques, Canine Medical,
Scene Safety, Secondary Alerts, Environmental Stimuli, K-9 Care,
Obstacles, On and Off-Leash Obedience, Bonding, or Patrol training
Facilities:
6,000 sq. ft Training Building (Class room, box work, room scenarios)
Over 20 training Vehicles (trucks, cars, vans, semis)
On-Site, Open-Area (field search, off-leash obedience, bite work)
Multiple Off-Site, Open-Areas (large scale field search, tracking)
Searchable Local Mobile Homes, Schools, Parks, ect.

Types of K-9s offered:


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Single-Purpose Canines are canines that are trained to perform only one job. This job could be Narcotics Detection, Personal Protection, Human Scent Tracking, Police Patrol, Area Protection, or Obediant Companion.
Dual-Purpose Canines are canines that are trained to perform a combination of multiple duties. These include: Police Patrol/Narcotics Detection Narcotics Detection/Human Scent Tracking
Narcotic Detection Canines at our facilities are taught to seek the four major controlled substances – Marijuana (MJ), Cocaine (CO), Heroin (HE), and Methamphetamine (ME). We are registered and licensed by the DEA and New Mexico Board of Pharmacy and do NOT train canines using pseudo-dope. Detection canines will begin their training on basic detection boxes to learn the odor they will seek and to perfect their alert. By default, our detection canines are trained to a Passive Alert consisting of a Sit and Stare. If a handler wishes to have an Active Alert K-9, they will need to let us know during the initial purchase of the K-9 and prior to training date. As the detection canines progress they will move from scratch boxes to wall hides, luggage, vehicle, room searches, and open-area.

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A police dog carries a cat when ordered to, in a display of skill, during a show at the Russian OMON riot special police training base outside Moscow.