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The NYPD’s newest canine members are truly bred for the job. The four-legged constables, known as Transit Enhanced Detection Dogs (TEDD), are truly one of a kind, according to Lieutenant John Pappas of the NYPD Transit Bureau K-9 Division. While Read More …
The California Highway Patrol announced the graduation and deployment of its 10 newest canine teams. The ceremony at the CHP Academy in west Sacramento in the culmination of 400 to 600 hours of intense training for each officer and their Read More …
Some of the most important security missions across mass transportation systems are in the hands or paws of canines. Currently throughout the nation, there are more than 1,000 canine teams part of the Transportation Security Administration’s National Explosives Detection Canine Read More …
Our four-legged veterans from the Military Working Dog Unit (MWDU) are looking for a new roof over their heads! If you’re interested in making them part of your family, you can find out more in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Read More …
The K9 team at Dubai Police are looking for homes for their retired bomb-sniffing dogs. The animals on the adoption list have retired from active police duties or were unable to meet the demands of police work. Until 2019, such Read More …
Security to protect world leaders and delegates attending a climate summit has been ramped up in Scotland’s biggest city. Police have launched a programme of searches at the SECC in Glasgow which will stage Cop26 in November, the biggest international Read More …
The US Marshall Legacy Institute sent 10 dogs of mine detection service to Azerbaijan, Trend reports on Aug.24 with reference to the Azerbaijani Mine Action Agency. The Azerbaijani agency has been cooperating with this American institution for a long time. Until Read More …
FBI Salt Lake City had a “blast” training K-9 handlers how to handle improvised explosive devices–also known as IEDs–and the after effects when they detonate. More explosives used these days are homemade and constructed with every day materials, said FBI Read More …
Two RAF police dogs have been awarded the animal equivalent of the OBE for the “exemplary careers” sniffing out ammunition and explosives. Alfie, an English spaniel, and AJ, a Labrador, spent six years helping to locate arms, ammunition and explosives Read More …
SEATTLE – To coincide with National Work Like a Dog Day, officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) on Thursday highlighted the role working canines play in transportation security operations. The TSA and Port of Read More …
The bomb sniffing dog “Taco” prepares to search a cell block at the former Justice Center on Walnut Street Tuesday afternoon.The state’s annual multi-agency K9 training was held, for the first time, in Muncie due to the availability of space Read More …
On the wide, flat plain of the Sinjar district of northern Iraq, Naif Khalaf Qassim lets his dog, an eight-year-old Belgian shepherd, range across the dry earth on a 30-metre leash until Branco stops and sits, tail wagging, looking towards Read More …
INDIANAPOLIS – The Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Indiana Explosive Detection Canine Program is hosting its annual Multi-Agency K9 Training Event in Muncie on Tuesday, July 27. Handlers and their canines, trained to assist law enforcement and detect explosives, will participate Read More …
The Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) Explosive and Ordnance Division (EOD) and K-9 Unit recently received two male puppies it would be raising and training to become Explosive Detection Dogs (EDD). Mayor Jerry Treñas said the Jack Russel Terrier puppies Read More …
The Bathurst community has been asked to keep an eye out for a bomb detection dog missing in the district for almost a week. The springer spaniel, named Suki, fled from her owner after being spooked near Perthville last Thursday. Read More …
A law enforcement K-9 training event took place on Wednesday at MetLife Stadium. The Regional Explosives Detection Dog Initiative event was hosted by the New Jersey State Police and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The training featured odor recognition Read More …
Five cute K9s completed training at a Virginia airport on Wednesday. In a social media post, Virginia State Police said “We regret to inform you there will be no peanut butter biscuits available from the snack cart today, your dedicated Read More …
In order to strengthen the detection of threats by explosives in public areas and critical infrastructures within the EU member states, a consortium created and led by Palmyra Aviation Advisors, and including CoESS, has been awarded a project grant to Read More …
The pooch, named Cheese, was well known to staff at Campbelltown’s Animal Care Facility for his tendency to climb and jump fences and make escapes. Cheese was rehomed several times, but always seemed to let himself out and return to Read More …
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – March 13 is National K9 Veterans Day, designated to observe the service and sacrifices of American military working dogs throughout history. Col. Patrick Miller, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, plans to honor Read More …