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Seminar Trains Handlers to Aid Injured K-9s

K-9 Down is a specialized training program for working dog handlers and emergency professionals who respond to injured K-9s.

January 24, 2007

Kansas City Radio Show Interview Police K-9s...And Handlers

A Kansas City public radio station with the unlikely call letters of KCUR recently interviewed three police K-9s and their handlers.

May 29, 2014

New A&E Competition Show Features Several Police K-9s, Handlers

A new competition show on the A&E television network features several police K-9s and their handlers showing off their combined skills in agility demonstrations and other activities.

January 17, 2020

A K-9 team navigates the challenging Fire Escape. 'America's Top Dog' worked with some of the top K-9 units in the country as well as certified training organizations during the casting process. (Photo: A&E)

Fifth Avenue Vet to Help Train NYPD K-9 Handlers

The K-9 Unit of the New York Police Department will soon be fully prepared to provide vital immediate first-aid care for their four-legged partners in case of an on-the-job injury or accident. K-9 handlers and officers have been invited to undergo extensive emergency intervention training as a part of the exclusive NYPD Emergency Veterinary Training program, which kicked off with an intensive three-hour course this week.

October 26, 2007

FL K-9 Found Dead in Handler’s Patrol Vehicle

The Sebastian officer found the German shepherd’s remains in the sweltering vehicle about 7:30 p.m. Friday. Sebastian Police Department's dispatchers contacted Melbourne's, who then called Brevard County Animal Services. Investigators are looking into reports the officer may have forgotten the dog, named Diesel, was in the vehicle during a visit to the Brevard County courthouse.

May 2, 2017

Sebastian (FL) Police Department K-9 Diesel was found dead Friday after being left in his handler's police vehicle. Temperatures reportedly reached 88 degrees that afternoon. (Photo: Sebastian PD)

2 Retiring Nebraska K-9s Sent Home to Handlers

After careers full of searching for drugs, suspects and evidence two Lincoln Police service dogs are retiring, and going home with their handlers.

January 5, 2021

K-9 Mikey is nearly 11 and is going to live with his handler Officer Matt Pulec and his family. (Photo: Matt Pulec)

Texas Votes Overwhelmingly to Allow K-9s to Retire with Handlers

Voters in Texas made history on Election Day, showing unprecedented bipartisanship for a change to the Texas Constitution with an estimated 94 percent of voters supporting Proposition 10, an amendment that will allow retiring K-9s to be adopted by their handler.

November 7, 2019

Milwaukee K-9 Handlers Receive Training to Save Injured Dogs

All 14 handlers on the Milwaukee police force are now equipped with the education to save any dogs life -- whether it's helping a choking dog or administering Narcan to a dog who's accidentally sniffed drugs.

March 25, 2022

All of Milwaukee's police K-9 handler received training on how to treat their injured dogs this week. (Photo: CBS Milwaukee screen shot)

NYPD K-9 Handlers Sue for Overtime Pay for Dog Care

The eight officers — all lieutenants and sergeants who either currently or formerly worked as K-9 officers — want the city to pay them for the time they spend training and grooming the dogs at home.

July 25, 2023

Video: Handler's Body Camera Captures FL Sheriff's K-9 in Full Pursuit

Dramatic video shows K-9 Shep and his handler, Deputy Nick Carmack, in their patrol car, chasing down a suspect who fled a traffic stop.

August 17, 2017

K 9 Jeb In Pursuit

Texas Law Now Allows K-9 Handlers to Adopt Retiring Police Dogs

Voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that allows dogs, horses or other law enforcement animals to be adopted at no cost by their handlers or other “qualified” caretakers.

November 6, 2019

K-9 Left in Handler's Car Found Dead

A Chandler, Ariz., K-9 handler found his dog dead in his vehicle after leaving him there following the end of his shift.

August 12, 2007

Texas Proposition 10 Would Allow Agencies' Handlers to Adopt Retired K-9s

"As they get older and more and more used to the families that they're around, these dogs, they're like a pet, and they love their handlers and their families," said Skinner, who is also the chairman of the legislative committee for the Sheriffs' Association of Texas. "So why not give them the ability if they're qualified to be a caretaker for their dog?"

November 1, 2019

Ferro, a German shepherd, is a patrol and narcotics detection dog for the Collin County Sheriff's Department. If a Proposition 10 passes, he will likely retire as the pet of his handler rather than being sold or even destroyed as required under present Texas law. (Photo: Collin County SD)

SC K-9 Shot and Killed in Kennel at Handler's Home

The 8-year-old Dutch shepherd was found with a gunshot wound in his kennel at the home of his partner, Deputy Austin Wilson, in the Bald Mountain community.

July 13, 2017

Yancey County, SC, sheriff's K-9 Chris was shot and killed in a kennel outside his handler's home. (Photo: Yancey County SO)

Handler's Body Camera Captures FL Sheriff's K-9 in Full Pursuit

Dramatic video shows K9 Shep and his handler, Deputy Nick Carmack in their patrol car, chasing down a suspect who fled a traffic stop. More Here.

August 17, 2017

K 9 Jeb In Pursuit

Massachusetts K-9 Escapes from Handler's Yard, Bites Teen and Mom

A Holbrook, Mass., police dog that got loose and bit a teen and his mother several times Sunday was ordered into quarantine by the state Wednesday.

June 4, 2015

Holbrook police dog Bo with his handler and partner, officer Joshua Knowlton. (Photo: Holbrook PD)

FL K-9 Found Dead After Escaping Handler's Home Kennel

K-9 Edo, was found dead Monday morning about a half-mile away from the Charlotte County deputy’s North Port home. Fox 13 reports that a necropsy conducted by Sarasota County Animal Services showed Edo likely was hit by a car.

December 12, 2017

Charlotte County Sheriff's K-9 Edo was found dead after escaping his handler's kennel. It's believed he was struck by a vehicle. (Photo: Charlotte County SO)

MD K-9 Handlers Carrying Narcan to Save Drug Dogs from Fentanyl Exposure

Throughout Maryland, police departments have been training officers in their K-9 units on how to administer an opioid overdose reversal drug to their dogs in the event that they accidentally come in contact with these substances while sniffing for narcotics.

July 18, 2017

Baltimore County police K-9 officer Stephen Roesler says dog handlers should have Narcan to counteract fentanyl exposure and its potentially deadly effects on the animals. (Photo: Baltimore Sun video screen shot)

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