...17 12/16/13 Police dogs have become a vital part of the police force. They are well trained, obedient dogs that, unlike humans, do not fear the daily challenges that are put upon them while on the job. Police units throughout the world use K-9 units. They are employed by many different police forces and by many different governmental agencies through out the world. Police dogs can search 400 to 500 packages in a half an hour. They can search a car every minute. When a dog searches a car the speed that a dog does it in saves time, when a human searcher could only do about one car every twenty minutes. Also, according to Canada Customs, in one year, 1993, the dogs searched 80,000 cars, 11 million packages and 6 million units of cargo. From this, they found 58,000 pounds of marijuana, 3,027 pounds of hashish, 18 pounds of cocaine, 29 pounds of heroin, 5 pounds of opium and 4.3 million dosage units of illegal prescription-type drugs. The combined value of all these drugs in 1993 was $192.5 million dollars. Throughout the years, dogs have been trained using natural scents as well as artificial scents; they continue to use this training by tracking people and substances in training drills and in real life situations, despite every on the job hazard. As man evolved, he began to use dogs to help hunt prey and search for food to be able to survive. However, as he became more civilized, he needed to use dogs for more than those three simple things. He needed dogs to be trained to...
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...The idea of the police dog is not uncommon among our communities, we know that they’re out there and we have a general idea of the responsibilities that these dogs carry; but in reality what do we really know about police dogs? Everyone has their own set of feelings towards the idea of the police dog. Some people are afraid, some are curious and some are oblivious to the fact that police dogs are out there and that they have a job. The question is what exactly is their job, what can they do, who trains them, where do they live? There is so much that is unknown by the general public. Dogs have been used for similar tasks through out time; whether their job was protection or tracking, dogs have been trained by man to perform specific tasks since the bond between man and canine was forged. It was only a matter of time before modern police forces came upon the idea of training and using these animals to better their forces. United States police dogs began service in 1907. They first hit the streets in New Jersey and New York City. These new units had a lot to learn so canine teams operated on a trial and error basis. Over the years these units gained valuable experience that lead to the development of new training methods and technology for today’s canine units. (Bryson 31). The idea of the police dog is not a single entity; the dog has to have a handler. The dog and handler together create the police dog team or more commonly referred to as a Canine Unit. The team begins with...
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...Types of Working Dogs A Working Dog is a dog that performs tasks to assist its human companions. A few types of working dogs are Police Dogs, Guide Dogs, and Farm Dogs. There are certain breeds used for each of these jobs. These dogs all go through special training before they can work and will be retired before they can no longer do their jobs well. Police Dogs have an amazing sense of smell it is almost fifty times more sensitive than a humans. A dog can sniff out criminals, drugs, weapons, and bombs. The growl of a German Shepard can cause many criminals to surrender instead of running. Dogs are faster and stronger than most humans, able to catch a fleeing criminal. The dogs go through extensive training with their “partners” before they enter the "K-9" (canine) unit. Police Dogs first become experts at basic obedience training. This keeps the aggression of the dog in check, and allows the officer to control how much force the dog is using against a suspect. A Police Dog must be comfortable in public places and used to distractions like traffic. Next a Police Dog does endurance and agility training. The dog must be able to jump over walls and climb stairs. Each dog is acclimated to city life, because a dog that's nervous around people won't make a good Police Dog. Police Dogs live with their partners and are together twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. A Police Dogs career usually lasts about six years. The breed that is mostly used for a Police Dog is the German...
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...Killer dogs 1. The first text is written by Jamie Doward. He mentions a senior police officer named Bernard Hogan-Howe who has demanded a change in the law on dangerous dogs. He wants a new law because a little girl was brutaly killed by a pit bull. The reason for changing the law is to protect children and victims of dog attacks in general. The girl's death led to an inspection where dog owners could get their perhaps dangerous and illegal dogs examined by the police. About 200 dogs where sent away. But later the dogs who got sent away was given back because of the big grey area there is about defining a dangerous dog. A man from a kennel club also said “ Pit bulls have certain traits but in the hands of responsible owners they would not be a danger”(L. 39-40). RSPCA is also critical about the current law and says that only a few people can define an American pit bull. The second text is written by Victoria Stilwell who’s an animal-behaviour expert. She gives an outline on how you should act and deal with dogs. She says that it is important that you take your dog to dog training. She also says that it's very important that you chose your dog very carefully. She claims that it is the owner of the dogs’ responsibility if someone gets hurt and you may never leave kids alone with dogs. She uses the following example: “You would not leave your baby alone with a stranger - so why a dog?”(L.16). She does not believe the whole breed is the problem but only how the pets are raised...
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...units use dogs that are specifically bred and trained to do jobs. German Shepherds are the common breed used in canine units. Belgian Malinois are another popular breed. Dutch Shepherds, Rottweilers, Boxers, Doberman Pinschers, Giant Schnauzers, American Pit Bull Terriers, and American Staffordshire Terriers have also been used in many canine units but are not as common. Their jobs can include but are not limited to attack dogs, search and rescue dogs, detection dogs (bombs, drugs, ect….), arson dogs, and cadaver sniffing dogs. Dogs are amazingly useful tools in law enforcement. Training dogs for law enforcement has been recorded all the way back to the middle ages. Now there are schools designed just to train dogs for their specific duties. When a service dog is chosen it is not always chosen by the handler but it should be. The handler watches a litter of puppies for the first few weeks of their lives and picks the puppy that is most secure and confident. At first the puppy is trained like any other puppy with obedience and litter training. But the puppy is slowly introduced to things like noise for instance. An attack dog needs to be used to gun shots. Their handler must gradually get the puppy used to louder and louder noises until the dog is not fazed by gunshots. A service dog normally starts their training at about six weeks old. Consistency is very important when training a dog. The same trainer should be used for the entire career of a dog. That way the dog and handler...
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...There are a number of dog collars that you can put around the neck of your dog. These collars whether these be the ordinary collars or the jeweled dog collars are used for different purposes such as that the collar may be used for control, or for identification, and even purposes such as fashion. Usually, the dog owners use the collars for them to put on the identification tags of their dogs and also to put on these tags the medical information of the dog. As a way to control the dog, these dog collars are used to provide the owners with control of the dog by allowing the owner to have a grab. Also, for those dogs which require more, control, what is needed is a dog harness. The jeweled dog collars are among those that are associated to the dog collars for fashion purposes. One of the basic types of the dog collars is the buckle collars or the flat collars which are often made of leather or nylon webbing and together with a buckle that is more similar to the belt buckle. There are also buckle collars with the quick release buckle and which is able to hold the collar loosely around the neck of the dog. Then the owner can just place an identification tag on this buckle collar....
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...How Dogs Can Help In Reducing Stress Oh animals, especially the ones we can make as our pet from different types of birds, rats ,cats ,reptiles, dogs name it Mother Nature have it all. So I will just focus on dogs those furry animals but I also know that there are breeds that are hairless specifically the Chinese crested breed, We have big and little dogs, and also lots of different types of breed some are good in hunting, some are good in herding, some can also help people like police dogs and some are just at home staying cute and always making us happy! So the question is how do dogs can help us reduce our stress? Personally dogs can reduce my stress because they’re just really adorable, so cute and cuddly. Whenever I came home from school I pet them and they’re like so lively with that continuous wagging tail I think petting them means for me that the dog is sharing its energy with me. And after petting and cuddling them I feel active again you know with that smile and everything. Dogs can really help lighten our mood, who could resist those “puppy eyes”? Those wagging tails? And welcomes you home? They just simply improve our mood. Also dogs can be our furry pal for exercises, we could walk or run with them, you two got exercised, and Exercising as we all know is great way to reduce stress and a bonus for you two, more bonding moments. In addition, dogs could actually help us socialize for example having a dog coming from a good type of breed is a good starting conversation...
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...Canines are a great resource for all the police departments that have them. The dog and its handler are partners for life. The dog will always be around to protect their handler and the fellow officers. Losing the dog on the job can be hard, but at least the officer will know that the canine officer died protecting civilians. Canines are able to solve different crimes because they have a better sense of smell and agility than most humans have. Being a K9 officer will be a great advantage to me because of all the different crimes that the dog and officer can stop. Fun facts abound about police canines. Robbie, a previous police canine, came over from Slovakia. Robbie, a German shepherd, was Officer Steve Roux’s dog before Officer Roux became Chief. Robbie then became Mike Carroll's...
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...Cade Pendleton English 2010 Angie Carter June 14, 2012 Final Research Paper Man’s Best Friend: Dogs or Technology A few years ago I had the opportunity to job shadow a canine (k9) officer while he was participating in routine training with his dog. Little did I know, “routine training” meant all police canine officers in Salt Lake County, Utah County, and Davis County would assemble at an abandoned building and practice multiple real life scenarios. As I stood and watched in awe all night, I witnessed a few unsettling scenarios. First, I witnessed dog being released on command to attack a person acting as a criminal. The attack wasn’t the unsettling part about the scenario. What really bothered me was seeing the dog misidentify a fellow police officer as the criminal and attack the officer, who unfortunately was not in a bite suit. A bite suit is protective clothing the trainers wear when training their dogs to attack. Since the officer was not wearing protective gear, he suffered many lacerations and received multiple stiches. As the night continued, I was able to watch another training scenario involving Taser guns or stun guns. Unlike the dog, this technique worked flawlessly. The officer was able to take down the accurate perpetrator in a proficient manner and no fellow officers were injured. On this particular night, there was an accidental injury that doesn’t happen often involving the canine. However, this introduced a couple of questions. Does this happen frequently...
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...2013 Mr.R Cats and Dogs Cats and dogs, an argument people have been having for centuries. This tension is so bad, there’s even a stereotype that dogs and cats don’t like each other either. Conversations like, which is better? Which one can see further? Whose nose is more sensitive? Which ones cleaner? Which one is friendlier? Who can hear further? Which one is easier to take care of? These are questions people argue every day. There are two different types of people in this world, dog lovers and cat lovers, and they both think their pets are the best. But how are they so sure? One big controversy between dogs and cats, is that both species lovers believe their pet can hear, see, and smell better than the other. But who’s correct? On the category of smell, dogs can smell human fingerprints that are a week old. Their noses are so sensitive they can even smell electricity. The source of the dogs exceptional smell ability is their wet nose, which of course a cat does not have. However, even though dogs may have the upper paw on smell, cats come on top with hearing. The cat’s outer ear flap can rotate 180 degrees and works like a high tech satellite to locate extremely faint noises. Cats can also hear higher pitches than dogs, a cats range starts at 30 hertz and goes up to 60 kilohertz. However a dog’s hearing only goes up to 40 kilohertz. Cats and dogs are red-green colored blind, meaning they see various shades of yellows, whites, and blues. Dogs have superior night vision...
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...Cats and Dogs Instructor Aimee Garten February 13, 3012 Our amazing planet, Earth is home to a diverse amount of humans, insects, animals and other organism which share a common bond of directly and indirectly habitation. Americans own 73 million dogs and 90 million cats. They become best friends, soul mates, family members, and even surrogate children. Relationships with cats and dogs are some of the longest and most intimate of our lives (PBS.org 2012). The saying, “A dog is man’s best friend” may hold some truth for many, but dogs are not the only animal companion people enjoy. For many individuals, a cat is their best friend. Providing a loving home to either of these animals is a huge responsibility an owner may undertake. It’s an honor and a pleasure to possess either one. Cats and dogs are the two most popular domestic animals for companionship. Cats and dogs offer their owners different amounts of companionship and personal fulfillment. When you show them love they will unconditional return that love back. Even though cats and dogs share some of the same similarities, they are truly different in many ways. The similarities, and the differences are countless between cats and dogs, however, let’s discuss what makes them similar. First, we shall examine the similarities these two beings have in common. It’s evidently that both are of the mammal kingdom and both have hair for coating. They mutually have sharp teeth, tail, four legs, and claws. Cats and Dogs give birth...
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...Katherine Kersey Dec-06-2013 Argument Research Essay English Comp Cruel Games Dogs are human’s best friends. While some people choose to treat dogs with kindness and respect, others are mistreating dogs by using them for their entertainment. Dog fighting is still occurring today. It is big business in many parts of the county. This often happens in areas where there is poverty. Dog fighting is seen as “the quick” money. Some highly organized groups even use a secret dialect called the “Cajon Dictionary” on social network sites to plan fighting events discretely. This cruelty is also most often linked between more crimes including; illegal firearms possession, drug trafficking, gambling, spousal and child abuse, rape, and homicide. Regardless of if you can make money from it or not, dog fighting is a very cruel activity that should never occur anywhere in the world. A dog cannot speak for itself and say, “Stop!” That’s why more people need to be aware of this epidemic and see what is being done to help end it. Ancient Romans pitted dogs against each other in gladiatorial contests, but dogs have also played practical roles in society. Dogs have long been used as hunting companions, defenders of property and protectors of livestock against poachers and wild animals. They play key roles in military and K-9 police units. French bulldogs and Old Boston Bulldogs killed household vermin and therefore made valuable pets. “In England, bulldogs that were crossbred with terriers...
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...A pet is any animal that is domesticated and valued or cared for. In 2012, there were 146 million household pets in the United States. (Pets by Numbers, 2014) The most popular type of pets in the United States is cats and dogs. They make up about sixty-seven percent of all household pets across the United States (U.S Pet Owners Statistics, 2015). In result, creates the biggest controversy that has long divided pet owners: who makes the better companion. A dogs love and loyalty to their owner makes this pet a better companion, for dogs can keep their owners fit and healthy, can be trained, and can help owners with special needs. A pet owner definitely should own a dog and become more informed on each pet. Dogs have been known to keep their...
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...Chasing the nanny My name is Elena. I am twenty years old. I have a dog named Bella. She is a police dog. Bella can do a lot of things. She can chase everyone just by smelling something they own. She understands everything you say to her, and the best part of having her is that she is working with me. Together we have solved a lot of cases. One day my phone rang. “Hello?” the only thing I heard was a really loud noise. I tried one more time, “Hello? Are you there?” “Oh, yes my darling. I’m here” it was my boss. “Why did you call, sir?” he answered “I have a very important job for you. You need to find a lost boy, he got kidnapped by his nanny.” I can’t believe it. A little boy got kidnapped by his own nanny. “I’m on my way, boss.” I ran outside to my car. “Oh no, I forgot Bella inside! Bella, come here!” I screamed. When she finally came, we drove to the police station. “Good morning sir, where should we go looking?” everybody was staring at us. “Good morning darling, you can start with the place the little boy last was seen. We are talking to his parents now.” How could I know where he was last seen? I started talking to one of the employed. “Do you know where the little boy was last seen?” “Yes and his name is James. He was last seen in the church. His parents said that he was just going to the toilet and then he got kidnapped.” I either can’t believe that his own parents let him go to the toilet all alone. Bella and I was going to find little James and his nanny. We drove...
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