police dogs

When a puppy who is being trained as a police dog goes missing, third-grader Judy forms a detective agency to solve the mystery, imitating her literary heroine, Nancy Drew.

Describes the training, work, and home life of a dog which is part of the K-9 team of a police department but which is also a family pet.

Explains how bomb detection dogs are trained, which breeds are best for the job, and what special tasks they perform, and describes the accomplishments of several real dogs.

Explains how police dogs are trained, which breeds are best for the job, and what special tasks they perform, and describes the accomplishments of several real dogs.

Simple text and photographs describe the traits, training, and duties of K-9 police dogs.

Discusses the roles and duties of dogs and horses that help police track fugitives, sniff out drugs and bombs, or help with crowd control, and explores their selection, training, and off-duty care.

Kat Albrecht share her personal story of becoming a pet detective after being dissatisfied with her job as a police officer. She trained her retired Weimaraner, Rachel, to search for lost animals and turned it into a full-time career. She tells how she has used probability theory, behavioral profiling, and scent-detection dog searches to locate more than 1,800 lost pets.

Text and photographs reveal how K-9 teams work and how dogs are selected and trained to perform police work.

When Chris and his search dog, Mike, are demoted from the Coast Guard's drug-bust program, Chris takes a second job where Mike's training to sniff out drugs brings them an even bigger problem.

Explores the selection, training, and uses of police dogs in fighting crime.