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The United States Police K-9 Association Inc., is a non-profit organization striving for the establishment
of minimum standards for Police K-9 dogs through proper methods of training.
Properly trained Police Dogs are taught to do the following:
- Search buildings and areas for unauthorized persons.
- Track Criminals and search for lost children, etc.
- Search for evidence dropped by criminals in flight.
- Search for hidden explosives, narcotics, chemicals, illegally taken game and cadaver substance.
- Pursue and apprehend, with minimum force, criminals fleeing a serious crime and arrest.
- Apprehend on command only and in Protection of the Handler.
Police K-9 dogs, properly trained and handled, give Law Enforcement officers one of the finest non-lethal aids in the prevention
and detection of crime.
The United States Police K-9 Association is the largest and oldest active organizations of its kind.
GUIDE DOGS
Guide Dogs assist blind and visually impaired people by avoiding obstacles,
stopping at curbs and steps, and negotiating traffic. The harness and U-shaped handle fosters communication between the dog
and the blind partner. In this partnership, the human's role is to provide directional commands, while the dog's role is to
insure the team's safety even if this requires disobeying an unsafe command.
Labrador and Golden Retrievers and German Shepherd dogs and other large breeds are
carefully bred, socialized and raised for over one year by volunteers, then trained for 4 to 6 months by professional trainers
before being placed with their blind handlers
HEARING DOGS
Hearing Dogs assist deaf and hard of hearing individuals by alerting them to a variety of household sounds such
as a door knock or doorbell, alarm clock, oven buzzer, telephone, baby cry, name call or smoke alarm. Dogs are trained to
make physical contact and lead their deaf partners to the source of the sound.
Hearing Dogs are generally mixed breeds acquired from animal shelters and are small
to medium in size. Prior to formal audio response training, the younger adoptees are raised and socialized by volunteer puppy
raisers. Hearing Dogs are identified by an orange collar and leash and/or vest.
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