
The police dogs have always generated curiosity and expectation in The people: Canine smell has been and continues to be one of the tools most appreciated by the security forces and that is, dogs are undoubtedly the best analysts one can have in their favor.
In this article of Animals and Pets Online we will talk about the different types of police dogs, the most common breeds that collaborate with law enforcement and, why not? of retired police dogs: the most requested veterans for adoption.
Read on and discover which are the best breeds of police dogs :
Types of police dogs:
Police forces around the world use dogs of different breeds to carry out their important work.Within police work there are various jobs in which some breeds are more suitable than others.The 4 main areas in which the police intervention is distributed are the following:
- Intervention dogs .Search for criminals; hostage rescue; protection; riot gear; etc.
- Detecting dogs .Customs control; explosives; smuggling; etc.
- Scientific police .Search of cadavers; search for clues; reconnaissance wheels; etc.
- Rescue dogs .Avalanches; building collapses; tracking; etc.
Intervention dogs
Belgian shepherd malinois
Experts now point to the Belgian shepherd malinois as the best dog to do police work in any of its facets.a powerful, athletic, and remarkable intelligence dog.

German shepherd
The German shepherd also stands out, but limiting his acceptance to the lines of work, since the lines of beauty have greatly distorted the athletic abilities of the breed, producing in many cases, the appearance of serious hereditary problems.

Within the repressive functions, apart from the previous two breeds , the doberman and the rottweiler are also used by the official bodies.

Detector dogs
In customs control and detection of prohibited substances, primates the smell before the athletic capacity of the dog.The most used dogs for this capacity are:
Labrador retriever
He enjoys a very good sense of smell and enormous intelligence , which trains him extraordinarily well for detective police duties, among many others.

Beagle
Dog with an extraordinary olfactory capacity and uninhibited character.It is very effective in controlling narcotic drugs.

Foxhound
Hound-like dog with a great nose, it resembles the beagle somewhat, but is larger.

Dogs of the scientific police
Dogs destined for scientific police must have a very acute nose , good athletic ability and great tenacity.
The bloodhound
Also known as St.Hubert's dog, it is a dog with an exceptional sense of smell and tenacity.It is the dog tracker par excellence.It can trace traces up to fifteen days old.

Dutch shepherd with short hair
This muscular dog is getting more and more to all police work.He can't stand the heat well.The long-haired Dutch shepherd doesn't have so many skills.

Spaniel english
This breed can develop very peculiar tasks.Detect drugs; poisoned baits (forest police); accompany fishermen and maritime police.He is an intelligent dog.

Rescue dogs
When catastrophes happen: earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, avalanches, etc.very intelligent, very strong and attentive dogs are needed.The most used by the police and firefighters are:
German shepherd
The German shepherd dog thanks to its intelligence, courage and ability to Learning is widely used for rescue work.

Belgian Shepherd Malinois
This breed has a very hard character and an inexhaustible fortress.It is very intelligent, perhaps for that reason repeated in this list of police dogs.

Giant Schnauzer
This dog has a very active temperament that needs to develop a large workload.He is very intelligent and strong.

Retired Police Dogs
When the police dogs grow older, in Spain, they are removed when they lose power.Through a Spanish NGO called 4-legged Heroes the adoption is channeled by solidarity families of these canine police officers.
In the United States when police dogs retire they receive a life annuity, to meet all their needs and help adoptive families to better care for retired police dogs.

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