Scent Tracking Dogs


This highly trained group of dogs learn the ins and outs of tracking suspects that are hiding or that have possibly fled along with missing person reports. There are many situations that call for these dogs and they are very good at finding people. Often associated with bloodhounds these dogs, that search for hours if not days find people based on their scent and follow tiny scent trails to get to them. As you could imagine a lot goes into training these dogs and it is for good reason.
Popular Police Dog Breeds
The following breeds are popular choices to be trained as police dogs:
Belgian Malinois
German Shepherd Dogs
Bloodhounds
Dutch Shepherds
Labrador Retrievers
What Do K-9 Police Dogs Do?
Human law enforcement officers need to be a special type of person, and police dogs must be a special type of dog. These impressive animals come from generations of dogs specifically bred to perform the complicated tasks that police dogs are required to accomplish. Generally speaking, this isn’t something all dogs are able to do, and that’s why we usually see just a few specific breeds being trained as police dogs.