Canine Officer

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Canine
officer
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Basic Information

• A canine officer is a police officer who works
  with a specially trained dog.
• After a few years of being a patrol officer an
  officer interested in specializing in the canine
  unit can obtain canine training and
  certification.

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Responsibilities

• Canine officers search open areas and buildings,
  handle and ensure obedience of his dog, and
  tracking.

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Benefits

• K-9 handlers are often the highest paid officers
  on the department due to the amount of overtime
  they put in

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Training

• K9 police officers and their K9 companions both
  receives specialized training in the detection of
  narcotics, electronic devices, explosives, and
  corpses.
• You will also need to learn protocols such as how
  to release your dog or call it back.

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Salary

• Salaries range from 21,120 to 112,730 per year.

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Qualification for Employment

• Prior experience with dog handling is not usually
  required, but it will give you an edge over the
  competition.
• you must become a certified police officer prior
  to assignment to the K-9 unit.

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Education Requirements

• Canine officers, much like police officers,
  should have either a high school diploma or a
  college degree with a majority of courses focused
  on police science, police evidence and law,
  criminology and general law. Police training
  academies also provide training to qualified
  candidates. Prior law enforcement experience is
  needed to gain experience and qualify for the
  canine handling role. Federal agencies may have
  higher thresholds or different requirements, such
  as knowledge of customs laws, for their canine
  officers.

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Primary Mission

• The primary mission of the Canine Training
  Evaluation Section is to provide effective
  learning environments and opportunities,
  utilizing current and relevant training curricula
  and evaluation methodologies, to enable and
  challenge National Explosives Detection Canine
  Team Program Participants, and other designated
  transportation security professionals, to perform
  their duties and responsibilities in a highly
  effective manner.

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What to Study

• High school diploma with training as a police
  officer and a few years of experince as an
  officer