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  well-trained K-9 team is an asset to any police agency. Most commonly, police dogs are used for searching buildings, tracking suspects,
narcotics detection and suspect apprehension.
Dogs have increased senses over their handlers; they have 300 olfactory nerve endings in
their noses compared to just seven in the human nose. A dog’s hearing is believed to be approximately 25 times better than that of humans. Although dogs only see in black and
white, they can see as well in limited light as they can in direct sunlight. For these reasons, dogs can be effectively used for many situations including, but not limited to, building searches,
tracking of criminals and lost children, locating evidence and property, personal identification of suspects, limited crowd control, prowler calls and narcotics detection.
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