Detection and Police Work Dogs

Articles, Resources & General Information:

• Valor Row — From the CPCA — A tribute to K-9 handlers and their canine partners that didn’t all make it home at the end of the day.>
• RCMP Police Dog Service Training Centre
• Eden Consulting Group — Police Dog Home Page — The K9 Academy For Law Enforcement operated by Bob Eden and Gord Ney is a business made up of police officers dedicated to the training of police K9 handlers.
• Canine Research Institue & Training Center — Auburn University — conducts research and development (R&D) in an effort to support canine detection technology. The Field Research Unit of CDRI provides support to several federal agencies and private industries through its R & D efforts.
• The Canadian Police Service Dog National Monument Society, Inc.
• K9s Working With The U.S. Department Of State by K9 Unit (Article Added 31 December 2007)

Associations:

• Canadian Police Canine Association
• North American Police Work Dog Association — Dedicated to Assisting Police Work Dog Teams Throughout the World.
• Heart of America Police Dog Association
• British Columbia Police Canine Association
• The Pacific Northwest Police Detection Dog Association — Dedicated towards enhancing the professionalism and training of detection dog handlers throughout the Pacific Northwest.
• Manitoba Police Canine Association
• United States Police Canine Association
• International Explosive Detection Dog Association

Canadian Police Department K-9 Units:

• Vancouver Police Department Dog Squad
• Delta Police Department and New Westminster Police Service — Police Service Dog Section
• Edmonton Police Service Canine Unit
• Medicine Hat Police Service K-9 Unit
• Saskatoon Police K9
• Regina Police Service Canine Team
• Winnipeg Police Service Canine Unit
• Toronto Police Service — Mounted and Police Dog Services

	PAL - Protect A Life — "PAL's mission is to buy a "K-9 Storm" protective vest for each police K-9 in every community in Canada. If police officers wear protection from ballistic and blunt force trauma, so should the dogs. They put their lives on the line just like the officers do." See www.protectalife.net to see how you can help.
Please see the main Working Dogs section for a list of upcoming events.

Note to Working Dog Organizations: If you have any upcoming fundraisers or events that you would like listed here, please e-mail us with the details and we will be pleased to add them.