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’s Canine and Detection Research Institute (CDRI) conducts research, development, and outreach activities to enhance canine and other substance detection technologies. CDRI also provides basic research, technological development, and education to the detector dog community.
• K9s Working With The U.S. Department Of State by K9 Unit (Article Added 31 December 2007)
• DogSport Gear — Manufacture of working dog equipment for Police, Military and Schutzhund.

Associations:

• Canadian Police Canine Association
• North American Police Work Dog Association — Dedicated to Assisting Police Work Dog Teams Throughout the World.

• National Association of Professional Canine Handlers (NAPH)
• Canada Border Services Agency - Detector Dog Service — The CBSA currently has detector dog teams located across Canada, serving both travellers and commercial operations. Detector dog teams work in all modes of travel, including air, highway, marine, and rail and in postal and courier centres.
• The Pacific Northwest Police Detection Dog Association — Dedicated towards enhancing the professionalism and training of detection dog handlers throughout the Pacific Northwest.
• United States Police Canine Association
• International Explosive Detection Dog Association
• International Police Work Dog Association (IPWDA)

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 Calendar of Events section for a list of upcoming events and fundraisers.

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.