tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261333380647075548Sat, 05 Oct 2024 01:54:51 +0000ContributorsQuarriesdog injuredstabbedteam bloggersA venue for Canadian & U.S. K9 Officers to share training ideas, courses, real life experiences, etc with our fellow brothers and sisters.http://canadianworkingk9.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Canadianworkingk9)Blogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261333380647075548.post-8519184631404975213Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:17:00 +00002010-09-07T12:26:57.238-07:00In 2010 the trial will be hosted by the ">Prince Albert Police Service and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment. The trials will take place from September 9-12th, 2010.The 2010 Trial in Prince Albert will showcase police service dog teams from all across Canada competing in several events around the city. The most popular of these events is the public day event, which includes; Criminal http://canadianworkingk9.blogspot.com/2010/09/2010-cpca-police-dog-trial-championship.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Canadianworkingk9)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261333380647075548.post-5111438283201660723Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:03:00 +00002010-09-03T11:53:47.041-07:00 The Winnipeg Police Service is the only municipal police agency in Canada that runs it’s own in house breeding program in Canada. The program originally commenced in 1999, and over a period of 6 years the Service has bred 42 pups, supplying all the dual purpose canines within the Service as well as canines for Brandon Police Service and Manitoba Natural Resources. The pups have been sought http://canadianworkingk9.blogspot.com/2010/09/winnipeg-police-service-canine-unit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Canadianworkingk9)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261333380647075548.post-6412048600315393806Wed, 12 May 2010 22:12:00 +00002010-05-12T15:38:10.684-07:00Members of the Winnipeg Police Service are mourning the loss of one of their Police Service Dogs. On April 28, 2010, Explosive Detector dog PSD NIKO # 49 was brought in to a veterinarian clinic for a routine operation to remove an abscessed tooth. During the operation, NIKO unexpectedly passed away on the operating table and it is believed that NIKO had an allergic reaction to the anesthetic. http://canadianworkingk9.blogspot.com/2010/05/police-dog-dies-during-operation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Canadianworkingk9)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261333380647075548.post-4931048666934438828Wed, 12 May 2010 09:36:00 +00002010-05-12T15:34:08.272-07:00How much time do we spend with our K9 partners off duty exercising, feeding, cleaning, etc? Does your city/service/unit account for this extra time you spend with your partner? Some units do, however it's quite insignificant. Of course we all do it for the love of the dogs, but they are owned by some type of government agency whether it be municipal, provincial, or federal. Only seems fair http://canadianworkingk9.blogspot.com/2010/05/k9-compensation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Canadianworkingk9)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261333380647075548.post-4526225938431761886Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:14:00 +00002010-02-08T07:27:33.848-08:00Windsor Police lost one of their loyal Police Service Dogs during a training exercise on Monday night. Police Service Dog "VAHLTER" was participating in a daily routine training exercise at 10:30 p.m. Monday night at the Windsor Police Training Facility when he failed to negotiate a training obstacle and sustained an injury. His handler, Constable Paul Brothers, a ten year veteran of the http://canadianworkingk9.blogspot.com/2010/02/windsor-police-k-9-dies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Canadianworkingk9)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261333380647075548.post-6553469944760683755Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:54:00 +00002010-01-31T07:49:44.554-08:00More Canadian soldiers have fallen in the Afghan conflict from Improvised Explosive Devices (IED's) than from any other weapon. Corporal James Hayward Arnal of Winnipeg was one of them. His family has secured a Mine Detection Dog to be deployed to Afghanistan in honour of our fallen heroes ! Mine Detection Dogs are 10 times more efficient than conventional methods. A dog and his handler can http://canadianworkingk9.blogspot.com/2010/01/dog-named-jimmy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Canadianworkingk9)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261333380647075548.post-6645595355505155240Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:47:00 +00002010-01-15T08:56:21.904-08:00Looking for a high drive lab for detector work for a municipal police service in Manitoba. The dog should have high ball drive and confident in various surroundings. Ideally looking for 9 months to 24 months. If anyone has any information or contacts please email Jason Hedley, WPS. http://canadianworkingk9.blogspot.com/2010/01/dog-wanted-for-detector-work.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Canadianworkingk9)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261333380647075548.post-350826893628663347Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:01:00 +00002010-01-04T15:37:11.879-08:00A Ham Lake man was found shot to death in his house Thursday after a 16-hour standoff that culminated with a SWAT team storming the residence behind a patrol dog, which was killed during an ensuing exchange of gunfire.After a 15 hour standoff with police, Anoka County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team tried to negotiate with Kowalzek but were unsuccessful. The SWAT team and a K-9 officer entered the http://canadianworkingk9.blogspot.com/2010/01/anoka-sheriff-k9-killed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Canadianworkingk9)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261333380647075548.post-4262069993637051589Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:53:00 +00002009-12-29T19:24:12.020-08:00This is a two day course being offered by the WPS K9 Unit for officers seeking a career as an K9 Handler. The course is mostly classroom lectures and designed for anyone involved in K9 training. This is a great course for both experienced and new handlers.The course will cover:*Quarry job description, expectations, and values;*K9 drives and psychology;*Back up officer roles and safety;*Theory of http://canadianworkingk9.blogspot.com/2009/12/winnipeg-police-service-quarry-course.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Canadianworkingk9)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261333380647075548.post-8676204110805043541Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:11:00 +00002009-12-23T11:16:11.757-08:00 A Classic and appropriate for the season. Have a safe holiday! http://canadianworkingk9.blogspot.com/2009/12/happy-holidays_23.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Canadianworkingk9)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261333380647075548.post-9129084262335349097Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:54:00 +00002009-12-20T20:56:12.373-08:00The quest to build a better dog house! And with the prairies seeing temperatures of-46 C and -50 C, there is no better time. We all want our partners to be comfortable while at home and to be rested up and ready to go. While some handlers may allow their K9 partners to sleep inside their homes, (and this could be another discussion), most general purpose dogs have seperate quarters outside. http://canadianworkingk9.blogspot.com/2009/12/police-dog-houses_20.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Canadianworkingk9)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261333380647075548.post-4896874786429544961Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:43:00 +00002009-12-11T11:47:19.478-08:00All the best over the Holiday Season from the Winnipeg Police K9 Unit.http://canadianworkingk9.blogspot.com/2009/12/happy-holidays.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Canadianworkingk9)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261333380647075548.post-7689196956765342165Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:48:00 +00002009-12-03T12:58:47.510-08:00A police dog with the Minneapolis K9 unit died Monday morning after he slipped and fell off the roof a building while responding to a burglary. Minneapolis police were called to a possible burglary at 222 Hennepin Avenue South just after 7 a.m. Monday. Responding officers found evidence a suspect may have still been in the building, so a K9 unit was called to assist.Around 8:15 a.m. the police http://canadianworkingk9.blogspot.com/2009/12/minneapolis-k9-dies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Canadianworkingk9)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261333380647075548.post-5022921079909777677Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:42:00 +00002009-11-29T11:35:52.770-08:00On August the 4th 2009, Constable Scott Taylor, and Constable Scott McDonald of the Winnipeg Police Service Canine Unit ventured on a four day mission, to attend and jointly train with the Edmonton Police Service Canine Unit. EPS was running a parallel master handler course similar to the WPS program. The intentions of our trip were to learn from the EPS and share any knowledge we could in http://canadianworkingk9.blogspot.com/2009/11/edmonton-joint-training.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Canadianworkingk9)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261333380647075548.post-3843188258685698727Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:08:00 +00002009-11-24T18:57:15.915-08:00Most provinces haven't seen a lick of snow yet, but it's getting close to that time of year again! Getting some positive feedback on the blog and interest in submitting articles from other handlers. Anything goes as far as content, so send it in.Email your K-9 Unit Christmas Photos and we'll upload them to the blog. Handler and partner names are optional!http://canadianworkingk9.blogspot.com/2009/11/k9-christmas-photos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Canadianworkingk9)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261333380647075548.post-6934748819514563202Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:45:00 +00002009-11-22T14:21:58.327-08:00dog injuredstabbedNov 7, 2009. A Saskatoon Police Service Dog is recovering from two stab wounds after the Police K-9 unit was involved in trying to apprehend two suspects involved with attempting to steal a vehicle in the 200 Block of St. Paul's Place. A 19 yr old male is in custody however police are searching for a second suspect in this incident.http://canadianworkingk9.blogspot.com/2009/11/saskatoon-k-9-stabbed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Canadianworkingk9)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261333380647075548.post-6977561861271327549Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:13:00 +00002009-11-18T18:23:02.463-08:00The following article was forwarded to me from a law journal and offers an interesting look at Dog Tracking Evidence.WINNIPEG: Police dogs are used for a number of different purposes, from drug and bomb detection to locating cadavers and tracking people. Each dog has their own specialty and training and you need to be careful to distinguish between the two (or ensure that a defence lawyer does http://canadianworkingk9.blogspot.com/2009/11/tracking-dog-evidence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Canadianworkingk9)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261333380647075548.post-407081220015660563Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:42:00 +00002009-11-18T18:23:02.467-08:00QuarriesWINNIPEG: Does your service or department have a quarry program? Quarries are an integral part of any K9 program. The quarry members usually participate on a volunteer basis. They also get to build their Curriculum Vitae for future K9 Handler competitions. With a pool of quarries, the handlers are able to train multiple scenerois fluidly with little down time on training days. Definately http://canadianworkingk9.blogspot.com/2009/10/k9-decoysquarries.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Canadianworkingk9)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261333380647075548.post-3420526499123281303Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:20:00 +00002009-11-18T18:23:02.468-08:00Contributorsteam bloggersWINNIPEG: With the assistance of other K-9 handlers throughout Canada and U.S., team bloggers will be added to contribute to this blog. For blog submissions or to become a Team Blogger contact K9canadian@gmail.com.http://canadianworkingk9.blogspot.com/2009/10/looking-for-team-bloggers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Canadianworkingk9)2