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Frequently people outside of law enforcement misunderstand how the Police
Service Dogs are actually used and deployed. This misunderstanding is
The trained Police K9 possesses several unique assets which make him a successful front line street tool for law enforcement agencies today. His first asset, that of mere presence, often evokes fear in the criminal great enough to cause him to cease his criminal activity and to comply with police. His second asset, his ability to detect, makes him extremely valuable as a locator. Finally, his instinctive desire to defend his loved ones makes him a superb protector for his human partner. The police dog teams are available to assist police departments in other jurisdictions when needed. The Police Service Dogs are used in a variety of situations:
Our Police K9's are an invaluable tool in maintaining the safety of the public and our officers. Longmont K9's have aided officers in apprehending escaped prisoners, wanted felons, and locating evidence from crime scenes. The most common applications are building searches, followed by tracking. Frequently our K-9's participate in SWAT operations, and have assisted in subduing violent offenders. The K9's are also brought in to assist our Narcotics Officers when executing search warrants. They are trained in voice and hand signal, and although they may appear aggressive, they are quite docile and friendly in social situations.
Gentlemen of the Jury: The best friend a man has in this world may turn against him and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has reared with loving care may prove ungrateful. Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we trust with our happiness and our good name, may become traitors to their faith. The money that a man has, he may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he needs it the most. A man's reputation may be sacrificed in a moment of ill-considered action. The people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor when success is with us may be the first to throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon our heads. The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man may have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him and the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog. Gentlemen of the jury, a man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow and the snow drives fiercely if only he may be near his master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer, he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounters with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens. If fortune drives the master forth an outcast in the world, friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no higher privilege than that of accompanying him to guard against danger, to fight against his enemies, and when the last scene of all comes, and death takes the master in its embrace and his body is laid away in the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue their way, there by his graveside will the noble dog be found, his head between his paws, his eyes sad but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and true even to death. Sen. George Vest, 1870
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reinforced by the media,
movies, and fictional references, which mistakenly show the dog's aggression
more than they depict how a modern Police K9 is truly used. The Police Service
Dog is often perceived as a vicious, snarling animal. Police Service Dogs are
occasionally needed to apprehend criminals by biting, but it's true designed use
is to locate suspects who are hiding. Biting is only a small facet of what the
dog can be used for in Police work. The vast majority of K9 deployments results
in no one being bitten. As a "force" tool, the Police Service Dog is very
unique in that the dog can be re-called and stopped unlike a swing of a baton, a
spray of chemical agents or a bullet when fired by a gun, cannot be stopped
while in motion. 
