Title/Name/Summary
Replacement Police K-9 in FY 2018 Utilizing Funds from the State Asset Forfeiture Account - Purchase
History
Our current K9, Hary, has served the Village honorably for the past 6 ½ years, however, health problems common to this breed will force Hary to retire before the end of the second quarter of 2018.
The police department requests to replace Hary with another dual-purpose pre-trained narcotics and tracking dog. The department’s current K9 Unit has been a huge asset in drug detection and community related activities. However, the department is seeking a different breed of dog, specifically a Hanoverian or commonly known as the Hanover Hound, which can perform both narcotics detection work and is genetically designed for enhanced tracking/trailing capabilities for the reasons described below:
In the last five years, the department had sought the services of a bloodhound forty-one (41) times for article or person tracking/trailing because of the superior tracking abilities of the hound in all types of elements and environments including water. The requests were made to locate four critical missing adults, twenty-six juveniles and eleven fugitives. Unfortunately, because of the limited availability of a specialized tracking police working hound, only twenty-one tracks/trailing were conducted.
A Hanover Hound provides a high level of tracking/trailing ability coupled with the demeanor to for training in narcotics detection. The breed is described as gentle, excellent with children, and therefore not suitable for “bite work” training thus reducing potential liability.
Approximately sixty (60) law enforcement agencies throughout the country have now chosen the Hanover Hound as their police working dog for its exceptional detection and tracking/trailing abilities.
After thorough research on Hanover Hound police training, Georgia K9 NTC was the only certified trainer found. Georgia K9 NTC, a nationally and professionally certified police do...
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