Title
Purchase of Replacement Police K-9
History
Our current K9, Bosco, has served the Village for over the past 5 years however a health problem has forced his retirement effective March 1, 2011.
Staff is requesting to replace Bosco with another dual purpose pre-trained narcotics dog. Having a K9 unit has been a huge asset to the department in drug detection, building searches and community relations activities.
If approved this will be the departments fourth K9. The past two dogs have been purchased from Vohn Liche Kennels in Denver, Indiana. Both of these animals provided approximately 5 years of service which is slightly below the average longevity for police dogs, that being 6 to 8 years.
Staff has obtained price quotes from three vendors for the purchase of a Pre-trained Dual Purpose Narcotics Dog, including a 100% health guarantee on heredity and skeletal issues for up to two years. The quotes also includes the handler training course.
Vohn Liche Kennels, Denver Indiana $12,000.00
Landheim Kennels, Dyer, Indiana $12,000.00
Global K9 Working Dogs Inc. Leland, Illinois $12,500.00
Staff is recommending we purchase the dog from Landhiem Kennels. Staff has conferred with a number of K9 officers who highly recommend Landheim. Landhiem has an excellent reputation and the chief instructor Robert Fleming is recognized as a top instructor for police K9. Of the three quotes Landheim is the closest to Orland Park. This could be an issue in the event there are warranty issues requiring travel to their facility.
On March 21, 2011, this item was reviewed and approved by the Public Safety Committee and referred to the Board for approval.
Financial Impact
If approved, the cost of the dog and training will be paid from our State Asset Forfeiture account 027-2800-421.60-45
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve the purchase of a replacement dual purpose pre-trained narcotics dog along with six weeks of training for the officer from Landheim Kennels locat...
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