K-9s at the head of the class
Tue Jul 15, 2008, 01:47 PM EDT
Ipswich -
Local children enrolled in the Ipswich Recreation Department summer programs were treated to a K-9 demonstration Tuesday morning at Bialek Park.
Officers from the Essex County K-9 Unit described the roll the dogs play in law enforcement and rescue operations. Recreation Director Betty Dorman said the officers demonstrated training techniques, the commands they use to communicate with the dogs and how the animals search for drugs and weapons, apprehend suspects and look for people who are either hiding or lost.
Each dog is trained by one officer, who keeps the dog at his home during his working career and often adopts the animal after its retirement from active service.
Tue Jul 15, 2008, 01:47 PM EDT
Ipswich -
Local children enrolled in the Ipswich Recreation Department summer programs were treated to a K-9 demonstration Tuesday morning at Bialek Park.
Officers from the Essex County K-9 Unit described the roll the dogs play in law enforcement and rescue operations. Recreation Director Betty Dorman said the officers demonstrated training techniques, the commands they use to communicate with the dogs and how the animals search for drugs and weapons, apprehend suspects and look for people who are either hiding or lost.
Each dog is trained by one officer, who keeps the dog at his home during his working career and often adopts the animal after its retirement from active service.
