Unaware of the demonstration or that the demonstrator was a fellow police officer, he shot and killed the detective. This inci- dent resulted in the immediate disbanding of America’s first canine corps. After starts and stops of several canine units in cities across
the country, Baltimore became the first city to successfully and effectively establish a municipal canine corps in 1956. Jim Watson, director of the North American Police Work
Dog Association, estimates that there are around 50,000 dogs in units across the country (as of 2010). While a number of dogs have died at the hands of suspected criminals, the number of canine fatalities on the Officer Down Memorial Page indicate an even bigger threat: heat exhaustion, particularly from being left in a squad car. Many K9 unit vehicles are now being outfit- ted with electronic systems that automatically regulate heat and humidity. Some systems can remotely alert officers if the AC has failed, or if the temperature is getting too high. It allows the offi- cer to remotely pop the trunk or doors to allow dogs to escape. All SPPD K9 cars are equipped with a temperature sensor
that alerts if the temperature in the vehicle becomes too hot. The windows will also automatically roll down if the temperature inside of the car is heating up.U
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Curlew Hills Memory Gardens Honors Fallen K9 Service Dogs. A section of Curlew Hills Memory Gardens is devoted just for family pets. Within that area is a section devoted to service
animals of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office and the Clearwater Police Department. The burial plots have been donated to the departments by Curlew Hills Memory Gardens. There are more than 30 service dogs cremated and buried in the pet cemetery. Each spring, Curlew Hills Memory Gardens hosts a memorial for the service animals with many K9 handlers and their dogs attend- ing to honor their fallen comrades. For more information, contact Keenan Knopke, Curlew Hills Memory Gardens, 1750 Curlew Road, Palm Harbor. 727.789.2000 -
CurlewHills.com
Retired Police Canine Foundation will recruit and negotiate with vet- erinarians, dog food suppliers, and other service providers to pro- vide free or discounted services to law enforcement officers who have adopted retired dogs. They help pay for medical care for retired law enforcement dogs, and negotiate with landlords to allow handlers and their retired dogs to remain in their rental homes or apartments.
PoliceK9Help.com
Robby’s Law - Up until 2000, many retired police dogs were euth- anized. Under Robby’s Law (passed by Congress in 2000), dogs retiring from service in law enforcement or the military can be adopted by their handlers or other service members. In 2015, another law was passed declaring that Military Working Dogs can no longer be considered equipment by the Department of Defense. Unfortunately, under the new law, MWDs are not cared for as they once were under the original Robby’s Law, amended in 2016 and again in 2019. (See:
Justice4Tedds.com/RobbysLaw)
Single Purpose Pit Bull Grant Program - Through a grant provided by Animal Farm Foundation’s Detection Dog Program, free single purpose training is offered (narcotics or explosives detection) to police departments. Call 210.858.6830 or email
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