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As in all changes involving added duties, any K-9 Officerwill tell you that becoming a K-9 Officer is a life
changing experience. What they will later tell you is that it becomes a way-of-life. The Seymour Police Department
currently employs three such officer/handlers along with their partners; K-9 Jake, K-9 Koa, K-9 Redge.
Seymour K-9 officers not only work
with their K-9 partners on-duty, but they also take them home until it's time to go to work again. The officer/handler
is responsible for providing the K-9 with proper living conditions, and proper care. The K-9 Officer/Handler
performs these duties without monetary compensation. This is just accepted within this position and shows the dedication
inherent within our K-9 Officers/Handlers.
K-9
Jake,K-9 Redge and K-9 Koa are both highly trained tools of the department. They
are both members of and certified by the North American Police Work Dog Association (NAPWDA). Yearly certifications
are conducted by a a master trainer in narcotics detection, obedience, aggression control, and tracking.
The units also attend a monthly maintenance training to keep the K-9 current with its certifications. Both K-9
units have successfully completed and maintained their certification requirements since the inception of the current program
in 2004.
As was mentioned
before, being a K-9 Officer is an added duty. The officer/handlers are first and foremost officers.
They respond to complaints, and conduct normal assigned duties as any normal patrol officer would. But, since they are
equipped with the K-9 tool, they have the extra duties of utilizing that tool when requested or required.
Seymour Police K-9's are equipped by Ray Allen: Professional K-9 Equipment.
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