General purpose patrol dogs:
Are a good visual deterrent, they can be used for a range of tasks from indicating fresh human scent to article searching, i.e. possible weapons or tools used to break into buildings and for the protection of the handler.
Passive and pro-active drug detection dogs:
These dogs can be used around the work place searching office blocks, schools, colleges, universities, as well as searching people at events they can also search cars.
They are trained to detect:
- Heroin
- Cocaine
- Cannabis
- Amphetamine Ecstasy
- Ketamine
The dogs will indicate this by staring at source of scent then handler carries out the next procedure.
Explosives detection dogs:
These dogs are used for pre-event search, sorting offices and high-profile buildings and vehicles the dogs are trained to detect:
- P4
- C4
- Semtex
- TNT
- Det cord
- Tatp
- Hmtd
- Ng nitro glycerine
The dogs will indicate this by staring at source of scent then handler carries out the next procedure.
Pyrotechnics detection dogs:
These dogs are mainly used on sport events the dogs detect smoke bomb flares fireworks.
The dogs will indicate this by staring at source of scent then handler carries out the next procedure.