subject: Dog Treats And K9 [print this page] Dogs are generally perceived as intelligent animals. They are even treated by some sectors as more than just pets. They assist law enforcement authorities perform their task in detecting or solving crimes. In fact, just to prove the importance of dogs in law enforcement duties, the police have created the K9 unit, which are all composed of a particular breed of dog.
K9 dogs assist in crime prevention, detection and solution. They are usually seen in major airports and seaports where a large number of people converge. As you well know, criminals or unlawful elements usually move in the cover and density of these large groups of people. These unscrupulous individuals try to transport drugs or other illegal substances to another place using these locations where they believe they would be undetected.
This is why many police officers and security personnel of these ports of entry or departure usually allows a well-trained K9 dog to tag along with them in their inspection procedures. This is because it has been proven to a great degree that what the authorities, along with their high-tech equipment, cannot see, their K9 dogs will surely detect. Undoubtedly, you may have been aware of some high-profile cases where K9 dogs were able to discover a cache of drugs or explosives hidden away in regular-looking packages.
While detecting something bad is a normal instinct of all dogs, the challenge actually is how to harness that instinct so that the dog will be able to immediately detect a dangerous substance and report them to its handler. K9 dogs are extensively trained, using the best training techniques available to man. This allows them to harness the abilities of the dogs and channel it to some useful and productive endeavor. However, part of the success of its special training can be attributed to a simple dog treat.
This specially formulated dog snack teaches the dog to follow some types of behavior and when successful, it is awarded by a dog treat. Even after training has concluded, the handlers of these K9 dogs are encouraged to take along with them a pouch of dog treats so that they may be able to reward their dogs whenever it is able to detect something out of the ordinary.
So in case you just look at it as just some form of delicious snack for dog, remember that a dog treat play a very important role too in crime detection, prevention, and solution. Is it not amazing how such simple items can cause huge changes?
