The story of a German shepherd from birth to police dog.

He was born in rural Missouri, and it was immediately clear that he was different from the rest. He caught his first criminal when he was just two years old. By his sixth birthday, he had located burglars, missing children, drug dealers, rapists, and murderers—including Utah’s most wanted criminal. Known to friends as JJ, to law enforcement as Michael Serio’s partner, and to captured criminals as “that damned dog,” Jessie Jr., an exceptionally talented bloodhound, bayed like a sea lion that had swallowed a fog horn. Before JJ, few police departments in the West used bloodhounds, and none in Utah. But just when JJ was finally convincing naysayers, he and Officer Serio ran into something worse than resistance: the despair of failure amid high hope. JJ had been tracking Brian David Mitchell, the man who abducted Elizabeth Smart, when he was pulled off the track. Elizabeth later told investigators that on the day she was kidnapped she heard a dog baying in the woods behind her. In almost nine years of service, JJ helped apprehend nearly 300 criminal suspects in the Salt Lake City area. Here is his remarkable story, fleas and all. Click here to view the trailer for Bloodhound in Blue.

Inside this book you will find comprehensive information on every aspect of the K9 unit, from administration to officer safety on the job. With two decades of experience, R. S. Eden presents expert training exercises and deployment procedures. Action photos back up his points. In addition, the author examines the attitudes of law enforcement officers from both within and outside the K9 team and analyzes how this affects officer performance and morale.

Discover the amazing heroics of K-9 police units in this thrilling collection of actual investigations from across the country. And marvel at the men and women who train, lead and converse with these special animals, and who, when danger strikes, don't hesitate to trust their canine partners with their lives. Photo insert.

Around the world, K-9s play a crucial part in police work. But more goes into the training and selection of these dogs than you might think.Go behind the scenes of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department K-9 Section with a look at how to work with police dogs and what it takes to become a K-9 handler. A great book for people who love dogs and want to learn more about their importance in law enforcement, Dog Teams explores the selection, training, and work of K-9 handlers, as well as their relationships with the dogs. It details the process of securing a spot in the K-9 unit and the challenges in selecting the right dogs for the work. It also includes interesting facts about police dogs and how dogs solve crime.If you want to learn about K-9 police dogs, this fascinating and entertaining account will give you a new perspective on the world of these canine heroes.

Understand, oversee, and develop a police-dog program that excels Learn: - The five fundamental factors for running a successful unit, and why some K9 units fail - How to mitigate liability issues - How to select the right dogs and handlers - How to handle budgets and deal with police-dog vendors - Current training trends and how to develop a positive K9 unit culture K9 units are on the front line for every dangerous and in progress call, and it’s up to the unit manager to ensure officers have the best possible dogs, equipment, and training for them to do their job and help mitigate the related risk. Robert Eden, a retired 28-year police veteran with extensive experience as a K9 handler and trainer, provides police departments with a template for the successful development and supervision of police-service dog operations. It provides a wealth of information for supervisors who have limited or no experience with police dogs, as well as new ideas and expert recommendations for those with an extensive K9 background.

In this fascinating book, Nigel Allsopp lifts the lid on the world of police dogs, examining the vital roles they play both in Australia and around the world. Despite the numerous high-tech devices now available to law-enforcement officials, `K9's - as they're known in the trade - remain an indispensable part of police work in a range of fields, notably terrorism and border protection. K9s may sometimes be sent into difficult and dangerous situations, but this is never done without care and concern, for at the heart of their role is the intimate and symbiotic relationship between dog and handler. K9 Cops explores the history, training and current use of police dogs, as well as considering what future dogs have in modern law enforcement. It also includes an A-Z of police canine units in 47 countries. For all police and military personnel, K9 Cops is an informative, must-read book. For the rest of us, it is an entertaining and heart-warming account that dog lovers the world over will enjoy.