Have you ever wondered...
Have you ever wondered how the airport police trains their k-9 partners. I interact with the SFO airport police department K-9 unit on a weekly basis for training. Currently they are in the process of recertifications and the dogs must get 100% if not they are allowed one retest after 45 days if they fail again they are retired. The head of the unit comes to see me about using an aircraft which always give them if one is available as the photo shows they are using an airbus on this particular day. They perfer to use narrow body aircraft for the training, but the certification is on all aircraft types, narrow and wide body. They have even brought their k-9 partners in and introduced them to me.
They need to pass the test of all the flight instruments, safety checks, and procedures, and then pass a check flight of course.
Iron Sight wrote:
What kind of tests?
Narcotics, bomb making materials, etc. These k-9s are not only used on the aircraft but in customs and the luggage carousels, you won't see them unless they are working.
marine73 wrote:
Have you ever wondered how the airport police trains their k-9 partners. I interact with the SFO airport police department K-9 unit on a weekly basis for training. Currently they are in the process of recertifications and the dogs must get 100% if not they are allowed one retest after 45 days if they fail again they are retired. The head of the unit comes to see me about using an aircraft which always give them if one is available as the photo shows they are using an airbus on this particular day. They perfer to use narrow body aircraft for the training, but the certification is on all aircraft types, narrow and wide body. They have even brought their k-9 partners in and introduced them to me.
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I've always wondered if the dogs are allowed to let strangers pet them?
charles tabb wrote:
I've always wondered if the dogs are allowed to let strangers pet them?
Only with the handlers consent
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