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  well-trained
K-9 team is an asset to any police agency. Most commonly, police dogs
are used for searching buildings, tracking suspects, narcotics
detection and suspect apprehension.
Dogs have increased senses over their handlers; they have 300
olfactory nerve endings in their noses compared to just seven in the
human nose. A dog’s hearing is believed to be approximately 25 times
better than that of humans. Although dogs only see in black and white,
they can see as well in limited light as they can in direct sunlight.
For these reasons, dogs can be effectively used for many situations
including, but not limited to, building searches, tracking of criminals
and lost children, locating evidence and property, personal
identification of suspects, limited crowd control, prowler calls and
narcotics detection.
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