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Police & Military Dogs terms
Police K-9s, military working dogs, detection dogs and search-and-rescue dogs: dogs on the force, in uniform and in the field.
IGP (Schutzhund) A three-part working-dog sport of tracking, obedience and protection, formerly Schutzhund and IPO, that began as a breed test for the German Shepherd Dog. Police K-9 A dog trained to assist law enforcement, usually in tracking, apprehending suspects and detecting drugs or explosives, working with one handler. Search and rescue dog A dog trained to find missing or trapped people by scent, working with a handler in the wilderness, disasters or collapsed buildings.