Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Antwerp is pleased to make a donation to the Paulding County Sheriff’s Department K9 unit. The impressive animals in this unit come from generations of dogs specifically bred to perform the complicated tasks that police dogs are required to accomplish.
The National Police Dog Foundation states that dogs used in law enforcement are trained to either be “single purpose” or “dual purpose”. Single purpose dogs are used primarily for backup, personal protection, and tracking. Dual purpose dogs do everything that single purpose dogs do and also detect either explosives or narcotics. In the United States when a narcotics K-9 indicates to its handler that it found something, the officer has reasonable suspicion to search whatever the dog alerted on (i.e. bag or vehicle) without a warrant.
The Mt. Calvary donation will be used to help the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office in the purchase of the next K9, equipment and training.
