How much of the concept of law and law enforcement do K-9 dogs understand?
The dog themselves? They don’t understand. All they know is, it’s time to be together and we’re going to go out here and we’re going to play. We’re going to do what needs to be done. So sniffing out something or chasing a suspect, that’s playing for them? In a way, it is. Because they know that, “Hey, they want me to do this. If I do it, I find it, they’ll play with me. I get rewarded.” It’s a game. I know we’re going to have fun doing it. That’s what the dog looks forward to, the interaction. What’s your best amazing dog story? It was a real simple thing. We had a dog named Char. And Char was out doing a narcotics search on a vehicle. He was going around the car and he smelled something in the car and he wanted to investigate more, so he just used his mouth and opened the door and went in. Char was an amazing dog. How do criminals react when they see a dog chasing them? (Laughing). Well, what if I tell you this: There have been instances where we have pulled up with the dog and told p
