Officer Rose and his partner JT became a team in late 2006. They have a reputation as one of the leading K9 teams in Ohio and the Midwest Region with over 500 arrests. The K9 Team is certified in narcotics detection, suspect apprehension, tracking and article recovery through both the Ohio Peace Officers Training Association and the North American Police Work Dog Association. JT and Officer Rose have also appeared and performed on television programs and nationally syndicated radio shows. JT is also an official test dog for the KONG Company to test the durability of toys.

Should you have any request for a demonstration please contact Officer

Rose at erose@madisontownship.org

   Why Law Enforcement Uses Dogs

   Sense of Smell


   A Police K-9's sense of smell is almost 50 times greater than humans.  They can discern a particular smell even when there are dozens of smells in the area.  A dog can quickly sniff out criminals, drugs, weapons and bombs in situations where a human officer would have to search every inch (a dangerous and time consuming task) and the officer still may not find anything.


   Bark


   The commanding bark of a well-trained dog often leads criminals to surrender.  Criminals cannot intimidate or scare these dogs nor can they reason with them.  The presence of a police dog often times protects an officer or citizen from physical confrontation.


   Sense of Hearing

K-9's can hear twice as well as people.  They can detect sounds that are too faint for the human ears and even sounds pitched at frequencies above and below a human range.

   History of Police Dogs

   European police forces were using bloodhounds as early as the 18th century.  It wasn't until World War I that countries like Belgium and Germany formalized the training process and started using dogs for specific tasks, such as guard duty.  The practice continued through World War II.  Soldiers returning home brought news of the well-trained dogs being used by both sides of the conflict.

   The use of police dogs didn't gain a foothold in the United States until the 1970's.  Today, police dogs are recognized as a vital part of law enforcement and the use of police dogs has grown rapidly within the last decade.