Police dogs are dogs that help the police to solve crimes. They have become a major part of law enforcement in the past several years. Police dogs have saved many lives with their unique skills and bravery. They are loyal, watchful, and protective of the police officers.
Police dogs today are trained in specific areas. You could say they are experts in their field. Police dogs who specialize in tracking use their powerful sense of smell to track criminal suspects or missing persons. Tracking dogs are trained for years. Without police tracking dogs, many suspects would escape from the police.
Substance Detector dogs also use their sense of smell to help police, but in a different way from tracking dogs. Substance dogs focus on detecting a specific substance. Some dogs specialize in recognizing bombs or explosives. These dogs are trained not only in detecting the explosive but also how to respond and safely let their officer know where the explosive is located.
Other dogs may focus on illegal drugs. These dogs help save officers from having to slowly search by hand through luggage or a car or other areas by quickly determining if an illegal substance is near.
There are also Public Enforcement police dogs that assist officers in maintaining order. They may chase down a criminal suspect and hold them while the officer arrives or they may just guard an area (like a jail or prison) to keep suspects from escaping.
There are many different breeds of dogs that are trained in police work. What breed often depends on the type of work they will do. Some of the most popular breeds today include German Shepherds and other dogs like Bloodhounds. Regardless of what breed they are, police dogs are usually trained from puppies to learn their job.
1. According to line 1, what is the main purpose of police dogs?
2. Give 2 adjectives from paragraph 1 which have been used to describe police dogs.
3. Why are police dogs called 'experts in their fields'?
4. What are tracking dogs used for?
5. Give another word for 'suspects' as used in paragraph 2.
6. How are substance detector dogs different o tracking dogs?
7. A man is suspected of breaking into houses in your neighbourhood. The police have an idea of where he can be found. Which type of dog do you think they would use? Give a reason for your answer.
8. Give evidence from the last paragraph to show that police dogs train for a long time.
Comments
Post a Comment