Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office has trained three therapy dogs to not only detect explosives but also locate missing children who may have wandered away from school. The dogs undergo a 16-week training program to learn tracking techniques and detect human odors on various surfaces. They can follow footsteps and scents, even in wet weather, helping officers find missing children quickly.
Arapahoe County trained school therapy dogs to not only detect explosives but to find missing kids that may have wandered away from school.Denver 7 spoke to Arapahoe County Deputy Sheriff John Gray on the process for training dogs to track missing children.“Well, we went through a 16-week program where we learned to basically track people or missing kids,” Arapahoe County Deputy Sheriff John Gray said. 'And we have three dogs that are trained in so it's Rex, canine Bear and canine Riley.
”Gray said, if the officers are tracking missing kids that have ran away, they can follow the footsteps, but if they lose them, they can count on the dogs to smell them — even on rainy or snowy days.“Anything wet, so water snow tends to hold odor down. So it actually helps the dogs a little bit to be able to follow. It's easier on us, too, right? Because then we have some visual indication where people went as well,” Gray said.
TRAINING DOGS SCHOOL SAFETY MISSING CHILDREN EXPLOSIVES DETECTION
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