Police dog's?

Question

if you wanted to become a police dog handler and use them in the field would you have to go though basic police training and then move on to training dogs and handling them.

Answer 1

You first complete the academy as usual, then go out into the field like normal. After about 5 years or so, you can request to become part of the K9 unit, which requires another 6 weeks or so of training. The time varries from department to department, but its basically the same in that you have to complete time as a regular beat officer before moving into K9.

Answer 2

You have to become a police officer first.

Most of the time you need to have a few years experience, before your department will sponsor you for the training.

Answer 3

Callie,top answer.with most things you need experience in your chosen field of work.