K-9 training programme at Bhanu

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 14

A unique training programme for dog units of the police and central security forces was organised by the Ministry of Home Affairs’ police modernisation division at the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force’s National Dog Training Centre in Bhanu near here.

Tittled ‘Bridging gaps in augmentation of K-9 performance’, the three-day programme was attended by 52 officers from 14 Central Armed Police Forces and state police organisations.

The workshop was inaugurated by Inspector General SB Sharma of the ITBP, who laid stress on deploying dogs for border patrolling for an effective border management. The sessions were conducted by Dr PK Chug, a consultant with the MHA, and Deputy Inspector General Sudhakar Natarajan to mainstream K-9 strategies to combat terror with zero error.

A revolutionary new ‘Clicker K-9’ training methodology was demonstrated that would reduce the K-9 training for explosive detection dogs from 24 weeks to just 12 weeks and from 36 weeks to just 20 weeks for dual purpose service dogs.