Police service dogs (K-9s) are a unique, highly effective tool for peace officers and provide valuable service to law enforcement in areas of suspect apprehension, building searches, tracking persons, drug or explosives detection, and evidence searches. K-9s help to protect officers and others in confrontations with suspects, may sometimes deter confrontations from taking place, and often are able to search better and faster than officers.

This telecourse is tailored for viewing by up to four different audiences depending on the viewers' role in K-9 operations, and includes a special community relations K-9 segment appropriate for public viewing. The DVD program offers the following viewing options:

1. Play Telecourse in its entirety (105 min.)

2. Select among four main Telecourse segments depending on your role:

• General Enforcement Officers
- Introduction (13 min.)
- Apprehension K-9s (27 min.)
- Detection K-9s (23 min.)
- Wrap-Up and Credits (7 min.)

• Supervisors and Administrators
- Introduction (13 min.)
- Apprehension K-9s (27 min.)
- Detection K-9s (23 min.)
- Supervisors and Administrators (15 min.)
- Wrap-Up and Credits (7 min.)

• Prosecutors
- Introduction (13 min.)
- Apprehension K-9s (27 min.)
- Detection K-9s (23 min.)
- Prosecutors (5 min.)
- Wrap-Up and Credits (7 min.)

• K-9 Handlers (All Segments)
- Introduction (13 min.)
- Apprehension K-9s (27 min.)
- Detection K-9s (23 min.)
- Supervisors and Administrators (15 min.)
- Prosecutors (5 min.)
- K-9 Handlers (15 min.)
- Wrap-Up and Credits (7 min.)

3. K-9 Community Relations Video (4 min.)