Take a look inside the Texas DPS K -9 training program
The Fox Texas The Department of Public Safety keeps an intersection on the elite K -9 program, where rigorous training transforms inexperienced dogs into drug examination, explosives and high skilled units specializing in tracking.
AUST Stein, Texas – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is expanding its K -9 training program, deploying high -trained dogs to assist in drug obstruction, explosive investigation and tracking missions across the state.
DPS 19 -year -old P Te Lieutenant Boyd Lamb and a member of the K -9 program for 12 years, visited Fox on his training facility in Florence in Texas, transforming trained dogs into specific law enforcement assets.
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“We take a dog from a green dog who knows nothing at all and transforms the dog into a working machine,” said Lt. Labey. “Whether it’s a drug detection, explosive check or tracking dog, we start here with basics and then send them to Texas.”
Texas DPS Dogs practices corresponding to “controlled chaos” while boarding in helicopter. (Sarah Alegre)
The program is proud to be in touch with real -life scenarios, including controlled chaos, such as helicopter deployment.
“It is crucial that we can introduce them to any kind of contact,” said Lieutenant Lab. “We want to be sure that once they get out of there … whether it’s an explosive investigation mission or a drug interdiction operation … they can perform without shutdown.”
DPS currently operates statewide 74K -9 teams, including 51 drug detection teams, nine explosive investigative teams and about 13 tracking teams. Many of these groups have been deployed as part of the Operation Perform Loan Star, the state initiative to prevent drug smuggling and unauthorized border crossings. Tracking dogIn particular, plays a major role on the border, helping people to try to avoid law enforcement.
The K -9 handler is in Landon Ravan Del Rio and is well prepared for any scenario. Body camera footage has been well used during a mission last summer while Ravan and his K -9, Bona, found a runaway wanting for the murder.
“It’s a very important job we do. It is incredible to go behind it and see the abilities and the amazing things that can do,” Ravu said.
Border dogs find unauthorized employees in rigid terrain and experience real life. (Sarah Alegre)
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The training program for handlers and their dogs is intensive, with each pair passed with a joint notification of nine weeks after completing the pre-related phase between six to 15 weeks.
Lieutenant Lamb emphasized the importance of a handler-dog relationship, and noted that “these dogs become part of the handler’s family. When I graduated with my dog ​​in 2014, she became part of my life. When she retired, my family had to spend time with her, but she died in 2022.”
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In addition to Border Enforcement and Drug Detection, the DPS K -9 program has also played an important role in the search and rescue missions. One of our tracking dogs helped find a 38 -year -old special needs, who wandered into Los Naples Park. He was missing for four to six hours, was severely dehydrated, and needed immediate help.
“Our K -9 team found him and he got back to his family,” Lieutenant Lamb recalled. “At that moment it made the whole program valuable.”
K -9 frio takes air views when adjusting the new Ights. (Sarah Alegre)
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With the ongoing expansion efforts, the purpose of DPS is to integrate K -9 units more in operations in Texas, ensuring that very trained dogs are ready for any mission in law enforcement.
