Upon successful completion of specialised training in detecting explosive substances, two sniffer dogs have been inducted to active service at the detective dog squad of Tiruchi police.
Belonging to the Labrador breed, ‘Ricky' and ‘Dheeraj' underwent rigorous training exclusively in sniffing explosive substances at the Detective Dog Training School in Coimbatore for a period of six months.
The one-year-old dogs are replacements for the aged ‘Lucky' and ‘Bruno' that were retired after serving the police department for over seven years here.
‘Ricky' and ‘Dheeraj' were sent for specialised training after undergoing basic training in obedience for four months here.
The handlers were sent to Coimbatore along with the dogs during the training period.
Handlers say the canines were imparted thorough training in detecting different types of explosive substances including gun powder concealed in humans, bags, buildings, and vehicles.
The newly inducted dogs were recently put into real time missions–a bomb threat in Samayapuram Sri Mariamman temple and during the visit of former Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K.Advani to Madurai.
The daily practice session for the sniffer dogs commences with a morning walk at 7 a.m. followed by obedience test and a set of exercises to detect explosive substances for the next two hours. The practice session starts earlier at 6 a.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Unless there is an emergency requirement, Sunday is a rest day for the dogs, say the handlers.
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