The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting a K-9 Demonstration at the field behind Wells Fargo off of Barefoot Bay Circle on Saturday, March 20, 2021, at 10:00 am. Event sponsored by the BFB Dog Lovers Pack. Please do not bring your dogs.

The BCSO K-9 handlers will demonstrate how

their trained dogs listen to them in obedience
they apprehend criminal suspects and release them on command
they can find lost items or articles in high grass
they alert on hidden drugs

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit currently has seventeen K-9 teams that are individually assigned to different precincts throughout the county.

The Sheriff’s Office utilizes canines of several common working breeds. Three labrador retrievers are utilized as single-purpose explosive detection canines. However, they are also cross-trained in tracking to utilize for missing person tracks. The thirteen remaining K-9 teams utilize Dutch Shepherds, German Shepherds, and Belgian Malinois, which are dual-purpose patrol and narcotics detection canines.

The K9 Unit Helps Law Enforcement by

providing support to preventative patrol units
performing safety checks, keeping unauthorized persons out of restricted areas
tracking fleeing subjects
offering support on the delivery of warrants and high-risk arrests
searching for narcotics
searching for explosives
searching for missing people
searching facilities more efficient, faster, and safer
deterring crime and keeping order
providing a higher level of deputy safety
reducing resistance during apprehension
assisting in the control of crowds or riots
public relations (K9 demonstrations)

K-9 typically retires at around 7 or 8 years of age or when they are no longer physically endure the stresses of the job. After retirement, they are usually adopted by their handlers and live out their retirement interacting with their family.

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