The Nampa PD’s K9 program begins when the dogs are just over a year old. Handlers and canines spend nearly 24 hours a day together, creating one of the strongest bonds imaginable.
- Nampa PD officers travel to canine vendors to meet six to eight dogs to have ‘love at first sight.’
- The canines provided are just over a year old.
- Constant companionship, home and work, makes for the tightest bond imaginable.
( Below is the transcript from the broadcast story)
“We need certain behaviors in this canine,” explains Lieutenant Brad Childers of the Nampa Police Department, “and certain drives in this canine to fit what we believe is best for the Nampa police department, our citizens.”
The Nampa Police Department goes through vendors to obtain their K9 officers, most dogs coming from European countries, with staff traveling to find the perfect partner.
“It’s not just for them to have buy-in saying, I’m loving this dog. It’s also so that they can understand the process from the very beginning of what it looks like to select a canine,” Childers adds.