Sheriff's Department expands K9 team with explosive detection dogs

(FOX40.COM) — Four-legged deputies will be joining the Sacramento Sheriffs Department explosive detection team very soon.

Officials tell FOX40.com that this initiative makes the department the most trained dogs in Northern California.

FOX40 was there today as the sheriffs were training their explosive detection dogs. When they are being trained it helps to keep their skills sharp.

According to the Sacramento Sheriffs, the K9 team is required to train for 16 hours a month to maintain the skills that they have grasped.

The program already has six trained explosive detection dogs that are part of a team, the Sacramento Sheriff said.

The department told FOX40.com that in just a few months they will be able to expand their team by training four more bomb-sniffing dogs.

Sheriff’s Department expands K9 team with explosive detection dogs