If they have to be left in the car, the car is running with the air on in summer. Some of the officers in my department go home for lunch if they live in the area. The K9 officers there usually also go home for lunch and take the dogs in with them because they need food and water too. read more
After a handler and his dog have been together for awhile it almost never happens. When a dog turns on his handler many times its when the dog is new and it's during their initial obedience training. read more
Every other region has its own K-9 unit. For example, the K-9 unit of the regional police Amsterdam-Amstelland has 24 patroldog handlers and 6 specialdog handlers and 4 instructors. The unit has 24 patroldogs, 3 explosives/firearms dogs, 3 active narcotic dogs, 2 passive narcotic dogs,2 scent identifying dogs, 1 crime scene dog and 1 USAR dog. read more