What kind of dogs are police dogs?

The most commonly used breeds are the German Shepherd, Belgian Malinois and Dutch Shepherd. In many countries, the intentional injuring or killing of a police dog is a criminal offence. read more

Some police forces use only one breed of dog for every one of these tasks rather than using, for example, one breed for tracking and another for illegal-substance detection. In some cases, a single dog may be trained and used in a number of these tasks. read more

As the name suggests, this is a more fighter dog and among the best police dog breeds. There are primarily two types of Boxer dogs on the Police Force which is the Schutzhund Boxer and the Deutscher Boxer and both breeds are equal in their doggie personalities in some strange but acceptable way. read more

Police dogs are specially trained to help law enforcement. View a list of the top police dog breeds with information and pictures. read more