Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
K-9 Unit
Cpl. Allen McKenzie
Unit Supervisor/Trainer
(636) 797-5000
Deputy Kirk Ainley and K-9 Taz |
Deputy Jason Clardy and K-9 Dollar |
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Deputy Gary Lewis and K-9 Quartz |
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Here at the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office we utilize the canine's natural keen senses and abilities, to protect officers and citizens and to apprehend suspects. Here are some of the more noticeable senses that we rely on...
 | Smell - The
primary sense of a canine, his smell is much keener then a humans. This enables him to
find and actually distinguish between different scents. Some say the canines sense of
smell is between a thousand and a million times better then a humans. |
| Sight - Canines
see much better at night then their human counterparts, they also have the ability to pick
out movement that would normally have went with out notice by the officer. |
| Agility - The
canines have the ability to get to places that officer normally could not go safely to
search and find hiding suspects. |
| Speed - The canine
speed is an obvious benefit to the officers, when it comes to catching fleeing suspects.
At a rate of almost 30 mph it would be hard to escape by running from the canine. |
| Loyalty - One of the most important and well known reasons for having a canine partner. His loyalty to his handler is beyond comprehension. Therefore the safety of this K-9 Handler is Always enhanced. |
