Police dogs are sought-after commodity

By the time Brock the police dog finishes his training Friday at Castle K9, he will be able to find a lost child, sniff out explosives, grab and hold a criminal by the arm and politely visit a classroom of students.

Just like their human counterparts, police dogs have become multitaskers. And it seems more police departments want them, even as grants to buy and train the dogs are drying up.

When Aftermath, Inc., a national company that specializes in cleanups of crime scenes and accidents, offered a police dog drawing last year, it got 2,200 applications, and it’s expecting five times that many for the next drawing.

Lower Allen Townshipwas the winner of Aftermath’s prize, getting $8,000 toward the dog, which, when added to the $4,000 already raised, comes close to the $16,000 the department needs to train the dog and its handler.

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