Springfield Police K-9 competition going strong, 16 years running

6 years running in Springfield, a chance Saturday for some of the hardest working, four-legged members of the police force to show their stuff.

Saturday, June 18th, 2011, the Springfield Police Department’s K-9 Unit held its annual police K-9 competition at Springfield High School’s Silke Field.

Featuring police dogs from across Oregon including Springfield, Deschutes County, Bend, Corvallis, Lake Oswego, even as far as Morrow County, the annual event is a chance for officers to show off their animals.

Animals to demonstrate skills in timed events like an agility course, area search, handler protection, fastest dog and suspect take-downs.

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