Vator and Patrolman Dylan K. Hale attended months of classroom and field training and graduated this week, officials said.

Belgium and Germany were pioneers in developing canine training programs for the police. In Belgium, the first police canine training school was founded in 1899. In Germany, the German Shepherd ...

Watch the video above to see a K9 hero given a rousing retirement party by the NYPD Some 1600 dogs currently serve in the U.S. military, while there are an estimated 50,000 police K9s. After basic ...