Semi graphic bite photos.

[voodoolamb]

"Patrol dogs." These dogs do go on patrol. But both departments do not have what they would call "bite dogs."

Now, dog breeder/selling may have different lingo, however I am VERY familiar with police especially around here.

Terms are as follows:

"Bite dog" a take down dog. Lexington Metro to my knowledge has none. UKPD absolutely has none. They are too much of a liability to the college.

"Patrol dog" a dog who is making rounds with their handler. Usually going to be a lab or "friendly breed." Especially at U.K. They are ALL about appearances, and not looking too intimidating, so the German Shepherd is never out as a patrol dog.

Then the usual sniffer and terms associated with the different sniffing talents.


Herp Derp

You must live in an outlier area. That is not the typical lingo even amongst police departments. Perhaps it is used colloquially at that department to refer to any police dog.

"Patrol Dog" is the name of a certification. Check out the United State's Police K9 Association's (A large national organization which many police departments use to certify their teams) certification requirements:

http://www.uspcak9.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/PATROL-DOG-I-CERTIFICATION-RULES-2016.pdf

As you can see the "Patrol Dog" certification includes a section on criminal apprehension aka bite work. The other North American k9 associations use similar terminology. Detection dogs have their own certifications that don't use that terminology.