A few months ago Jerry & I ended up getting into a pursuit from Litchfield that ended up at the Raymond Exit.  Once there the driver spun out, ended up getting a flat tire and could not go anywhere, so he did what comes naturally to a person not wanting to get caught,  "RUN"  I knew that was my que to let Jerry do his thing.    After ordering him to stop and he didn't he continued to run so I popped the back seat door open on my squad and sent Jerry for the apprehension.  As Jerry was closing fast on the guy, the guy happen to look back to see if I was catching up to him and much to his surprise was a 80 lb dog hot on his trail and closing fast.  Having been arrested before he new the routine.  And assumed the position of a laying flat out prone position, so he dropped like a rock.  I (being the good Officer and playing things by the book) immediately called Jerry off the
Apprehension and bite command, and so Jerry (being at full steam) ran past him to get slowed down and as he was circling back around I was running up on him at gun point.    I very firmly ordered him, NOT TO MOVE!  I then placed Jerry down by his side back by me and I came up from the feet end first of him and as I knelt down on the guys lower back to begin a pat down at cuffing.    He made a quick and sudden move, of throwing his arms back towards me for hand cuffing .  ...Well, I had told him Not To Move!  And Jerry responded instinctively due to this guy throwing his arms back (at my handler (in Jerry's eyes) and felt that I was in jeopardy and therefore with a split second response), tagged him in the calf muscle with a bite.    I quickly ordered Jerry off the bite and then cuffed the guy.      He later admitted that my dog did not viscously just mall him and only left 3 tooth puncture marks and it could have been a lot worse.
And he also admitted that had he stayed perfectly still, like told to he would not have gotten bitten.

We have also used Jerry several time in the P.D. when we have a very upset and rowdy arrested subject.  It is amazing how their attitude changes.  i.e.:  they are back in the cell calling you everything but your real name and how their gonna kick your (rear)  once you open that door.  And when you do, and they walk out into the booking room for fingerprints, the first thing they see is Officer Jerry laying there very attentively watching them.    It's like someone just shot them in head with a tranquilizer dart!    Like a good Officer, Jerry only takes things up a notch as things escalate.  If the subject starts moving around a lot or raises his voice.  They Jerry sits up or stands up and matches that level of threat.  If they start yelling, Jerry yells back by a very intimidating bark.  At usually it will come to a halt there.    But in the 5-6 times we've used him for this purpose.  It never got past Jerry's point of going from the laying down to a standing position.    Even the drunks seem to relate to his language. 
Barks speak loudly than words!

Here recently Jerry & I were called to a suspicious Rental vehicle seen out at Fast Stop.  Sgt. McBride and I were arrived and stopped the vehicle for some questions.  While Sgt. McBride ran a check on them Jerry & I did a walk around the vehicle and Jerry indicated to me that there were drugs in the trunk.    So upon searching the trunk we found 2 hitter pipes and a baggy of cannabis weighing 6.2 grams.    That's a fair amount for what we refer to as a "Personal Usage amount"  meaning that he has purchased this for his personal use and not lots of it to be resold and make money off of.      6.2 grams would be about the size of 1-2 large or family size tea bags.  (If you bunched it all up in the baggy would would be about the size of a ping pong ball or golf ball.)    Well this was found in the trunk, but it wasn't just laying there in plain site.  No everything was out of site, and after Jerry narrowed it down as to which of the many suitcases to look in.  It was found to be in the pocket of a pair of pants, with other clothes tightly packed on it, in a suitcase, zipped up, with about 20 hang up shirts laying on top of the suitcases. 
I was pleased with Jerry's work!!!     
Then inside the car we found about 3.5 grams of cannabis, and a dug out or hitter box, with cannabis crumbs in it.

If you have enjoyed these articles drop me a email, and or let me know what you think of our city having a K-9.  I presented this K-9 Unit idea to the city about a year ago now, Jerry and I have been on the streets for about 9 months now.    Send me some feed back as to what you think about the program so I can forward it to the City.
So far I've in-directly heard good comments, "Such as I won't carry my stuff with me anymore in Litchfield."  "I quick selling in the city limits."  "I won't buy in town no more for fear of getting caught."