Law Enforcement
Five New K9s Join DGIF Conservation Police K9 Force
The five handlers and dogs that have spent the spring training to be K9 Conservation Police Officers for the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) have completed their training sessions and are currently working as officers with the DGIF Conservation Police. Read more…
Farewell to K9 Justice
DIGF's K9 CPO program said goodbye to nine-year veteran K9 officer Justice. Read more…
The DGIF K9 Trainees Continue to Add Skills with Article Searches and Wildlife Detection
The dogs and their handlers moved on to work on searching for articles and detecting wildlife, in addition to continuing to hone their basic obedience and person-tracking skills. The different personalities of the dogs are becoming even more obvious, and the handlers are learning Read more…
Patrillo and Clawson Selected as Officers of the Year
CPOs Jim Patrillo and Brett Clawson were selected for year-end honors for their 2019 accomplishments. Read more…
Documenting the K9 CPO Training Has Been an Honor
DGIF photographer Meghan Marchetti has been inspired by the trainees in the K( CPO program. Read more…
For K9 CPOs, Collars Are Also Cues
As they learn to be K9 CPOs, the dogs learn that different collars signal different roles for them. Read more…
Otter Pelt Forfeiture to Benefit DGIF Outreach
As a result of an investigation conducted by DGIF's conservation police that concluded in the summer of 2019, a Northumberland County judge forfeited 30 otter pelts to DGIF. Read more…
“Trust Your Dog” is the Mantra as DGIF K9 CPOs Continue their Training
Weeks 2 and 3 of the DGIF K9 Conservation Law Enforcement Training were all about cementing the bonds between the five dogs and their handlers. Read more…
DGIF K9 Trainees Are on the Right Track After Week 1 of Training
The five dogs and CPO handlers working toward becoming K9 Conservation Police Officers for the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) completed their first week of the DGIF K9 Natural Resources Protection Training Program with enthusiasm. Read more…