K9 Program
Coal Joins the DWR K9 Conservation Police Force
A new dog has joined the DWR Conservation Police K9 force! Read more…
Adding to the K9 Capabilities
Two of the DWR K9 Conservation Police dog-and-handler pairs are working on adding human remains detection to their skills. Read more…
Hunting Interrupted by a Hot Pursuit
You never know what you'll see from a tree stand! Read more…
Keeping the Wildlife Resources K9s Cool and Safe
The dogs of the DWR K9 Conservation Police are kept safe and cool while in K9 vehicles. Read more…
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…
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…