The Ford County Sheriff's Office is proud to be home to a special unit of K9s that assist our deputies . These specially trained Deputy companions assist in the tracking of criminal suspects and lost persons, evidence recovery, drug detection, and general patrol duties. 

Both of our K9s are Certified by both NNDDA & NAPWDA.

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• The National Narcotic Detector Dog Association (NNDDA) is a professional, nonprofit organization dedicated to the utilization and proficiency of scent detector dogs for the benefit of Law Enforcement and Private Industry. The purpose of the NNDDA is to provide training pertaining to the laws of search and seizure, utilizing scent detector dogs.
• The North American Police Work Dog Association (NAPWDA) strives to enhance the use of police work dogs by law enforcement agencies through continuing education in the form of local, state, and national workshops, held periodically throughout the year. Certification of Associate member's dogs will be determined by the Master Trainer. Associate members dogs can only be certified in: Obedience, Article Search, Area Search, Search and Rescue Area Search, Tracking, Trailing, Building Search, Cadaver, Explosives and Accelerant and a method of certification for court purposes.

Our K9s are a very important and significant piece to our Law Enforcement Family. Our Master Deputies care and house our dogs.