Police dog

The 'fuzz' in Tottori Prefecture just got fuzzier
Toy poodles Karin, left, and Fuga serve as honorary dispatch section chiefs on Jan. 10 at the Tottori prefectural police headquarters. (Taro Nakazaki)
January 11, 2012
TOTTORI--A pair of cute little fuzzballs pinned on badges and found out what it is like to become law enforcers.
Labrador gets badge to soften image of police dogs
Chieko Yokoi, a police sergeant at Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department, pats Smoky, a Labrador retriever, to reward him for the successful completion of a drill at the police dog training school in Tokyo's Tama region. (Akiko Tada)
December 27, 2011
A Labrador retriever named Smoky has been recruited to join Tokyo police dogs to sniff out bombs and search for disaster survivors for the first time in the nation, to soften...
Tottori police get short, furry partners
Toy poodles Fuga, left, and Karin passed the police canine test in Tottori Prefecture. (Taro Nakazaki)
December 02, 2011
TOTTORI, Tottori Prefecture--They might not make suspects tremble in fear, but meek appearances helped two female toy poodles qualify to work as police dogs, the Tottori...
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