Police and detection programs look for dogs with very specific temperaments. Beyond strength and obedience, candidates must show sustained focus, restraint, and low interest in unfamiliar people.

Animal advocates with the nonprofit Pooches in Pines recently announced that two out of three rescued puppies are ready for adoption. After police officers rescued Lana, Sasha, and Peaches in Pembroke ...

The South Central Correction Center has trained more than 400 dogs from Springfield's Rescue One to prepare them for adoption.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Behind the chain-link fence and barbed wire, detainees at the Cook County Jail are busy training man's best friend. "It's a process. It takes time. But little by little, they start ...