police dogs

Noun

police dog (plural police dogs)

1. A dog trained and employed by the police to pursue suspects or sniff out contraband.
   • A man who attacked three police officers and a police dog at Nottingham on April 4 has pleaded guilty to two counts of actual bodily harm, assault with intent to resist arrest, assault of an emergency worker, possession of a bladed article, possession of an offensive weapon, and causing unnecessary...2020 April 22, “Network News: Man attacks BTP officers after being refused travel”, in Rail, page 11

   Synonyms:

   K-9 unit, service dog

2. (dated) Synonym of German shepherd.
   • Finding myself, the other day, in New London, Conn., the thought occurred that it would be a good time to pay a visit to my old friend, Henri I. Baer whose kennel of police dogs (German shepherd dogs) at East Killingly, Conn., was only an hour or so away.1917, Dogdom: Monthly - Volume 18, page 596

   Synonyms:

   German shepherd