K-9

K-9 RYDOR

 

K9 Rydor is a three year old Belgian Malinois. He was bred in France and initially trained in Germany and Tennessee. Rydor completed training in Independence Missouri through the Missouri Police Canine Association.

Rydor is very adept in the skill of locating controlled substances to include Methamphetamine, Cocaine and Heroin. Rydor has been trained in tracking and apprehending fleeing subjects, as well as protection services to include protecting his handler. Rydor also has finely honed skills for article searches, and individual person searches. These skills are valuable in Benton County as the county experiences many incidents, which require these skills.

K9 Rydor works a 12 hour shift and is on 24-hour call in the instance some type of search may be required. His skills are utilized for vehicle searches, residence checks, building searches, detention searches, suspect tracking and apprehension, searching for tossed articles, and persons who have wandered off.

K9 Rydor trains weekly and recertify annually to maintain the skills and certifications required for the job. Although K9 Rydor is fairly new to the agency, thus far he has done many vehicle searches, person tracks and helped the Sheriff Office fight crime within the county.