Police Dog Services Open House

Toronto Police Service News Release

Media Advisory, Police Dog Services Open House, Saturday, October 18, 2014, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 44 Beechwood Drive

Friday, October 17, 2014 - 7:00 AM
Police Dog Services:  416-808-1750

In celebration of Police Dog Services' 25th anniversary, members of the public are invited to meet the police officers and their dogs on Saturday, October 18.

The free event, at the Police Dog Services facility at 44 Beechwood Drive, runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The family friendly event will give adults and children alike the opportunity to meet the police officers and the dogs who patrol the city each day as well as tour their facility.

There will be three live demonstrations at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on how Toronto Police dogs are used in the field in search of people, drugs or explosives.

Food and beverages will also be served.

Established in 1989, Police Dog Services occupy a six-acre facility sandwiched between the Don Valley Parkway and the Don River where the dogs and their handlers train and are dispatched for duty.

The unit comprises 32 canine members.

For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.

Constable David Hopkinson, Corporate Communications, for Staff Sergeant James Hung, Police Dog Services