QPM SUNDAY LECTURE: Send in the Dogs

SEND IN THE DOGS
By Acting Senior Sergeant Sean Baxendell
 28 August 2016
11:00am – 12:30pm

 Police Headquarters
200 Roma Street
Brisbane  QLD  4000

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Did you know a dog’s natural hunting instinct can be modified by police so the dog can be used to locate people, drugs, bombs and even dead bodies?  Police dogs are used and are effective in police work for their superior senses of both smell and hearing.

Find out how police dogs are used for tracking, searching and the apprehension of offenders, at this week’s Queensland Police Museum Sunday Lecture.

The presentation titled ‘Send in the Dogs’, by Acting Senior Sergeant Sean Baxendell, State Coordinator of the State Dog squad Training & Development Centre, who will speak about the work police dogs undertake and the methods used to train them to carry out general and other duties.

This one and a half hour presentation will start at 11am on Sunday, August 28 and will be both informative and educational, and is suitable for any audience.

The Museum opens its doors to the public on the last Sunday of each month
from 10am to 3pm between February and November in addition to the standard
Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm opening hours.

PLEASE NOTE: The Police Museum will open Sunday, August 28
from 10am to 3pm, and is located on the ground floor of
Police Headquarters, 200 Roma Street, Brisbane.