BENEFITS OF HIRING A GUARD WITH A SECURITY DOG
One of the main benefits of employing a security guard and dog is that dogs have improved inherent skills that are best tailored to security implementation needs. Dogs have superior hearing, and they can quickly sense sounds before humans can. Usually, they can detect noises four times the distance that humans do and will hear sounds much greater in pitch than humans, allowing them to instantly alert guards of any problems they might not even be aware of.
Specially trained dogs can quickly spot bombs or illicit substances due to their enhanced sense of smell, which is about 40 times more sensitive than humans. Speed of pursuit is another advantage, with fit dogs capable of sprinting at 15-20mph, quickly chasing down someone trying to flee.
The cost of a single guard with a dog is lower than the cost of two guards and a more effective deterrent. A security guard with a supporting guard dog is seen as a more intimidating prospect of potential intruders than a single security guard.
SWITCH ON SWITCH OFF
The days of "teeth on a leash" are behind us and the modern security dog is a well-trained and well-balanced tool in our kit. The security dog teams that we use will be versed in various situations and matched to the specifics of your task.
Some tasks require a level and balanced dog, including stressful situations such as crowds of people or children playing on-site. Our response will always be proportionate to the threat and dealt with in the best way possible. With intruders, we strive to dissuade our involvement. If dissuasiveness fails, we may apprehend and detain if we suspect an indictable act has been performed and ready to hand over the suspect to the Police.
searching and tracking
A major part of the charm of a protection dog is its nose. With a trained general-purpose security dog, you can often do work and cover more territory than a squad of many security officers might do. Nothing is better than a dog's nose for the early detection of an intruder, enabling us to identify and deploy resources in an optimal location to defend your site.
suitable vehicles
In addition to our dogs and preparation, the dog handlers working with Colosseum K9 will use a fully fitted van/suv for dogs and handlers.
high visibilty dog patrols
ColosseumK9 has a squad of experienced dog trainers, and their dogs open to our customers. As with all defense, there is no one size fits all solution to dog teams. The "look," the "sound," and the skill set of dogs and handlers will be matched to the task. When it comes to a security dog operation, they also are part of a broader security kit. It could be that security dogs are used as an initial presentation to get a word around the local area and then drop down to a guard operation. It may be that the site is of ample scale to make the use of dog teams and their long-range sense of smell more realistic than guards. It has been said that on the right type of site, a dog is more effective than a squad of five guards.
​Please contact us today to arrange a site survey with one of our operations team, who will be happy to provide you with a selection of options specific to your needs.