Nepal Police Canine Division was established in the year 2026 B.S. It has been 50 years since it started. The dogs provide service in investigating of murder, terrorism, drug import-export, checking bombs before any VIP comes. Dogs are often used in airport to prevent terrorism and drug import or export. Dogs are used in natural calamities like earthquake, landslide, to rescue people or retrieve dead bodies. There are over 300 breeds internationally used in dog services. In Nepal, 8 breeds of dogs are used. Individual scent is different and even twins have a slight difference in scent that is why dogs are used to find anything left by the culprit in the crime scene. When a dog finds a bomb or something like that it gives a certain signal. The most used dog breed in the world is German Shepherd. Dogs can detect smell because of their 250M-300M olfactory cells in their nose.
Dog training in Nepal was started by sending some police officers to Malaysia in 2026 BS. It is located in Maharajgunj. It is a dog training center. The idea of the trip was to make us understand how police dogs are trained and what they are actually able to do. There are many types of dog training like dog basic training, tracker dog training, search dog training, drug identification training. The use of dogs is in crimes like murder, searching for thieves by sniffing the evidence and footprint left by the thief. These kinds used in such tasks are known as tracker dogs. Dogs are instructed to sniff around different passages and stations. The dogs are used in the international airport to protect VIP people and to search for bombs and to control illegal goods. There were eight types of dogs and they showed us the way they sniff and find the criminal. We were there for 1 hour 30 minutes and it was fun to be there. We have learned many things and I hope our school will take us again.
We went on a field visit with Grade 8 to Nepal Police Canine Division of Province-3. We saw and learned many things over there. We got to know that dogs can do very beneficial things for us. According to the facility, dogs are used for four main purposes. One is to find explosives, find illegal drugs, find dead or alive people and to find criminals. They did not only show us how dogs do it but gave us theoretical knowledge also. According to them, the start of this dog service was done in 2026 B.S. There are 48 dogs in Kathmandu and 89 dogs in total all over Nepal. They further told that dogs are very good at smelling things because of their well-developed olfactory system. They have 225M-300M olfactory cells. German Shepherd is also called the all-rounder dog that can do many tasks, almost all of them. We saw the dogs do many tasks mentioned above. At last, the field visit was very interesting and fun.
We, Grade X students, were taken to Nepal Police Canine division which is located at Maharajgunj on July 8, 2019, Monday. We were taken by the school bus to the location. We left the school at around 10 AM and we reached there at around 10:30 AM. Dr.Ram Chandra Satyal guided us. He described to us different dog categories. Nepal Police Canine division was established in 2032 BS. Among 300 dogs 20 dogs are used for police service. He informed us that there are 8 different dog breeds. We were shown a demonstration of all 8 dogs about how they worked. German Shepherd is used to investigating the crime. Hound is used for finding out narcotics and other drugs which are meant to be illegal. Sniffing scent is used by sniff dogs to identify the criminals. Dogs are ready when they wear uniforms. I found jumping dogs very enjoyable and they were trained very well. They were bold and energetic. Hence, we learned many things about dogs. The trip was informative, knowledgeable and enjoyable.
On 1st July 2019, we, the students of Grade 8 and 9, had a field visit to the dog training session in Samakoshi. There we got to learn how police dogs are trained and how they help police in the investigation and other works. DSP Dr. Sharan Shakya gave us information about it and also about the dog program to us. He gave us theoretical knowledge about dogs that are used as police dogs. Dogs are used in crime investigation, narcotics find, rescue and many other purposes. We in total saw around 5 demonstrations. It was very interesting and informative. We had great fun over there.
It was a 15 minutes trip to Canine from school. We reached there and it was raining. A police officer came there whose name was Ram Chandra Satyal. He explained about the center and how the dogs were trained there. In that center, there were 8 different kinds of breeds. There were many dogs qualified in particular investigations like finding bombs, murders, explosions, narcotics and rescue dogs. In the programs where VIP's come, the dogs are deployed there and if it is safe then only they will come. It is also used to check in the borders of one district to another or also of the countries. As per Mr. Satyal, there are two kinds of evidence that the murderer will leave which are: visible and invisible evidence. Visible evidence means murderers and the invisible evidence means the dead cells which come out by decomposing or evaporating. The German Shepherd can only investigate the incident happened in the last 24 hours whereas the bloodhound can still investigate for 4 days. Overall, the visit was very interesting and knowledgeable.
On July 1, 2019, we had a field visit to Nepal Police Canine Division which was established in 2026 B.S. They recently completed their 50th anniversary. According to the DIG Dr. Ramchandra Shakya, there are dogs of 300+ breeds around the world, 20-25 breeds are used in the security sector and 8 breeds are used in Nepal. The major use of them is for the protection of VIP bodies like the president, the prime minister and many more. Therefore, dogs also contribute to the sector of police and security.
Knowing that we, the students of Grade ten, were going for a field visit to Nepal Police Canine Training Center, I was very excited. We were also asked to bring a clipboard with a paper notebook to note down the things, and we were also asked to write an article about our experience in the field visit by our class teacher. The place for the visit is located at Maharajgunj, Kathmandu. We headed to the place from our school at about 9:45 AM. Then, we reached there in about 15 minutes. As we reached there, Dr. Ram Chandra Satyal along with other faculties welcomed us and instructed us to have our seat. Dr. Ram Chandra Satyal started his speech with the definition of the word ‘canine’ which meant dog. He told us that among 300 breeds of dog, 8 breeds were available in the department. He informed us about the major fields in which the dogs were used in the cases of murder, the search of explosive drugs or any type of suspectable items which are illegal. We also know that the police dogs did all these works through sniffing. It was done by inhaling the scent of the living or lifeless objects. The majority of dogs in the Dog Training Center of Nepal Police Canine Division were German Shepherds. The dogs were trained to identify the facts associated with crime and criminals, to search for arms and explosives, to search for drugs to prevent drug trafficking and to provide assistance for rescue at times. Four dogs demonstrated their skills. The dog named Maxel showed how she was trained to identify the facts associated with crimes and criminals. Rookh was a police dog who was trained to search the arms and explosives. Similarly, the dog named DJ was trained to find out the criminal when abducted by criminal groups. And last but not the least, Messy was the dog who was trained to sniff around different passages and stations to identify the drugs and control its illegal trade. All in all, I enjoyed the trip and we know a lot of things about police dogs.
We went to the Dog Training Centre. It is located in Samakoshi. We went inside it and altogether there were 48 dogs. The dogs were given different pieces of training. Some dogs were given the training to rescue people from disasters. Some dogs were given the training to find bombs and drugs. The dogs had different names like Messi, Sanju, etc. Altogether in Nepal, they have 89 trained dogs among them. There were 10 dogs at the airport. The field visit was great and we got to learn about different dogs and their work to solve the case.
The training school is located at Maharajgunj. We went there by bus. There was an open field and the dog and the horses were kept separately near the field. We sat down to observe the demonstration.
The DSP explained about the training school and the dog breeds. The training school was established in 2032 BS. There were 8 dog breeds like German Shepherd, Belgium Shepherd, Cocker Spaniel, Bloodhound, Labrador, Golden Retriever, etc. The dogs were used in crime investigation in Nepal. There were bomb dogs, rescue dogs and dogs to investigate narcotics. The dogs had to wear ‘harness’ which indicates that they are on duty. A dog also jumped over obstacles and performed many other ‘stunts’. We took a group photo with some dogs as well. We took a tour around and saw all the dogs and horses. The dogs had names like Bijuli, Junge, and many more. Some of the dogs were injured.
Canine Academy is a police unit that involves dogs, with their help a crime/danger can be put out. As we know dogs are a loyal friend to a human who is ready to give their life to its owner.
Nepal similarly has a canine unit. It was established in 1969 A.D. which conducts dog training in various sectors like drugs, explosives, traders, protection, etc. There are various breeds of dogs used such as German Shepherd, Labrador, Bloodhound, Belgian Malinois, etc. Each dog has specialized in a special sector and is used accordingly. A dog has the wonderful sniffing ability, utilizing this capability a police dog helps the force. In Nepal, there are 79 dogs in total serving for police. K-9 has proved to be really effective as they have more than 15 solved crimes in Nepal. The dogs are well cared for in return for their service to the human race. Even after a dog retires from its duty, it will be taken care of until its death.