Birdie, a black Labrador retriever, will serve alongside Detective Cpl. Mark Moy in the digital forensics unit.

Explosives detection is a critical area of ... of research has been the development of non-hazardous canine training aids that mimic the odors of explosives. For instance, studies have analyzed ...

K9 Dorjee is a German Shepard-Belgian Malinois two year old mix. The K9 specializes in explosive odor detection and trained to locate firearms and empty shell casings, according to the press release.