Instructors of the Department of Cynology of the State Border Security Faculty of the National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine took part in the webinar “Using dogs to search for a person the scent trail”.

Instructors of the Department of Cynology of the State Border Security Faculty of the National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine took part in the webinar “Using dogs to search for a person the scent trail”.

The event was organized by the European Union Advisory Mission to Ukraine together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in continuation of the webinar “European Union Practices on Development Strategy and Interdepartmental Cooperation of the Canine Service”, which took place in February.

Representatives of cynological units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Police, the State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine, as well as higher education institutions of the security and defence sector also joined the training, which was conducted by cynologists from the Netherlands and Portugal.

Participants exchanged views, discussed the system and methods of training service dogs to search for a person on the scent trail, as well as took part in interactive exercises. Also, during the webinar, EU experts provided methodological material and presentations that can be used for training the future officers of canine units.