Police Service Dog Home Care Practices Survey

Completing this survey will require less than 10 minutes. Please choose a multiple choice answer that best describes your circumstances. Enter comments as desired or necessary. The results will be published in the summer of 2011 following statistical analysis.

1. Are you a sworn peace officer and full-time police service dog handler?

Are you a sworn peace officer and full-time police service dog handler? Yes

Other (please specify)

2. What is the sworn officer staff size of your agency?

What is the sworn officer staff size of your agency? 1-20

21-50

51-100

101-500

501-1,000

More than 1,000

3. Which answer best describes your agency?

Which answer best describes your agency? Airport police department

Federal law enforcement agency

Military service or defense contractor

Municipal police department

Railroad police department

Sheriff's office

State police agency

Wildlife law enforcment agency

Other (please specify)

4. Which best describes your dog's service profile?

Which best describes your dog's service profile? Patrol only

Patrol/detector

Detector only

Other (please specify)

5. Are you permitted to perform major canine maintenance tasks (vet visits, task training, record keeping, etc.) on duty? If so, please describe any limitations in the comment section.

Are you permitted to perform major canine maintenance tasks (vet visits, task training, record keeping, etc.) on duty? If so, please describe any limitations in the comment section. Yes

Other (please specify)

6. Which of the following best describes the customary agency home care practice? (Note: please describe the practice, not necessarily the policy)

Which of the following best describes the customary agency home care practice? (Note: please describe the practice, not necessarily the policy) I am paid overtime for home care.

I am allowed compensatory time for home care.

I am neither paid nor allowed compensatory time for home care.

Other (please specify)

7. If paid overtime for canine home care, please indicate the amount of paid time PER DAY (average if necessary) INCLUDING days off.

If paid overtime for canine home care, please indicate the amount of paid time PER DAY (average if necessary) INCLUDING days off. Less than 15 minutes

15-29 minutes

30-44 minutes

45-59 minutes

60 minutes or more

Not applicable (please comment below)

Comments/explanations

8. When taking vacation time, how do you accommodate your police service dog?

When taking vacation time, how do you accommodate your police service dog? PSD is cared for by another officer/handler.

PSD is cared for by private party.

PSD is placed in a kennel at the agency's expense.

PSD is placed in a kennel at the handler's expense.

Other (please specify)

9. If you are granted compensatory time off or allowed to report late/go off duty early, how much total compensatory time is granted per work day?

If you are granted compensatory time off or allowed to report late/go off duty early, how much total compensatory time is granted per work day? Less than 15 minutes (4 day work week)

15-29 minutes (4 day work week)

30-44 minutes (4 day work week)

45-59 minutes (4 day work week)

60 minutes or more (4 day work week)

Less than 15 minutes (5 day work week)

15-29 minutes (5 day work week)

30-44 minutes (5 day work week)

45-59 minutes (5 day work week)

60 minutes or more (5 day work week)

Not applicable (please comment below)

Comments/explanations

10. Other comments (if any)

Other comments (if any)

Police Service Dog Home Care Practices
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1. Survey Instructions

1. Are you a sworn peace officer and full-time police service dog handler?

2. What is the sworn officer staff size of your agency?

3. Which answer best describes your agency?

4. Which best describes your dog's service profile?

5. Are you permitted to perform major canine maintenance tasks (vet visits, task training, record keeping, etc.) on duty? If so, please describe any limitations in the comment section.

6. Which of the following best describes the customary agency home care practice? (Note: please describe the practice, not necessarily the policy)

7. If paid overtime for canine home care, please indicate the amount of paid time PER DAY (average if necessary) INCLUDING days off.

8. When taking vacation time, how do you accommodate your police service dog?

9. If you are granted compensatory time off or allowed to report late/go off duty early, how much total compensatory time is granted per work day?

10. Other comments (if any)

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1. Survey Instructions

1. Are you a sworn peace officer and full-time police service dog handler?

2. What is the sworn officer staff size of your agency?

3. Which answer best describes your agency?

4. Which best describes your dog's service profile?

5. Are you permitted to perform major canine maintenance tasks (vet visits, task training, record keeping, etc.) on duty? If so, please describe any limitations in the comment section.

6. Which of the following best describes the customary agency home care practice? (Note: please describe the practice, not necessarily the policy)

7. If paid overtime for canine home care, please indicate the amount of paid time PER DAY (average if necessary) INCLUDING days off.

8. When taking vacation time, how do you accommodate your police service dog?

9. If you are granted compensatory time off or allowed to report late/go off duty early, how much total compensatory time is granted per work day?

10. Other comments (if any)

Police Service Dog Home Care Practices
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