What do Apple CEO Tim Cook, Oscar winner Octavia Spencer, American Idol Taylor Hicks and a Labrador named Bell have in common? All of them have received training at Auburn University in Alabama. But while all the three humans are accomplished in their fields, no one among them is known for fighting terrorist threats like [...]
Michigan State University and Notre Dame might battle it out on the court but where campus safety is concerned, both their police departments put on a unified front. Both schools welcome their new addition, Vapor Wake canine teams. On the Court Rivalry Just November last year, their basketball teams fiercely competed at the ACC-Big Ten [...]
Thanksgiving day parade celebrations are made up of family, friends, and even man’s best friends, dogs. Many of us that gather for holiday festivities are thankful for the long weekend, the time spent amongst those we care about, and the time off from our workplace. Many of our canine companions that join us in our [...]
The University of Notre Dame added two out of the ordinary employees to their team this year. They go by Skeet and Toxi, and they are a highly trained pair of Labrador retrievers. Skeet and Toxi are the newest members of the Notre Dame Security Police (NDSP) team, paired with their handlers they are bringing [...]
With subway attacks on the rise, cities have been in search for a solution to help mitigate increased risk. Vapor Wake Canines give a whole new meaning to man’s best friend. Our Vapor Wake dogs are well-trained to pick-up the scent of explosives even in high-pedestrian-traffic areas. Our canines have proven to be an objective [...]
Originally published in The Observer. Click here to view original article. Notre Dame Security Police (NDSP) implemented a K-9 program this semester to add another layer of security to its operations. The two black Labrador retrievers who were recently added to the police department — 3-year-old Skeet and 18-month-old Toxi — are NDSP’s first security dogs, Clark [...]
VWK9’s Vapor Wake canines protected spectators at the 2017 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. If you watched the 91st Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, there’s a good chance you didn’t notice one of the parade’s interesting features because it wasn’t as conspicuous as the six-story Snoopy lumbering through the air thanks to 300,000 to 700,000 cubic feet [...]
