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Canine Security

Canine Security Overview

G4S canines provide a highly visible, cost-effective method to screen people, locations or vehicles at scale, providing early detection of intruders, explosive, drugs or flares.

Canine support is ideal for checking a venue, screening people (or vehicles) as they enter an event, or securing a perimeter.

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Our Canine Capabilities

Canine Services

General purpose security dogs
Drug detection dogs
Explosive detection dogs
Pyrotechnic detection dogs

Canine Deployment

G4S Canine can offer an additional layer of security in a range of environments including:

Events and venues
Protecting your business and employees
Transport & borders
Custody & immigration
Cargo Searching
Construction & CNI Sites
Public Sector Partnership
Professional Services

Canine Expertise

Largest UK deployer of certified Security Dog Teams.
Formed in 2010 to meet the industry need for externally certified and quality assured canine teams.
Employing industry experts who are key members of British Standard 8517 and National Association of Security Dog Users, overseeing industry best practice and implementing new legislation.
Supplier of choice to MoD, ACPO, HMG, HMP, NATO, UN and globally renowned blue chip clients.
Leading industry standard NASDU training provider.
All of our canines and handlers have to complete a minimum of 150 hours training and pass written and practical tests to become operational.

Canine Demonstrations

We regularly host demonstrations around the country as well as at our canine headquarters at Luton Hoo. Why not see it for yourself and book onto our next session using the form below.

NASDU Canine Training Courses

General Purpose Security Dog Handler - Level 2
General Purpose Security Dog Handler - Level 3
Proactive Drugs Detection Dog Handler - Level 3
Passive Drugs Detection Dog Handler - Level 3
Explosive Detection Dog Handler (vehicle search) - Level 4
Explosive Detection Dog Handler (Full) - Level 4

G4S Canine Brochures

Please download our individual guides to get more information on our dog patrol services.

G4S Canine Courses

Explore our specialist canine course and become a qualified Level Three Explosive Detection Dog Handler.

G4S General Purpose Security Dog Brochure

A General Purpose Security dog is trained to detect intruders in order to protect a person, a property or valuable assets such as metals or void properties.

G4S Drug Detection Dog Brochure

G4S Drug Detection Dog patrols can can help restrict the flow of drugs through an entry point by screening people, vehicles or locations at scale, without causing delays.

G4S Explosive Detection Dog Brochure

G4S Explosive Detection Dogs are trained to detect explosive devices at a location, in cargo or around a vehicle.

G4S Canine Case Studies

Find out how G4S Canine services have helped our customers around the UK.

Drug Detection on Construction Sites

G4S is proud to support one of Europe’s largest construction sites with the supply of specialist narcotics trained canineservices.

Protecting High Value Assets

G4S is proud to support a multinational banking group with the supply of specially trained general purpose security dogs.

Increasing Spectator Safety

G4S work with one of the UK’s largest premier league football clubs, supplying specialist explosive and pyrotechnic trained canine services.

G4S Support UK Charity - Dreamflight

Dreamflight is a UK Charity that supports young children across the UK aged between eight and 14, all of whom either have a serious illness or disability. Each year the charity works with British Airways to take more than 200 children on a truly memorable holiday to Orlando.

A man standing at a bank of data centre racks

The 'six degrees of separation' needed to protect Data Centres

Tim Goodwill, Sales Director G4S Fire and Security Systems in the United Kingdom, describes the integrated six layered approach to protecting Data Centres and their contents.

Helping our canine friends to excel in security

Our unique canine training expertise is helping us to crack down on crime, set British and global standards, and meet the highest expectations for animal welfare

Prison sniffer dogs with a nose for new narcotics

The latest class of G4S sniffer dogs set to join the frontline of efforts to hound out illegal drugs in prisons this month after successfully completing additional training to sniff out illegal synthetic drugs

We have the largest canine service and suite of protection dogs in the UK.

Our national deployment capabilities means we can deploying dog patrol services onsite within 48 hours.

We deploy our canine services into a range of different environments including construction sites, prisons, and vacant properties.

Every dog handler has been trained, assessed, and certified.

All our canines and handlers undergo regular testing to ensure the highest standards.

We train using real substances to provide accurate results.

We provide our own welfare vehicles meaning you don't need welfare facilities on the site.

All G4S security dog handlers are first aid trained.

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Canine Security Overview

Our Canine Capabilities