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The St. Paul K-9 Cops come to Animal Planet!

Meet the K9 Cops—on the front line in the war against crime. On the streets of St. Paul, Minnesota, an elite unit are on patrol 24/7. The twenty-two officers and dogs of the world-renowed St. Paul Police Department K9 Unit are dispatched to deal with the toughest cases and the hardest criminals.

Learn more about this new series on Animal Planet.

Don't forget to purchase the book covering the history of the St. Paul K-9 Unit and commemorating the Unit's 50th Anniversary!

"Canine officers and their partners are essential to the successful operation of a modern police department. Members of our Canine Unit have not only met the national standards of the United States Police K-9 Association, but they have also distinguished themselves in national competitions and outstanding case awards. Collectively, they have produced five U.S.P.C.A. national team champions, three U.S.P.C.A. national individual patrol dog champions, and over three hundred national, regional, or department awards for quality police performance. . . . It is fitting that this book comes out on the Unit's 50th anniversary as well as the sesquicentennial year of the State of Minnesota. This book brings to life the work, the triumphs, and the tragedies of the men and women working with their canine partners."
-John M. Harrington, Chief of Police, Saint Paul Police Department.

This book is a Minnesota Sesquicentennial Book.

Please visit the St. Paul Police Department Canine Unit or the St.Paul Police K-9 Foundation Web sites for more information about the organization.

About the Author
A native of St. Paul, Minnesota, Ruth Gordon, RN, MA, is an assistant professor emerita of the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health. She is an author, teacher, and long-term care expert. She has served as director of nursing education at Sister Kenney Institute, taught long-term care administration at the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health, and consulted on long-term care. She has written ten textbooks, numerous journal articles, and a monthly newspaper column for the St. Paul Dispatch. In retirement she has turned to writing true dog stories, including Magic Dog, It Takes a Dog to Raise a Village, Don't Fence Their Spirit, and Good Dogs: Stories of Benevolence. She and her husband, Ken, currently resides in St. Paul, Minnesota.