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Indian Customs K9 Manual
CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES & CUSTOMSDepartment of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India
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Chapter 1
Scope
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Chapter 2
Organisational Structure, Roles and Functions
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Note: Presently there is only one K9 Centre at Attari, Amritsar and the posts of SI-K9, ASI(K9) and MTS(K9) are in the process of creation.
Organisational Structure, Roles and Functions
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Organisational Structure, Roles and Functions
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Organisational Structure, Roles and Functions
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Organisational Structure, Roles and Functions
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Organisational Structure, Roles and Functions
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Chapter 3
Procurement, Training and Retirement
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Procurement, Training and Retirement
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*Microchip is a tiny electronic chip that contains a unique number that can be read by a scanner. The microchip is injected into the skin of the dog and will remain there permanently. The dog can be
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Procurement, Training and Retirement
Fig 3 : Physical Training
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Fig 5 : Obedience Training at CCC
Fig 4 : Obedience Training at CCC
Fig 6 : Holly & K. B. Gaonkar - Training for vehicle search
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Fig 8 : Jikky & Sandeep C Pednekar - Training for searching Room
Fig 7 : Kaizer & Satish Kumar - Being rewarded for good work
Fig 9 : Nimmy & Jakesh Kumar - Agility Training
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Chapter 4
Housing and Hygiene
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Housing and Hygiene
* Tick- An external parasite that infests dogs and transmits various diseases.
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Housing and Hygiene
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Chapter 5
Welfare and Management
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Welfare and Management
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Welfare and Management
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Welfare and Management
* Image courtesy: https://www.rayallen.com/ray-allen-grooming-kit
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*Breeds such as German shepherd and Cocker Spaniel have two coats, a soft woolly under coat, which lies close to the body, and an outer coat composed of longer and coarser hair. The third breed of dogs employed in the Indian Customs viz Labrador has a short coat.
Welfare and Management
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Welfare and Management
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Welfare and Management
*Severe, potentially life threatening allergic reaction.
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Chapter 6
Transportation
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Transportation
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Transportation
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Transportation
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Daily Routines, Registers and Reports
Chapter 7
Daily Routines, Registers and Reports
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Daily Routines, Registers and Reports
Before Reporting to Duty
On Duty Hours
On Return from Duty
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Daily Routines, Registers and Reports
Master Ledger
Health Register
Others Registers
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Fig 16 : Measurement of temperature
Daily Routines, Registers and Reports
Appendices
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Image Courtesy: https://www.purina.com.au/dogs/breeds/english-cocker-spaniel#.XtSvPFUza1s; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Shepherd
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Image Courtesy: https://www.britannica.com/animal/Labrador-retriever
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(*Lesser the score, higher the selection rank.)
Score Card : Adopted from Joachim Wendy Volhard, 2003
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a. Basic Obedience: 12 weeks (3 months):
b. Specialized Training: (Narcotic/Wildlife/Tobacco/Currency detection etc): 20 Weeks (5 months):
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Fig 24 : Meals
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result of problems with the Circulatory system. Initial symptoms of shock may include weakness, fast heart rate, fast breathing, sweating, anxiety, and increased thirst. The consequences are fatal if not attended to immediately.
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1. Master Ledger
2. Attendance Register
3. Health Register
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3.1. Vaccination Record
3.2. Deworming Record
3.3. Regular checkups
3.4. Weight Recording
4. Temperature Recording Register
5. Duty Register
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6. Kennel Inspection Register
7. Dead Stock Register
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1. Monthly report to be submitted by the Commissionerates having K9 Squads to DOL by 5th of every month.
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2. Monthly report to be submitted by CCCs to DOL by 5th of every month.
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