MENDON — Police officers routinely get bullet-resistant vests once they join a department. But when a new K-9 comes aboard, such vests are often viewed as an extra cost and handlers have to raise ...

Ballistic vests have long been an integral part of a the gear police officers rely on to protect them during dangerous encounters. So for officers who rely on a dog as part of their patrol duties, ...

When MBTA Transit Police Officer Shawn McCarthy got a call recently to respond to a gas station holdup on Hancock Street, he said he "took a gulp" when he heard the suspect was armed with a shotgun.

Which service vests for dogs are best? There’s no matching the amount of love and loyalty our dogs show us on a daily basis. For those who need them, a service dog is more than a family member — ...

A vest developed by a research team at Georgia Tech, external is aiming to give trained dogs the ability to "speak" to their owners. The FIDO project - which stands for Facilitating Interactions for ...