Dogs Against Drugs (D.A.D.) has been providing
professional, reliable and consistent detection services for Oklahoma school
systems since 1983. All D.A.D. Handlers are C.L.E.E.T. Certified
annually with their canine partners and recognized as drug detection teams.
This certification process confirms their ability to work together
effectively and to detect marijuana, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines and
barbiturates. In addition, our drug dogs are trained to detect alcohol.
D.A.D. feels very strongly about the safety and well-being of students both
in discouraging the use of illegal and dangerous substances as well as their
safety around drug detection canines. We only use friendly,
non-aggressive canines. We currently have Labradors & Golden Retrievers. Our canines have wonderful dispositions and love being around
people. Additionally, these breeds are bred to be hunters, so what better
dogs to use for drug detection.
Through our experience, we have found that high
visibility is a successful deterrent for students. In addition, clients
that work closely with their D.A.D. Representative greatly enhance the
effectiveness of their detection services. Unannounced visits are very
effective, because the students are never sure when the drug dog will be on
campus. Our Representatives don't schedule their visits on the same day of
the week repeatedly and may even search a school 2 days in a row. The
presence of D.A.D. detection teams make students uncomfortable bringing and
having illegal substances at school.
Our detection teams search lockers, book bags, purses,
gym bags, restrooms, locker rooms, classrooms, common areas, parking lots,
vehicles, building perimeters ...anywhere the students go - the drug dog
goes. When searching classrooms, our handlers will not direct the
dog to "sniff" a student. Our dogs will search the perimeter of the
room, go up and down the aisles and search book bags, purses, etc., but the
dog is never directed to a student. Our Representative will notify the
school's administration if their dog has an alert and the school official
can handle the situation at their sole discretion.
D.A.D.'s detection services are always handled in the
strictest of confidence. Any alerts or finds at a school will not be
discussed outside of the school, nor from building-to-building. Our handlers
will not discuss situations with anyone other than their directed contact.
Paperwork related to contraband is completed at the end of each search
(taking only a short time to complete). Any contraband found must be turned
into the local law enforcement agency by the Representative or a school
official (keeping in mind that it is illegal for anyone other than law
enforcement to "keep" illegal contraband).
All D.A.D. Representatives will check in with their
contact person prior to actively searching and will always check out with
their contact person when their search has been completed. Activity
reports are completed at the end of each search, signed by a school
official and left with our client at the end of each visit. These reports
keep our client's administration informed about where our teams are
searching and are used by our Representatives to insure that each school has
been covered adequately from visit-to-visit.
The majority of our clients prefer for our
Representatives to search their campus independently. Under these
circumstances, our Representatives will immediately notify the school's
contact when they have an alert and will either continue with their campus
search or, when requested, accompany the school official as they investigate
the alert. We do have clients that prefer to have their Resource Officer or
other school official accompany our team in order to handle any reported
alerts as they occur. Dogs Against Drugs and our teams will follow each
school's guidelines and provide detection services that best fits the needs
of our clients. We are there to support each school's administration and the
students.
D.A.D can provide 2 hours of detection services or
hundreds of hours of detection as requested by our clients. We have
the flexibility to provide services as needed and when needed. We will
be glad to advise the recommended number of hours required to adequately
search your campus and work closely with you to ensure you are getting the
coverage that you feel is necessary.
Contact us today and we will tell you more about the
opportunities we have in partnering with your school in our fight against
the deadly combination of children and drugs in Oklahoma.
