Patrols on large sites
Logistics sites with long perimeter fencing, distribution platforms, disused industrial land: the team patrols the perimeter and detects any presence, even a hidden one.
Service
Security dog handler (K9 handler): a team for large sites
On a large site that is poorly lit or hard to access, a guard on his own cannot see what is happening two hundred metres away. A dog can. The dog-handler team detects a presence before it is seen and deters like no other human resource. We deploy it alongside a standard set-up, subject to the availability of qualified handlers.
Long-range detection
The dog’s sense of smell and hearing pick up a presence well before the guard does, in the dark and in bad weather.
Immediate deterrence
The sight of a dog-handler team is enough to make the vast majority of intruders think again, with no contact needed.
CNAPS licence, dog-handling endorsement
A specially trained handler, and a dog that is identified, vaccinated and assessed, always under its handler’s control.
Large perimeters
One team covers what would otherwise take two guards on foot: long fence lines, linear building sites, campsite areas.
01 · Duties
Where the dog-handler team makes the difference
The dog is not a means of restraint. It is a sensor and a signal, which changes the behaviour of anyone approaching.
Building sites and vacant sites
Machinery scattered about, materials, buildings standing idle: the dog’s presence deters organised theft and illegal occupation.
Festivals and campsites
Campsite areas, car parks and the approaches to a festival at night: watching over tents and vehicles, preventing theft, a reassuring presence for festival-goers.
Sensitive access points
A deterrent presence at a site entrance, alongside standard access control, when a risk of intrusion has been identified.
Nights and closures
Bank-holiday bridges, long weekends, annual shutdowns: the team covers the periods when the site is empty and the perimeter too long for a guard on foot.
Backing up an existing set-up
The team is added to a static post or an event security team, under the authority of the team leader, with its own instructions.
02 · Sizing
Our rules for deploying the dog-handler team
A badly used dog is a risk, not a protection. We apply four rules, without exception.
Matching the team to the site
The team makes sense on a large site that is poorly lit or exposed to organised intrusion. In a reception lobby or a shop, it does not, and we will tell you so.
The dog under constant control
Kept on a lead, muzzled if the instructions or the site require it, never set loose on a person, never left alone. It detects and deters; it does not restrain.
The animal’s welfare
Breaks, water, shelter, a suitable vehicle, and a shift length matched to the effort required. A tired dog stops detecting anything.
Instructions specific to the team
Areas to patrol, areas off-limits to the dog, what to do when a presence is detected, liaison with the team leader and the police. Written and agreed before the assignment.
03 · Real-world examples
Three typical settings
Long fencing, loading bays
A team on night patrol covers a perimeter that two guards on foot could not hold, and detects a presence at the loading bays before a shipment disappears.
Nights, tents, vehicles
The campsite is the weak point of most festivals: thefts from tents, forced vehicles, intrusions from the neighbouring field. The team brings detection and deterrence there without aggression.
Roadworks, utilities
Kilometres of site, machinery parked far from any light: the dog picks up a presence at a distance, and the mere presence of the team makes fuel-theft gangs think twice.
04 · Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about dog handlers.
The questions that come up most before booking this service. If yours isn't here, ask us: reply within 24 working hours.
Can the dog be set loose on an intruder?
No. The dog stays under its handler’s constant control, kept on a lead; it is there to detect and deter, never to restrain. Using the dog as a means of coercion would expose the handler and the company to liability, and us to you.
What breeds are used, and what guarantees do you offer on the dog?
Working-breed dogs, identified, vaccinated, assessed and monitored, led by a handler who holds the CNAPS professional licence with the dog-handling endorsement, obtained after training specific to the dog-handler team. We provide supporting documents on request.
Is a dog-handler team much more expensive than a single guard?
20 to 50% more per hour, which reflects the dual skill set and the cost of keeping the animal. On a large perimeter, it often replaces a second guard and so works out cheaper than an equivalent foot-patrol set-up. See our price guide.
Can the dog be left alone on the site?
Never. A dog shut up and left alone on a site is neither legal, nor safe, nor effective. The team cannot be split up: the handler leads the dog, observes, raises the alarm and reports back.
How quickly can you deploy a dog-handler team?
The dog-handling service is offered on request, subject to the availability of qualified handlers. Let us know as soon as you have a date; for an urgent need, we will tell you honestly whether we can meet the deadline or whether another set-up is needed.
05 · Where we operate
Dog handlers in Burgundy-Franche-Comté and the Rhône.
We cover Burgundy-Franche-Comté and the Rhône, with guards based across these areas. Check your area's page for the full list of towns covered.
Chalon-sur-Saône
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Lyon & Rhône
Rhône (69)
Mâcon
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Dijon
Côte-d'Or (21)
Beaune
Côte-d'Or (21)
Le Creusot · Montceau
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Autun
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Louhans · Bresse
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Paray-le-Monial · Digoin
Saône-et-Loire (71)
Villefranche · Beaujolais
Rhône (69)
Bourg-en-Bresse
Ain (01)
Lons-le-Saunier
Jura (39)
Our whole service area
18 cities and their towns
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