The primary reason to use a private detection team is that you can only rely on a Police K-9 team if you receive a direct threat. Local police departments don’t have enough resources to commit to the ever-increasing demands within the public domain; therefore, they cannot be proactive and attend the thousands of public events and venues unless they receive a credible threat. Private K9 sniffing companies can also imprint their dogs on several odors police do not have probable cause to search. This gives us a wide range of substances we can locate. 

In all types of searches either residential, business, or industrial- safety is crucial to the institution’s success, and the discretion and confidentiality that Philadelphia K9 Services provides is the ideal way to avoid messy, unnecessary publicity. The results of our drug search are strictly for your use only. We have no affiliation or duty to report to any law enforcement or government organization.

All of our drug detection K9s are trained to find most illegal and legal narcotics, including marijuana, heroin, cocaine, meth, ecstasy, and LSD, as well as commonly abused medications such as Hydrocodone, Oxycontin, Xanax, Vicodin, as well as some over the counter medications. Our explosive K9s can identify the same explosive odors as your local police department, as well as IED-type explosives. We use traditional explosive dog detection and person-bourne explosive detection to track moving targets.  

At Philadelphia K9 Services, we take great care in training our canines and treat every dog with respect and dignity. We believe K9 safety, security, comfort, and well-being are paramount. Philadelphia K9 working dogs are trained using Operant Conditioning or positive reinforcement, where the dog is incentivized to perform during a simulated scenario. This method has been proven to be the most efficient training technique in the industry, ensuring peak performance in the field. Our K9 sniffing teams carry at least one certification, with any of them holding 3. This provides world-class check and balances to keep our k9 and their handlers at peak performance. 

Virtually any place we are contracted to search. That includes homes, schools, businesses, government buildings, military bases, event facilities, cars, boats, and airplanes.