Chevrolet Tahoe is Top Dog Among K-9 Units - www.Officer.com
DETROIT – The ability to take the heat off hard-working police dogs helps make the Chevrolet Tahoe Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) the country’s most popular police vehicle for K-9 units. The roomy interior and advanced climate control system are ideal for all three components of a K-9 unit: the police officer, the police dog, and the vehicle they travel in. “Our K-9s live with our deputies and their families. “The K-9 Unit is an invaluable tool that serves our community and the Tahoe PPV is an important part of our operation. Because dogs are vulnerable to heat, the Tahoe PPV has more heating and cooling vents in the vehicle’s third-row area than any other police utility vehicle. In the Tahoe PPV, the seat is eliminated to make room for the K-9 unit’s kennel. “Heat exhaustion is one of the top killers of police dogs,” said Michael Werges, sergeant-at-arms, North American Police Dog Association. “It’s imperative to police agencies that K-9 vehicles are equipped with an air conditioning system that can keep the dog’s entire body cool, from head to toe,” said Werges. In addition to K-9 use, state and local municipalities and the federal government use the Tahoe PPV for patrol, first response, tactical, HAZMAT and Border Patrol. Source: www.officer.com
