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Police canines are an excellent locating tool, as they have a powerful sense of smell. Officer Musich duties include city-wide patrol functions. As part of the Police Department's commitment to community oriented policing, Officer Musich also conducts public demonstrations with their canine teams.  They continuously train their canines with other area canine teams to remain proficient in their canine duties. They must be certified annually through the National Police Canine Association (NPCA), in the areas of patrol dog and narcotics detection.

Police canines are trained in the following areas:

  • Tracking
  • Building searches
  • Open area searches
  • Article of evidence searches
  • Suspect apprehensions
  • Narcotics detection

Dex is the 13th canine deployed by the Police Department since 1986, when the canine program began.

Police Officer Brett Musich and K-9 Partner Dex
Officer Musich has been with the Moorhead Police Department sinceJanuary of 2017 and became a canine handler in February of 2021. Officer Music is partnered with his current canine partner DEX. Officer Musich and K9 DEX were certified for patrol and narcotic work in May of 2024 from Performance Kennles INC. DEX is a German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois cross from Slovakia.

 

   

Questions, Demonstrations and Donations

For more information regarding the K-9 Unit, to request a public demonstration, or to make a monetary donation to our canine unit, please contact canine supervisor, SGT Joseph Brannan or call 218. 299.5233.