Waverly Police Department

K-9 "Axle"

The Waverly Police Department added a new K9 in 2004 to replace K9 Bo, who is now retired. The new K9, Axle, is a full-blooded German Shepherd. Axle was imported from Germany and began training with Waverly Police Officer David Ross in March of 2004.

Axle was not trained in police work at the time of purchase. Axle and Officer Ross participated in over 14 weeks of daily training with the Metro Police Department K9 Division. The team trained and was certified under United States Police Canine Association (USPCA) standards. Axle is certified in the areas of: obedience, agility, article search, open searches, box searches, building searches, man tracking, criminal apprehension (with or without gunfire), and handler protection. Axle is also certified in the detection of controlled substances including marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine.

As part of continuing training, Axle and Officer Ross return to Nashville at least one day per month for training exercises with the instructors at Metro PD. Also, the team recertifies each year under the stringent USPCA standards.

The K9 program is funded through drug fines and forfeitures.

K9 "Axle"

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