dog handler

British  

noun

1. a member of the police force, security organization, etc, who works in collaboration with a specially trained dog

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dog handler

Before her arrest, Reid had hoped to fly to Alaska to be a dog handler in this month’s Iditarod race.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026

Philly gets excited every time we get within three blocks of dropping him off with dog handler Burke Stuart, of Man’s Best Friend, so he can run around with his pack.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2025

Many of the incidents involve dog bites, as Nelson worked as a police dog handler.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2023

More officers and a dog handler turned up and Owen was asked to show the dog handler around the fields.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2023

It was strange because I was alone—my dog handler being with the dogs on the glacier in Juneau—and I kept feeling as though I was being watched.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen