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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Example Sentences

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

Whitehall Police Officer Matthew Perez, a trained dog handler who serves with his canine partner Rico, said the measure would greatly help communities such as his.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024

They added that Gaby, who had been working as a contractor on the night of the gig, had "always wanted to work with dogs" and dreamt of becoming a dog handler.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2022

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