It is an honor to write this canine legal update for 2007 for The National Police Canine Association Newsletter. This update will become a regular article in each newsletter edition. I will be addressing the latest Federal cases, affecting patrol dogs, tracking dogs, FLSA “at-home care” of a police dog, narcotics dog and explosives dog issues. 

In addition to the updates, I welcome any specific questions that you may have, and would like to answer these questions in the articles. Please contact me with any questions by visiting my Canine Legal Update and Opinions web site at www.k9fleck.org or by e-mail, Terry Fleck. The Canine Legal Update and Opinions web site has been updated for 2007 with the cases I will be addressing in these articles.