A salute to members of the Toronto Police Service Canine Unit who also place their lives in danger every day.

Toronto Police Service Dog Aleksa is being credited with tracking down and leading to the arrest of an armed robbery suspect.

Aleksa, with her handler and members of the Emergency Task Force, were investigating the robbery in the north Etobicoke area on Monday night when the alleged robber took off.

The man was tracked down by the canine and held at bay until officers arrived.

“This is a great example of teamwork and a job well done,” police said on Twitter.

Another service dog Reilly was saluted by police for helping to find a loaded gun, police say.

Police say Reilly was searching for a car that was involved in a crime. Inside, officers found a loaded firearm concealed in a hidden compartment.

That find could have saved the life of an officer, or citizen, according to police.

And in Halifax, service dog Jynx, is hailed for finding a missing three-year-old girl who wandered off in an area with thick brush, downed logs and a steep hillside.

“In my mind it was so thick and so hard to navigate through that I was ready to pretty much determine that no human would go through there,” Jynx’s handler, Const. Dan Berube told the CBC.

The Toronto Police Dog Services was formed in 1989. The unit consists of 21 handlers and several dozen dogs. Most teams are comprised of one handler and one general purpose police dog.

The unit is responsible for hundreds of arrests and the laying of hundreds of criminal charges. They have also located thousands of dollars of property and pieces of crucial evidence including numerous firearms and other dangerous weapons.