2025 police dog seminars

1.  K9 Gunfire Seminar Level 1

2. K9 Gunfire Seminar Level 2

3. Narcotic and / or Explosive Detection Seminars

4. Rural Tracking Seminars

5. Urban Tracking Seminars

6. Patrol Route / Air Scent Seminars (Primary Deployment Option)

7. High Risk Tactical Tracking Operations Level 1 - Teaching you to work with your dog on tracking deployments

8.. High Risk Tactical Tracking Operations level 2 

9. K9 Mental Concept Training Seminar.  Understanding your dogs optimal mental zones for  Trainability and more importantly Retention of Training.

10. Advanced Patrol Dog School Level 1

11. Advanced Patrol Dog School Level 2

12. Swat Dog School Level 1

13. Swat Dog School Level 2

This course was designed for those handlers wanting to work their K9 in Advanced Tactical (Swat) Operations. Understanding the proper use of the dog in a tactical environment is paramount for the safety of all involved and necessary to assist Swat with a tactical resolution decreasing liability.   

Here is a brief list of K9 topics covered; Swat K9 Gear, K9 Gun Fire, Flashbangs and Distraction Devices, Lethal Force Cover, Specialized Swat K9 Team Formations and Movements, Tracking and Air Scent, Buy Bust Operations, Fatal Funnels, Dynamic Entries, Barricaded Subjects, Breach and Hold, Short vs Long Duration Events and more…

Each student will learn the best training methods, specific to their dog, for continued improvement and sustainment after this class. Students who have attended this class found that everything learned in this course also applied to their daily calls for service while on patrol, if not assigned to a full-time tactical team. Our Swat K9 School has been rated one of the most efficient, safe and operational Swat Dog Programs in the United States by Tier 1 Military K9 Operators. 

Recommended Equipment: 

All duty and swat related Gear, all K9 gear currently used to include e collar, harness, prong collar, leather collar, choke, k9 boots, k9 goggles, k9 vest, duty pistol, issued long gun, inclement weather clothing, water, snacks, eye protection, ear protection, bug spray, boots, ballistic shield, ballistic helmet, Swat Operator load bearing vest if currently used, exterior stand-alone plates and carrier, K9 Training Bite suit, 

Note: This course is intensive with both classroom and field work and is held to first 8 registered K9 Teams. Prior authorization required for adding additional K9 Team spots, having a maximum of 10 K9 Teams per class. 

Are you 100% dog dependent during your tracking deployments?  Have you ever wondered why you can offer help to your K9 during narcotic searches, building searches, article searches but not in tracking operations?  If so, THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU!!

Students who have attended this course put it to DIRECT USE their very next day back to work. Our goal is to teach you techniques to work as a team with your dog on tracking deployments, maximize officer safety, close time and distance gap between you and the suspect and save time through our direct track deployment techniques.  Officer safety aspects are fully integrated into our Tactical Tracking Program. 

This is an Officer / Handler / Operator course only and NO DOGS will be worked in this Level 1 class. All techniques instructed will fit in with daily operations of Patrol, Swat and Correction operations.  

We cover both Urban and Rural Tracking Techniques. Our goal is to increase your deployment to apprehension ratio while decreasing your bite ratio and prevent ambush from suspect. Whether you’re looking for a missing person or a fleeing suspect, you will see an increase in successful deployments, with or without a K9, when using our trained techniques.  

Tactical Tracking Facts

· Maximize Officer Safety During High Risk Tracking Operations.

· Increase Apprehension to Deployment Ratio.

· Close Time and Distance Gap.

· Save Time and Resources Through Direct Track Deployment. 

· Specialized formations for Tactical and Patrol Related Deployments.

Recommended Equipment: 

All duty related Gear, Inclement weather clothing, water, snacks, eye protection, bug spray, binoculars, boots, BDU uniform, hydration pack or backpack. 

Note: This course is intensive in both field and classroom and held to the first 10 registered students. 

This course was designed for those handlers wanting to work their K9 in Advanced Patrol Operations. Understanding the proper use of the dog in this environment is paramount for the safety of all involved and necessary to assist with a tactical resolution decreasing liability.   

Here is a brief list of K9 topics covered; Advanced Patrol K9 Gear, K9 Gun Fire, Flashbangs, Distraction Devices, Less than Lethal munitions, Lethal Force Cover, K9’s working with Shields, Advanced Patrol K9 Team Formations and Movements, Tracking and Air Scent Operations, Fatal Funnels, Immediate Structure Entries, Barricaded Subjects, Advanced Building Search Techniques on and off leash, Short vs Long Duration Events, Urban and Rural Deployment concerns, and Increasing deployment to apprehension ratio while decreasing bite apprehension ratio and more…

Each student will learn the best training methods, specific to their dog, for continued improvement and sustainment after this class. All students found that everything learned in this course directly applied to their daily calls for service their very next day back to work. Our Advanced Patrol Dog School has been rated one of the most efficient, safe, and operational Advanced Patrol Dog Programs in the United States by Tier 1 Military K9 Operators. 

Recommended Equipment: 

All duty related Gear, all K9 gear currently used to include e collar, harness, prong collar, leather collar, choke, k9 boots, k9 goggles, k9 vest, duty pistol, issued long gun, inclement weather clothing, water, snacks, eye protection, ear protection, bug spray, boots, ballistic shield, ballistic helmet, Load bearing vest if currently used and exterior stand-alone plates and carrier if used, Bite Suit

Note: This course is intensive with both classroom and field work and is held to first 8 registered K9 Teams. Prior authorization required for adding additional K9 Team spots, having a maximum of 10 K9 Teams per class.