American K-9 Interdiction: Training
Courses we currently offer are:
- Patrol K9
- Narcotics Detection
- Explosives Detection
- Tracking/Trailing
- Supervisor course
All training courses can be taught as single courses or combined with another course. Determining single-purpose training or dual-purpose training will depend on your department's needs.
Our working dog training courses all have the same foundation.....solid Obedience. Obedience training is the common thread that runs through all dog training. Obedience training not only builds a strong handler/K9 relationship but also builds a strong work ethic that enables the dog to pass our rigid certification requirements. Solid obedience training develops the control that today's K9 handler must have of his/her working dog. The root cause of many of the problems K9 handlers experience in the handling of their dogs on the street is a poor obedience foundation. Any K9 handler graduating from our training courses will have absolute off-leash control of the dog in all working tasks and all working environments.
All courses include training for both handler and dog. Handlers receive extensive classroom and field training to prepare them for the role of a K9 handler. Handler classroom training includes but not limited to such topics as:
- Principals of conditioning
- Sensory spectrum
- Scent composition and scent detection
- Handling techniques
- Search techniques
- Canine safety and first aid
- Legal aspects of K9 deployment including recent case law
- Courtroom testimony
- Maintenance training
- Record keeping
We can supply the dog for the training course or the client may supply a suitable dog. Personnel should be carefully screened to determine if they will be suitable K9 handlers. We will be glad to assist you in this selection process. Please contact us for training schedules and course pricing.