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LAW ENFORCEMENT DETECTION DOG HANDLER COURSE
The Law Enforcement Detection Dog Handler course is a 200-hour block of instruction consisting of 5-weeks of training including both lectures (PowerPoint presentation) and practical instruction, based out of the Global K9 Solutions Training Center. This course is a course designed to teach individuals the necessary skills to effectively employ a canine with multiple capabilities which include Detection and Tracking capabilities. Handlers are instructed through a fast-paced, challenging course with assigned canine that includes academics, practical exercises, operational and high-threat scenarios. Canines will be trained to detect explosives or narcotics as designated by requirement, perform basic canine tracking functions. (Student/Instructor ratio 1:6)
Course ID – GK9S-003
200 Hours
5 Weeks
Course Objectives
DETECTOR DOG SEARCH PROCEDURES: Canine odor recognition protocol (4-hole variable, odor wall), practical application of detector dog handling search pattern and search procedures in buildings, vehicles, warehouses, stadiums offices, open areas parcels, luggage and bomb threat response protocols. Using operant conditioning methods, students are taught to condition a “green” dog to detect and passively respond to target odors in different environments.
DETECTOR DOG CERTIFICATION: Final certification of detector dog team in real world environments using United Police Working Dog Association (UPWDA) certification standards. Students will certify with their dog by demonstrating their dog’s ability to detect and respond with a passive response to the target odors. Students will also be able to identify their dog’s behavioral change when the dog is in the scent cone and working to source.
PATROL DOG TRAINING AND CONDITIONING: Bite work, grip development, decoy mechanics and development, single and multi-person pursuit and apprehension, apprehension from a vehicle, apprehension with gunfire, vehicle extractions, handler protection, prisoner escorts, recalls and outs, tracking and trailing. Utilizing Operant Conditioning methods, students will condition their dogs to pursue, bite, hold and guard a decoy with and without gunfire under a multitude of conditions, locations and stimuli.
PATROL DOG CERTIFICATION: Final certification of patrol dog team in real world environments using United Police Working Dog Association (UPWDA) certification standards. Students will certify with their dog by demonstrating their dog’s ability to detect and respond with a passive response to the target odors. Students will also be able to pursue, bite, hold and guard a decoy with and without gunfire under a multitude of conditions, locations and stimuli.