by JerryTK9 | Jul 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Suppose you roll up on a scene—perhaps there’s been a robbery or a violent domestic—with a fleeing, unsearched felony subject, and as the K9 unit, you are being called in with your dual- purpose dog to perform a track for this felony suspect. As you arrive, people are...
by JerryTK9 | Jul 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Training a dog to do any task requires a system by which we can apply both the consequences of reinforcement and punishment (operant conditioning) and proper associations (classical conditioning). These concepts must be put into a simple and effective training program...
by JerryTK9 | Jul 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Many K9 patrol vehicles are outfitted with an automatic door release. The door release is controlled by a button on the K9 officer’s duty belt, and if an emergency situation arises, or the officer needs to have his dog come to his aid, or just come to him for a...
by JerryTK9 | Jul 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Police K9 Magazine In part 1 of this two part series of articles we discussed proofing the “alert” and suspect encounters in the building search as well as area searches. We discussed issues related to finding the subject out in the open vs. in hiding and many...
by JerryTK9 | Jul 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
When beginning bite mechanics with green dogs, it is crucial to choose the right equipment. Many trainers jump right onto a bite suit with the dogs, and I think rushing onto a suit is a mistake with most young green dogs in the first weeks of a class. A good bite suit...
by JerryTK9 | Jul 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Buying Green Dogs Now & Then The landscape of buying green dogs for police work has changed dramatically over the last decade. Eastern Europe has supplanted Holland as the primary supplier of dogs for police and military uses. Though the world’s largest police dog...
