by JerryTK9 | Jul 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Using bite suits in training police K9s is to a certain extent taken for granted. However, the proper use of the bite suit is often in question, unless a K9 unit has had proper instruction on this piece of equipment. Let’s not forget, just like hidden sleeves, visible...
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...
by JerryTK9 | Jul 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
It goes without saying that a police dog must be able to take pressure. Pressure comes from a number of sources for a working K-9, such as its environment, its adversary (decoy or suspect) and also from the handler. Pressure is equivalent to stress and what this means...
by JerryTK9 | Jul 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
One of the mysteries of dog training seems to be how to get a reliable level of off-leash control in your police dog. As a veteran seminar speaker, I have trained all around the world with police K9 handlers and trainers who have seemed to struggle with this mystery....
by JerryTK9 | Jul 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Having just returned from teaching an advanced narcotics detection seminar I thought I would share some observations that could help make any narcotics unit more successful. Once your team is trained and certified, in-service training needs to be focused on...
by JerryTK9 | Jul 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Detection Training By Jerry Bradshaw & Aaron Kemp After WWII and the successful use of canines in the war, training protocols for military dogs were developed and written. These protocols were largely based on compulsory principles, employing force, physical...