Tarheel Canine
Law enforcement & Police K9sTarheel Canine’s Police K9 Training Program is based on three main principles: Quality, Knowledge and Service.
Tarheel Canine’s Police K9 Training program sets us apart. Our dedication to excellence ensures that your K9 team will be well-equipped, highly skilled, and an asset to your police department and community.
Quality
We prioritize small classes and personalized instruction, fostering a family atmosphere and strong relationships between instructors and K9 handlers. Each dog is carefully selected and professionally trained to meet the specific needs of the agency. We offer individualized critiques throughout training to address training challenges, helping handlers build confidence and establish a strong bond with their K9 partners. Our dogs undergo thorough temperament testing, ensuring suitability for their operational environment. Our facilities are second to none with access to many venues in and around Sanford NC as well as our own training facilities, including our 5 acre campus at TTC with 22,000 sq ft. of building space.
Knowledge
We go beyond practical training and provide theoretical lectures, empowering K9 handlers with a deep understanding of the methods and techniques employed. We believe in explaining the reasoning behind each instruction and offering constructive feedback when mistakes are made. Our approach fosters mutual respect and encourages creative thinking. The goal is to equip K9 teams with the skills to be productive, efficient, and effective in their community. Our training methodology has a proven track record of success with literally thousands of police K9s trained and operational since we began in 1996. Few other trainers come close to this level of institutional experience.
Service
Tarheel Canine’s guarantees are the best in the business. We guarantee your green dog will pass your class and certification, if not we exchange no questions asked. For trained and HCR dogs you get a lifetime performance guarantee. There is no better guarantee out there! Two (2) year health guarantee on all dogs. When you need to consult on a dog you’ve purchased you can count on us to answer your call right away.
Tarheel Canine is licensed by the DEA, NC DHR, and ATF, allowing us to offer a comprehensive range of Police K-9 training services. We specialize in Dual Purpose (Patrol/Tracking/Narcotics and Patrol/Tracking/Explosives), Hard and Variable Surface Tracking, Narcotics Detection, Explosives Detection, and Weapons Detection.
Our LE Instructor Courses of 4/6/8/12 Weeks prepare you to become lead trainer and validator for your unit. Learning the training progressions and mastering problem solving are skills, in addition to learning the art of K9 selection, are highlights of the instructor courses.
Returning Customers
We appreciate the loyalty of our returning customers! As your department is getting ready to select and purchase their next K9, please contact us here or directly to jbradshaw@tarheelcanine.com, and we will get you on the schedule for selection!
Annual Certifications (Re-certs)
Select here for more information on scheduling your annual certifications through Tarheel Canine Training, Inc. or National Tactical Police Dog Association (NTPDA). You may also contact Taylor Jones directly by email at Tjones@tarheelcanine.com
New Customers
We welcome New Customers to join the family at Tarheel Canine. As your department is getting ready to select and purchase their next K9, please contact us here or directly to jbradshaw@tarheelcanine.com, and we will get you in the schedule for selection!
3 (Single) or 4 (Dual) Week Handlers Courses
Whether you’ve been paired with a K9 trained by us or another vendor, Tarheel Canine offers Handlers Courses for these K9 teams. Select the button below or contact Jerry Bradshaw directly by email at Jbradshaw@tarheelcanine.com.
Dog Purchasing Information
Tarheel Offers:
Green K9s:
(Single and Dual), Green Plus (Single and Dual)
Trained K9s:
Fully Trained (Dual and Singles) Duals including patrol, detection specialty (Explosives, Narcotics or Weapons), Variable Surface Tracking (Hard and Soft Surface), and Obedience with E-Collar Conditioning. Purchase includes a FREE 4-week handler course. Singles including Detection Specialty and Variable Surface Tracking option include a FREE 3-week handler course.
Handler Course Ready K9s:
(Dual and Singles) This option for approved departments is the same fully trained dog we put through our handler courses. Instead your agency will come at the conclusion of the training period (4 months) and that pick up the dogs to then administer the handler course at your location. The pick-up process consists of 2-3 days at Tarheel Canine to familiarize with the dogs and approve the training meets your needs. The agency enjoys the same guarantees for lifetime performance and health (2 years). Because we include handler courses for FREE with all trained dogs there is no price difference for the HCR dogs vs. Trained Dogs with Handler Course, however you get the convenience of focusing on training your handlers rather than trying to train the dogs and the handlers simultaneously! We have many references available for this package.
Return Information
If your agency determines that a green dog needs to be returned, you can expect to get no argument from us. Just reach out and let us know as soon as possible so we can arrange a showing for you to replace the dog. It’s that simple. Just return the dog at anytime during your training school prior to the dog being certified. Once a dog graduates and is certified the replacement guarantee is satisfied. An agency getting a trained dog or handler course ready (HCR) dog must arrange to consult with Tarheel Canine in the case of non-performance. We will attempt to do some remedial training, however if this does not turn things around, a replacement will be arranged. With trained and HCR dogs your agency enjoys a lifetime performance guarantee. One of the only such guarantees in the business.
Health Guarantee
Tarheel Canine provides one of the best health guarantees in the business, with a 2-year congenital health guarantee on all dogs sold. Hip/Elbow/Spine X-Rays and European passports included with every dog.
Free In-Service Training
All dogs trained by Tarheel Canine come with free lifetime in service and recertification. If your dog was not trained with us, you can buy a lifetime in-service training package for a one-time fee. The team is then entitled to continued support, with free quarterly in-service training and free yearly certification. Take the guesswork out of maintenance and problem solving, and stop paying high yearly fees for in service training that should come with a trained dog!
Handler Retrain Options
Whether your dog came from Tarheel Canine or not we offer Handler Courses to pair a new handler with a previously certified K9. For Tarheel Dogs you must send a new handler through a handler course when the old handler leaves, as the team is no longer certified. Contact Jerry Bradshaw jbradshaw@tarheelcanine.com or Taylor Jones Tjones@tarheelcanine.com for more information on handler retraining!
Trained Single Purpose & Dual Purpose K9’s
Tarheel Canine has not only provided dogs for Law Enforcement and Military, but provides trained K9’s as well for private security companies, and corrections (private and government facilities).
- Tracking – Hard Surface (Urban), Soft Surface (Rural/Woods), Variable Surfaces (transitions) Scent Discrimination, neutrality to back-up officers and back-up teams on tracks. Have a look at the Tracking page in the drop down menu below Law Enforcement to see the quality of our tracking dogs!
- Detection – Narcotics, Explosives, Cell Phones, or Weapons in buildings, vehicles, warehouses, tractor trailers, school busses, open areas, and parcels.
- Patrol – Criminal Apprehension, Handler Protection, Building Search, Area Search, Felony Vehicle Stops, operational back-up neutrality during staging and searching and arrest. Control including verbal out, tactical removal, down in Route (Stopped Attack) and Recall (Call Off).
- Obedience – Basic/Advanced, customizable obedience with full e-collar conditioning.
- Evidence Recovery – Article Search for small and large articles and evidence.
- Gunfire Neutrality – Stability and Steadiness around gunfire, and return gunfire.
Choose to have Tarheel Canine administer the FREE handler course or choose the Handler Course Ready option and bring home a trained K9 for your green handlers and administer your own handler training.
Green or Trained Dog Selection Showings
Selecting a green or trained dog is simple at Tarheel Canine and done on an individual agency basis. There is no “selection day” where multiple agencies have to fight over dogs. Tarheel Canine provides private K9 selection appointments scheduled for your department to come pick from multiple dogs. You can expect to be shown 5 -7 dogs on average for every one dog you are buying. Breeds available from German Shepherds, Belgian Malinois, GSDx, MALx, Dutch Shepherds, and Labradors. Dogs are shown to clients both on-site and off-site. We have access to warehouses, industrial facilities, parks, and more.
Tarheel Canine looks to cultivate our relationships with partner departments. We will offer our insight and advice on selection for trained dogs, green dogs, and handler course ready dogs so if you don’t have experience selecting dogs, we will help you be successful!
POLICE K9 SEMINARS AND CONSULTING
Street Ready K9 Seminars set themselves apart with their highly experienced instructors. Led by Jerry Bradshaw, who actively trains police, military, and sport dogs, the instructors stay on top of the latest training methods. Jerry himself supervises all of the Tarheel Canine training programs. With Street Ready K9 Seminars, you can be confident you’re receiving the most up-to-date training from highly qualified professionals.
Jerry,
I wanted to take a moment and give you an overdue “Thank you.” Allowing me to keep the first dog (Jagger) that didn’t work out and setting me up with Castro (almost a PH1 from MD Police Dogs). It was an unfortunate 3 years that it took to convince my admin to make this happen, but the change has been extremely rewarding. I’ve got a great tool that is working out very well so far. Loving the podcasts! Keep them coming because I’m using a ton of it to train the rest of our group.
Thanks again
Hey Jerry,
In May 2014, Daryl Husbands from Lasalle Parish Sheriff’s Office and I came to your facility and purchased Nikita (now Nik for short) from you. After Nik and I successfully completed Daryl Husbands training program, he is doing great and has been a huge asset to me and our department. I wanted to update you on his progress and commend you on providing us with an outstanding k-9. His drive is exceptional and I just wanted to thank you again for your passion for quality k-9’s.