Basic Handler School
October 6 - November 26 2025 @ Ripon, CA | Host: Top Dog Police K-9
Basic Handler School
October 6 – November 26, 2025
Our basic course is a minimum of 320 hours, however we understand that each handler and dog learns at a different pace. The K-9 teams will complete the course and certify when ready. The following information is covered in this course:
- K9 Legal Updates
- Safety Procedures
- K9 First Aid
- Working and Tactical Obedience
- Tracking
- Search Techniques
- Officer Protection
- Call off / Call out
- Suspect Detection
- Preparation of K9 Records and Reports
- Scenario Based Training
- Working Agility
- Vehicle / Car Control
- Training Evaluation of Handler Teams
- K9 Selection