2024 K-9 Cop Conference & Vendor Show Schedule

The 2024 class schedule is here! Check back for any class schedule changes/updates.

The 2024 class schedule is here! Check back for any class schedule changes/updates.

 ***Class Schedule is subject to change. Please check back for updates.***

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Tuesday, Sept. 10th

  • REGISTRATION – Begins at noon
  • ICEBREAKER SOCIAL – Meet & Greet and Vendor Show – 4:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Free food & beverages! Join us for an evening of food, fun, and networking!

Wednesday, Sept. 11th

Capitol I

K-9 BSD

Salon A

Elite K-9

Salon D


QRF Solutions K9

Salon E

 Monster K9 Dog Toys

Salon F

Fleet Nav Systems

8:00-10:00 AM

Transitioning from Training to the Operational Environment

*Live-Demonstration using dogs*

Alyssa Richter

Reality Based K-9 Training and US Based Operations

Ryan Millburn

Trauma in Working Dogs


Travis Hicks

Performance K9 Nutrition


Ian Donovan

Tracking: Scent Discrimination Training


Ryan Huneycutt and Dawn Jauernik

10:00-10:15 AM – MORNING BREAK 

Food & Beverages in the Vendor Hall – Sponsored by our BRONZE sponsor:

10:15 AM – 12:15 PM

Tactical Obedience

*Live-Demonstration using dogs*

Chris Alton

High Risk Tracking for Armed and Violent Offenders


  Garret Wing

Emergency/Critical K9 Fiel Care


Dr. Daniel and Dr. Samantha AlmeidaRachel Nuzzo

Reality Based K-9: From Selection to Training to Real Street Deployment

Nate Harves

Operational Based Explosives K-9 Team Training


Paul Hammond

12:15-1:15 PM – LUNCH

Everyone is on their own for lunch. Enjoy fabulous dining options inside the Sonesta Nashville Airport!

1:15 PM – 3:15 PM

The Art of Remote Collar Introduction and Problem Solving

*Live-Demonstration using dogs*

Jake Wright

Hidden Compartments, Criminal Patrol & Officer Safety


Danny Nunez

On the Road or Behind the Fence: Unique Concerns of Police K-9s and Corrections

Mark Flynn

Survival Starts before the Shift Begins


Dennis Clark

Tactical K-9 Psychology

Donovan Hunter

3:15-3:30 PM – AFTERNOON BREAK

Food & Beverages in the Vendor Hall – Sponsored by our BRONZE sponsor:

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Decoy & Bite Work

*Live-Demonstration using dogs*


Aric Harris

K9 Procurement 101

Kevin Beck

K-9 Selection, Imprinting, Search Patterns, Communication & Full Overview of Starting & Finishing a Detection K-9


Paul Shaughnessy

K-9 Narcotics Detection


Ricky Farley

Creating Purpose Driven Canines


Donovan Hunter

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM – HOSPITALITY NIGHT
Food & Beverages in the Vendor Hall – Sponsored by our PLATINUM Sponsor: Elite K-9

Thursday, Sept. 12th

Capitol I

K-9 BSD

Salon A

Elitek K-9

Salon D

QRF Solutions K9

Salon E

Monster K9 Dog Toys 

Salon F

Fleet Nav Systems

8:00-10:00 AM

Decoy & Bite Work

*Live-Demonstration using dogs*

Aric Harris

Making Sense of Scent: Understanding, Developing and Increasing Drives of Detector Dogs in Odor Detection


Mark Flynn

SWAT/K9 Integration & Tactics


Ernest Wolosewicz

Trauma in Working Dogs


Travis Hicks

Beginning of Muzzle Training


Ricky Farley

10:00-10:15 AM – MORNING BREAK 

Food & Beverages in the Vendor Hall – Sponsored by our BRONZE sponsor:

10:15 AM – 12:15 PM

Tactical Obedience

*Live-Demonstration using dogs*

Chris Alton

Operational Based Explosives K-9 Team Training


Paul Hammond

How to Make Money Training Dogs


Garret Wing

Developing Advanced Tracking Skills


Ryan Huneycutt and Dawn Jauernik

Muzzle Training Through Pictures: A Continuation of the Beginning of Muzzle Training

Ricky Farley

12:15-1:15 PM – LUNCH

Everyone is on their own for lunch. Enjoy fabulous dining options inside the Sonesta Nashville Airport!

1:15 PM – 3:15 PM

Teaching the Out Command


*Live-Demonstration using dogs*

Jake Wright

Tactical K-9 Psychology


David Reese

Performance K9 Nutrition

Ian Donovan

Reality Based K-9 Training and US Based Operations for LE/Commercial Explosives Detection Teams

Ryan Millbern

K-9 Legal: Session 1


John M. Peters, Attorney at Law

3:15-3:30 PM – AFTERNOON BREAK

Food & Beverages in the Vendor Hall – Sponsored by our BRONZE sponsor:

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Transitioning from Training to the Operational Environment

Alyssa Richter

Hidden Conpartments, Criminal Patrol & Officer Safety


Danny Nunez

K-9 Selection, Imprinting, Search Patterns, Communication & Full Overview of Starting & Finishing a Detection K-9

Paul Shaughnessy

K-9 Selection, Imprinting, Search Patterns, Communication & Full Overview of Starting & Finishing a Detection K-9

Dr. David Adebimpe

K-9 Legal: Session 2


John M. Peters, Attorney at Law

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM – RAFFLE NIGHT
Food & Beverages in the Vendor Hall – Sponsored by our PLATINUM Sponsor:  Elite K-9