Hosted by the Spokane Police K9 Unit

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September 21-24, 2020
Check-in begins on 9/20/20 at 1600 hrs.
This will be a working seminar so bring your dog and all your equipment.

Training will include but is not limited to:

•  Each team will receive instruction and exposure to tactical firearms scenarios with their K-9, multiple forms of decision-based firearms training, and instruction and exposure to multiple forms of indoor live-fire under the guidance of K-9 and Firearms instructors.
• Handlers will receive instruction and participate in discussion regarding the best techniques to document K-9 deployments and training. Handlers will be writing reports based on training scenarios throughout the course.
• Teams will be exposed to numerous realistic searching and tracking scenarios. Scenarios will be challenging and will provide future guidance towards their handling and decision-making skills.
• Classroom training on how to integrate K-9 into the SWAT arsenal.
• Each team will receive training and participate in multiple dynamic entries in a SWAT environment, including flash-bang deployments.
• Each team will receive training and participate in scenarios deploying their K-9 in conjunction with multiple less-lethal options.
• Each team will participate in multiple scenarios in K-9 tracking for high-risk suspects with a SWAT team and in patrol-based settings.
• Each team will participate in scenarios deploying their K-9 to search structures in conjunction with a SWAT team.
• Each team will participate in scenarios deploying their K-9 to search in a gas filled multi-storied structure.
• Handlers will receive instruction and participate in scenarios integrating Defensive Tactics with their K-9.
• There will be tactical first-aid instruction, which will then be incorporated into scenarios.
• Each team will be exposed to rappelling from a multi-story structure.

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