Matthew Rook

Matthew Rook is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Hurricane Creek K9, a nationally recognized working dog training and procurement organization based in Georgia. A former law enforcement officer with more than two decades of policing experience, Matt served as a K9 Handler, K9 Unit Supervisor, and Chief of Police before transitioning full-time into professional canine development and training leadership.

Throughout his career, Matt has specialized in patrol and detection canine selection, bite development, handler instruction, and operational K9 program design. He has trained and supplied working dogs for law enforcement agencies across the United States. His expertise spans patrol dog development, handler schools, supervisory K9 leadership, and policy development for modern working dog units.

Matt is widely respected for his practical, street-tested approach to canine training, emphasizing real-world deployment readiness and operational effectiveness. His instruction style blends operational experience, behavioral insight, and clear, hands-on teaching that resonates with handlers, trainers, and supervisors alike.

Class: K9 Intelligence: Turning Canine Records into Operational Advantage

What if your K9 records could do more than document what already happened?

This class explores the next generation of K9 operations through K9 MCS. K9 MCS is where training records, deployments, case law, policy, analytics, and real-time operational intelligence come together in one platform. See how tools like DeploySmart, TrainSmart, LiveTrack, LookAhead, AI-powered policy search, federal circuit-specific use-of-force guidance, and integrated case law can give handlers information they can actually use in the field.

From identifying training trends before they become problems to providing real-time visibility during a track, this class demonstrates capabilities that go far beyond traditional K9 recordkeeping.