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In This Issue:

• 6 | Bitework: Focus/Targeting Box: Training Bites and Correct Placement by Dondi Hydrick

• 12 | K–9 Advice & Opinion: Still Productive or Burned Out? by Brad Smith

• 20 | K–9 Advice & Opinion: What Drives Are and How They Can Be Enhanced by Michael Colton

• 26 | K–9 Advice & Opinion: K-9 Audits: Are You Doing Them? by Glen Anderson

• 32 | Explosives Detection: Shifting Focus From Traditional to Homemade Explosives Detection, Part 1 by Dr. Lauryn E. DeGreeff

• 38 | Featured K-9 Unit: Nebraska State Patrol Police Service Dog Unit

• 50 | Training: Laser Directed Canines by Jeff Franklin

• 56 | Scent Detection: Core Components for Successful Detection Teams by Mike Johnson

• 64 | K–9 Advice & Opinion: Mentally Conditioning Your K-9: Proper Training Increases Your K-9’s Chance of Success by James Parker

• 72 | K–9 Healthcare & Conditioning: Blue Green Algae Toxicity & Your Dog by Alexis Newman, DVM

• 75 | K–9 Healthcare & Conditioning: Paws and Pads: Anatomy and Injury by Alexis Newman, DVM

Editor’s Top Picks

• A.F.A.K. Ankle First Aid Kit | www.elitek9.com
• Book: Doing Their Bit | www.amazon.com
• Black Stainless Steel Pinch Collar | www.habersk9.com
• KLIMB Training Platform | www.blue-9.com
• Tick Key for Tick Removal | www.tickkey.com
• Chameleon III  | Distributed by www.elitek9.com
• Concepts in Reinforcement: Training with Food DVD | www.caninetrainingsystems.com
• Setina Ultimate K-9 II  | www.setina.com

Cover photo by Robert Matthews Photo –  www.robertmatthewsphoto.com

Bedford County (VA) Sheriff’s Office

Officer Sonny Daniels & K-9 Dasa

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“Be kind to your dog. He is only a few years of your life. But you are all of his.”  – author unknown
Officer Eckroth & K-9 Jack – McMinnville (OR) PD