Description
In This Issue:
- K-9 Training: Important Points on Clicker Training by Maurice Regan
- K-9 Training: Team Survival After Reality Sets In by Denny Kunkel
- K-9 Spotlight: Gilpin County Homicide Case – Credits: Detective Kat Ferguson, Ada County (ID) Sheriff’s Office, Investigators Bon Enney & Jeff Collins, Gilpin County (CO) Sheriff’s Office
- Bitework: Table Training Version 2.0 by James Parker
- K-9 Advice & Opinion: The K-9 Handler Mindset: Quiet Confidence, Safety On/Action Ready by Bob Poole
- K-9 Advice & Opinion: The Dog’s Nose, an excerpt from Vi Hummel Shaffer’s book K-9 Teams reprinted by permission from Dog Training Press
- K-9 Advice & Opinion: Duty Cycle: How Long Can Your Dog Work? by Mark Mathis (ret) Grand Rapids (MI) PD
- K-9 Advice & Opinion: Understanding Detection Dog Training and Applied Standards by David Bates
- Legal: Illinois Changes Police Drug Detection Dog Certification and Enacts New Laws by Michael Kmiecik of Sheepdog Guardian Consulting, LLC
- K-9 Advice & Opinion: Light Sticks: A Valuable K-9 Tool by Jimmie Davenport (ret) Austin (TX) PD
- K-9 Healthcare & Conditioning: Fibrotic Myopathy by Ann Yowell, DVM of Bear Creek Veterinary Hospital (NC)
Editor’s Top Picks
- K2 Solutions Canine Scent Kit | www.k2si.com
- Dakota 283 Dog Kennel | www.dakota283.com
- TLR-7 Gun Light | www.streamlight.com
- Setina Push Bumper | www.setina.com
- Football Style Synthetic Tug | www.elitek9.com
- Scent Crusher Ozone Go | www.scentcrusher.com
- Book: K9 Behavior Basics by Dr. Resi Gerritsen, Ruud Haak, and Simon Prins | www.dogtrainingpress.com
- Auvi-Q Carry Case | www.badrtactical.com
Cover photo bySgt. Charlie Simmons, Jefferson County (CO) Sheriff’s Office – Badges Across America – Deputy K. Fosler & K-9 Jessie – Jefferson County (CO) Sheriff’s Office
“end quote”
K-9 TEAM The dog is neither tool nor toy. You are partners giving each other advice. Each brings something to the work that the other doesn’t have and cannot do alone. – author unknown
Officer Chris Cass & K-9 Tyton, Independence (IA) PD, Photo by: Charlie McCardle
