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In This Issue:

• 8 | Tracking: Using Point to Point Drills  for Better Tracking Results by Nick Hodgen
• 14 | Scent Detection: Shifting Focus from Traditional to Homemade Explosives Detection, Part 3 of 3 by Dr. Lauryn E. DeGreeff
• 22 | E-Collar: Developing a Tactical Patrol Dog: Strategies for Successful E-Collar Use, Part 1 of 3 by Doug Roller
• 30 | K–9 Advice & Opinion: Pre-Deployment Tactics When Responding to K-9 Radio Calls by Zach Pfannenstiel
• 38 | Featured K–9 Unit: City of Flint (MI) Police Department
• 52 | K–9 Advice & Opinion: Foot Pursuit or Perimeter? by Brad Smith
• 60 | Bitework: Avoid Engagement Failure by Kent Gregory
• 66 | Scent Detection: Explosive Detection Training, Part 1 of 2 by Dr. Resi Gerritsen, reprinted with permission from Dog Training Press.
• 75 | K–9 Healthcare & Conditioning: Heartworm Disease and an Innovative Prevention: ProHeart by Alexis Newman, DVM

Editor’s Top Picks

• Herm Sprenger ULTRA-PLUS Training Collar | www.hermsprengerusa.com
• Precision Explosives Odor Print: (GSR) Gun Shot Residue | www.pre-exp.com, Distributed by www.elitek9.com
• Woodland Digital Cap with K-9 Paw Patch | www.elitek9.com
• Book: Canine Field Medicine | www.adventuremedicalkits.com
• REBS K9 Insertion Cage | www.hhenriksen.com
• Martin System Micro Pro Trainer 3000 | www.martinsystemshop.com, Distributed by www.elitek9.com
• ScentLogix Drug Dealer’s Night Kit Set | www.scentlogix.com
• Tactical Directional Canine Systems Detection Training Scent Wheel | www.tacticaldirectionalcanine.com

Cover photo:
Flint (MI) Police Department
Officer Justin McLeod & K-9 Casino
Photo Credit: Stephanie LoPiccolo,
Stephanie Lo Photography 
@stephanielophoto

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“When someone decides not to trust a dog, the ramifications can, and often are, deadly.”  – author unknown
Investigator Josh Czys & K-9 Tasja, Campbell (WI) PD. Photo credit: Officer Tyler Franks