Hammond, Paul

Paul Hammond is widely recognized as an industry leader in the use and deployment of working dog teams around the world, with a distinguished career spanning 35 years, having managed many of the world’s largest operational canine programs. He has vast operational experience in Iraq, Afghanistan & Northern Ireland in support of the U.S. Dept, of Defense, U.S. Dept, of State, the British Military & Private Security Sector.

Paul has served as a member of the British Elite Forces [The Parachute Regiment], and as a senior working-dog advisor for multiple Military Defense, Research, and Evaluation agencies. He has also worked alongside Auburn University’s Canine Performance Science Program on key Government research initiatives, and special advisor to the European Counterterrorism Commission |22 Countries] on body-worn canine explosive detection.

Class: Operational Based Explosive K9 Training

Paul has instructed Advanced K9 Operations around the world. Police, Military, and Private Sector Explosive K9 teams were tested on challenging, low and high threat operational based training scenarios, many of which left handlers realizing they had to advance their skills as handlers. The search data from over 100 K9 teams was collected, and the results will surprise you and reinforce why this speaker session is a must to attend. Correct operational based training and use of task intelligence is the number one factor for an operational explosive K9 team’s success or failure.