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IN THIS ISSUE
2022 – Issue 89
6 | Bitework: Bitework Training and a Lack of Control: A Serious Topic
14 | Tracking: Basic Thoughts on Hard Surface Tracking
22 | E-Collar Training: Motivational Obedience...
2022 – Issue 88
6 | K-9 Advice & Opinion: Another View from the Dark Side
16 | K-9 Advice & Opinion: Challenges of the Modern K-9 Unit
24 | E-Collar...
2022 – Issue 87
6 | K-9 Training Muzzle Training and Desensitization to It
12 | K-9 Advice & Opinion What is a Decoy/Helper?
20 | K-9 Training Context Shift
28...
2022 – Issue 86
8 | Bitework The Out
16 | K-9 Advice & Opinion Dog Selection and Training: Part 2
22 | Scent Detection What Do Explosives Smell...
2021 – Issue 85
6 | K-9 Advice & Opinion: When Will They Learn
12 | Featured Team: Teamwork: K-9 Class of 2021
18 | K-9 Advice & Opinion: The Link...
2021 – Issue 84
8 | E-Collar Training Sit-Stay
14 | Bitework Stop Rewarding Equipment Reliance
24 | K-9 Advice & Opinion Suspect Located: Four Things Can Happen and...
Jan/Feb 2021 – Issue 83
8 | Search & Rescue Human Remains Detection
14 | Bitework Team Bitework: Backing Up Your K-9
20 | K-9 Advice & Opinion Highway Interdiction: Safety Considerations...
Nov/Dec 2020 – Issue 82
6 | K-9 Advice & Opinion The Role of Intelligence-Led Policing in Canine Criminal Interdiction Teams
12 | K-9 Advice & Opinion Considering Words
18 |...
Sep/Oct 2020 – Issue 81
6 | Bitework Improving Your Bitework Related Control
14 | K-9 Legal The Greater Danger
22 | K-9 Advice & Opinion Buy American: Changing the Course of...
Jul/Aug 2020 – Issue 80
6 | Bitework Training with Prosthetics
and the Art of the Bite
16 | K-9 Advice & Opinion
The Importance of Decontamination
24 | K-9 Legal: When...
Mar/Apr 2020 – Issue 79
6 | Tracking Considerations Beyond the Track
12 | Scent Detection Increasing Performance in Detection Training
16 | K-9 Advice & Opinion Straight Into Circles
22 | Bitework...
Jan/Feb 2020 – Issue 78
8 | SWAT Dog Up!
14 | Bitework It’s Muzzle Time!
22 | Bitework Training Leg Bites for Reality
30 | K-9 Advice & Opinion The Truth...
Nov/Dec 2019 – Issue 77
6 | Bitework Introduction to the Agitator: Can I Get a Bite?
12 | K-9 Advice & Opinion 8 Types of Canine Aggression
...
Sep/Oct 2019 – Issue 76
6 | Bitework Teaching the Out
12 | K-9 Advice & Opinion
Surfaces and Your Dog
18 | K-9 Advice & Opinion
The K-9 Unit...
July/August 2019 – Issue 75
8 | E-Collar Remote Directional Training - Part 4: Putting it All Together, the Single T by Pat Nolan
12 | Tracking Flashlight...
May/June 2019 – Issue 74
6 | E-Collar Remote Directional Training - Part 3: Remote Sit - The Stop in Route by Pat Nolan
12 | K-9 Training K-9...
March/April 2019 – Issue 73: SOLD OUT
6 | K-9 Advice & Opinion Dog Handlers & Attention Span by Mark Mathis
12 | Bitework Decoys & Equipment by Dr. Stephen A. Mackenzie
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January/February 2019 – Issue 72
8 | K-9 Advice & Opinion Clarity and Continuity in Patrol Dog Training by George Daniolos, K-9 Defense, LLC
16 | SWAT SWAT and...
November/December 2018 – Issue 71
6 | K-9 Training Communication & K-9 Training - Part 1 by Dondi Hydrick, K9 Dog Center USA
14 | K-9 Advice & Opinion The...
September/October 2018 – Issue 70
6 | Scent Detection Detection Dog Challenges: Environmental Sensitivity, Proofing, Distractions and Teamwork by Jay Brock, Top Dog Training Center
12 | E-Collar...
July/August 2018 – Issue 69
6 | Scent Detection Variables in Relation to Canine Olfactory Explosives Detection by David Bates
14 | Tracking Tracking in Hot Weather by...
May/June 2018 – Issue 68
6 | K-9 Training Canine Drives & Behaviors by Dondi Hydrick, K9 Dog Center USA
12 | Scent Detection The Importance of Training Double-Blind...
March/April 2018 – Issue 67
6 | K-9 Advice & Opinion Know Your Tactical Limitations by Denny A. Kunkel
12 | Bitework Training the Police Service Dog to Apprehend...
January/February 2018 – Issue 66
6 | Bitework Let’s Keep this Civil by George Daniolos & Thomas Blank
12 | K-9 Advice & Opinion No More Excuses: Obedience for...
November/December 2017 – Issue 65
6 | Obedience Getting that Perfect Recall by Mark Mathis
14 | Bitework Correcting and Improving Common Problems in Bitework by Al Gill
22...
September/October 2017 – Issue 64
6 | SWAT High Risk Deployments & Training by Kevin Holohan
12 | Featured K-9 Team Hometown Heroes: Honoring Scruggs and Turbo
18...
July/August 2017 – Issue 63
6 | SWAT K9 Contingencies: A Case Study of a SWAT Deployment Involving a K9 Attic Insertion and the Lessons Learned by Sergeant Peter...
May/June 2017 – Issue 62
K-9 Training: Can We Copy Other Trainers? - By Leos Drbohlav
K-9 Bite Work: Building the Street Bite - By Matt Godwin
Scent Training Aids: Why...
March/April 2017 – Issue 61
K-9 Obedience: The Link Between K9 Interaction & Obedience- By George Daniolos
Scent Detection: How to Get the Most Out of The K-9 Behavioral Shaping...
January/February 2017 – Issue 60
K-9 Bite Work: Leveraging Natural Drives to Build Extraordinary Patrol Canines - By George Daniolos
K-9 Scent Detection: How to Get the Most Out of the K-9...
2016 – Issue 59
K-9 Bite Work: The Psychology of Bite Work: Understanding the Instinctual Canine Behavior - By James Allen Parker
K-9 Featured Spotlight: Dogs and Bots 3.0: The Avatar...
2016 – Issue 58
K-9 Bite Work: You Never Know What the Street Will Deal You! - By James Allen Parker
K-9 Legal: Examining Lowry v San Diego: Laws Governing the...
2016 January-April – Issue 57
K-9 SWAT Tactics: A Practical Approach - By Romeo Ingreso and Ernest Wolosewicz
K-9 Deployment: Real Life Deployments: Preparing Your K-9 Team for Combat Encounters - By Scott Clark
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Nov/Dec 2015 Vol. 11, Issue 5
K-9 SWAT Operations: Police Service Dog Selection, Training & Deployment Methods - By Romeo Ingreso and Ernest Wolosewicz
NePoPo®: The Language of Modern Dog Training: Effective,...
Sept/Oct 2015 Vol. 11, Issue 4
Real World Deployments: Tactically Preparing the K-9 Team for Suspect Engagement - By Scott Clark
Legal: Explosive Ordinance Detection: EOD Canines Under the 4th...
May/Aug 2015 Vol. 11, Issue 3
K-9 SWAT Programs: The Reasons Why Agencies Should Develop Programs - By Romeo Ingreso and Ernest Wolosewicz
Legal: What is Your Certification Worth?...
Mar/Apr 2015 Vol. 11, Issue 2
Laser Directed Canines: Understanding the Principles of Laser Direction Training - By Jeff Franklin
Legal: Canines and Traffic Stops: Rodriguez Decision Puts Limits on K-9...
Jan/Feb 2015 Vol. 11, Issue 1
Tactical Canine Deployment: Preparing Your Team for Successful Outcomes - By Scott Allen
Legal: Is Your Roadside Search Legal? The Fourth Amendment and Search...
Sept-Dec 2014 Vol. 10, Issue 5
Specialized Units Come Together: Merging SWAT and K-9 for Wooded Terrain Operations - By Chris Wagner
Legal: What Your Records Tell Me: Presentation of...
July/August 2014 Vol. 10, Issue 4
Tactical Dogs: Lessons Learned from a Dog Guy - By Brett Titus
Urban Tracking/Trailing: Don't Wait for Miracles- By Jeff Schettler
Meet the Breed:...
May/June 2014 Vol. 10, Issue 3
Long Range/Sub Surface Detection: Life and Death...Measured in Inches - By Antonio Rodriguez and Derek Copeland
A Life Saving Mechanism...The K-9 Bail Out Door -...
March/April 2014 Vol. 10, Issue 2
K-9 Kody Debriefing - By Brad Smith
Training Perspectives Q & A: Scott Clark, Mary Davis, Doug Roller, Art Lopez, and Brad Smith
Legal: K-9 After the...
Jan/Feb 2014 Vol. 10, Issue 1
Training Perspectives Q & A: Wendell Nope, Mary Davis, Steve Dean, Art Lopez, Ken Pavlick, Armin Winkler, Scott Clark, Mike Colton, Ron Cloward
K-9...
Nov/Dec 2013 Vol. 9, Issue 6
Training Perspectives Q & A: Topics: Crawl Spaces, New Supervisor Buying New Police Dogs, Training Aids: Substitute Odors? Art Lopez, Armin Winkler, Doug Roller,...
Sept/Oct 2013 Vol. 9, Issue 5
Training Perspectives Q & A: Topics: Barking and Live Gunfire Drills, Should K-9s being purchased from a vendor be subjected to medical checks?...
Jul/Aug 2013 Vol. 9, Issue 4
Training Perspectives Q & A: Topics: Circling habit, Marijuana and Courts, Does Size Matter - Scott Clark, Ron Cloward, Michael Colton, Mary Davis,...
May/Jun 2013 Vol. 9, Issue 3
Training Perspectives Q & A: Topics: Range out during building and area searches, SWAT - Deploying my K-9 out of sight, How to...
Mar/Apr 2013 Vol. 9, Issue 2
Training Perspectives Q & A: Topics: Call-Off, Differences Between Compulsive and Coercive Styles of Dog Training, Preferred K-9 Patrol Vehicle - Scott Clark,...
Jan/Feb 2013 Vol. 9, Issue 1
Training Perspectives Q & A: Topics: Deferred Final Response Method for training drug dogs, Training with a Muzzle, Training regression with a 15...
Sep/Oct 2012 Vol. 8, Issue 5
Training Perspectives Q & A: How can I keep my single-purpose narcotics dog from losing his mind after getting his toy during training...
Jul/Aug 2012 Vol. 8, Issue 4
Training Perspectives Q & A: Topics: Combining Bomb Dogs and Drug Dogs together, Living with K-9 and Job Performance, Deploy for Lost Person...
May/Jun 2012 Vol. 8, Issue 3
Training Perspectives Q & A: Topics: Dogs and Social Skills, Feeding Schedule, Gunfire Exposure and Hearing and Behavioral Problems - Jeff Barrett, Ron...
Mar/Apr 2012 Vol. 8, Issue 2
Training Perspectives Q & A: Topics: Very Short Training Times, Training Dogs on Commonly Abused Prescription Pills, Real World vs. Training Indication -...
Jan/Feb 2012 Vol. 8, Issue 1
Training Perspectives Q & A: Topics: Frontal Bite, Dog Alerts on Meth but doesn't Stick, Detector dog and Focus - Ron Cloward, Michael...
Nov/Dec 2011 Vol. 7, Issue 6
Training Perspectives Q & A: Do your experts have any suggestions as to how to incorporate an exposed sleeve into our training as...
Sep/Oct 2011 Vol. 7, Issue 5
Training Perspectives Q & A: Is a dog able to smell trained odor if he is busy barking during a search? / What...
May/Jun 2011 Vol. 7, Issue 3
Training Perspectives Q & A: Will introducing a female dog to the team that already has three male dogs be a problem? /...
Mar/Apr 2011 Vol. 7, Issue 2
Training Perspectives Q & A: In your experts' opinion, is there a hard-and-fast rule about how old a dog must be to start...
Jan/Feb 2011 Vol. 7, Issue 1
Training Perspectives Q & A: Do you have a good system for accepting donations? Are there things I can do now to make...
November/December 2010 Vol. 6, Issue 6
Training Perspectives Q & A: I work a two-year-old Dutch Shepherd. I have had him for about one year.? When doing a selection...
September/October 2010 Vol. 6, Issue 5
Training Perspectives Q & A: Mutual-aid-police for different departments, Incessant barking, best way to use donated bulletproof vests.
K-9 Opinion: The Future of...
July/August 2010 Vol. 6, Issue 4
Training Perspectives Q & A: Is there any problem with a dual-purpose dog? Does doing two tasks hurt the dog's performance? Environmental issues...
May/June 2010 Vol. 6, Issue 3
Training Perspectives Q & A: I think when used correctly, both the e-collar and pinch collars have their place in the K-9 toolbox....
March/April 2010 Vol. 6, Issue 2
Training Perspectives Q & A: What is the best feeding schedule for a police dog? I was taught to feed mine once a...
January/February 2010 Vol. 6, Issue 1
Training Perspectives Q & A: A possessive K-9 and his toy reward, problems with "out", environmental issues with my police dog on any...
November/December 2009 Vol. 5, Issue 6
Training Perspectives Q & A: Try things that calm the dog down prior to giving the sniff command. The dog is encouraged to...
September/October 2009 Vol. 5, Issue 5
Training Perspectives Q & A: Does letting other people pet your police dog hurt the dog's working abilities? Do you have any good...
July/August 2009 Vol. 5, Issue 4
Training Perspectives Q & A: We got a dog from another department when it cancelled its K-9 unit. We received a five year...
May/June 2009 Vol. 5, Issue 3
Training Perspectives Q & A: I would like to develop better control at a distance for bomb sweeps. / In general, how old...
March/April 2009 Vol. 5, Issue 2
Training Perspectives Q & A: My dog does not like to be in a "down" position. / Compatibility and social tolerance between my...
January/February 2009 Vol. 5, Issue 1
Canine Legal Update: K-9 Tracking-Trailing Cases – By Terry Fleck
Training Perspectives Q & A: Is there a quick test that one can...
November/December 2008 Vol. 4, Issue 6
Canine Legal Update: Accelerant Detection Case – By Terry Fleck
Training Perspectives Q & A: I'm trying to decide between a titled dog...
September/October 2008 Vol. 4, Issue 5
Canine Legal Update: Tracking Cases – By Terry Fleck
Training Perspectives Q & A: Are there any issues to breeding a single-purpose narcotics...
July/August 2008 Vol. 4, Issue 4
Training Perspectives Q & A: I will soon be getting a police dog for our department. I currently have a pet black Labrador,...
May/June 2008 Vol. 4, Issue 3
Canine Legal Update: Patrol/Supervisors and Administrators Case - By Terry Fleck
Training Perspectives Q & A: My dog has an annoying habit of...
March/April 2008 Vol. 4, Issue 2
Training Perspectives Q & A: I have heard lots of opinions from trainers and veterinarians about neutering a working dog. / Our K-9...
January/February 2008 Vol. 4, Issue 1
Training Perspectives Q & A: What can I do to get my dog to stop focusing on cats? / We often use our...
Fall 2007 Vol. 3, Issue 4
Training Perspectives Q & A: Do you have a good technique for getting a detector dog to work high? / On an area...
Summer 2007 Vol. 3, Issue 3
Training Perspectives Q & A: Bite training - my dog has found (and bitten) several passive suspects / What is a good section...
Spring 2007 Vol. 3, Issue 2
Training Perspectives Q & A: Cross-trained dog is distracted. / My dual-purpose dog only bites with the front part of his mouth and...
Winter 2007 Vol. 3, Issue 1
Training Perspectives Q & A: Frantic behavior during building searches / Is there any way to slow a detector dog down? / How...
Fall 2006 Vol. 2, Issue 4
Training Perspectives Q&A: How do I get my dog to alert and stay with someone who is passive? / What is a reliable...
Summer 2006 Vol. 2, Issue 3
In My Opinion: Positional Obedience - Adding variation to obedience training increases its interest - and value - to you and your partner...
Spring 2006 Vol. 2, Issue 2
Training Perspectives Q & A: I have a four-year old German Shepherd trained in narcotics and tracking (no bite work). He is extremely...
Winter 2006 Vol. 2, Issue 1
Training Perspectives Q & A: What are some of the best ways to maintain the verbal release? / My dog barks continuous only...
Fall 2005 Vol. 1, Issue 3
Training Perspectives Q & A: My single-purpose bomb dog has the habit of hitting the find and then continuing the search for another...
Summer 2005 Vol. 1, Issue 2
Training Perspectives Q & A: My department has a find-and-bark policy. I have a very intense Dutch Shepherd that won't bark when he...