![]() Tracking Profiles - Suburban with more hard surface work Includes muzzle work, firearms, control workĮvidence Searches - Small and large articles.Obedience Profiles Continued - Intermediate On/Off LeashĪgitation profiles to Level II Specifications Property/Evidence Searches - Small and large articles Narcotics profiles introduced into formal training Introduction to Suburban Environment - distractions.Tracking Profiles - Suburban integration (Intermediate intensity) Obedience Profiles - Intermediate On/Off Lead Introduction Level of Level I Evaluation - Must be completed and successful to proceed to level II. Tracking Profiles continued - Stamina building begins. "Drives" & "Drive" Manipulation (Behavior) Training Philosophy – Understanding K9 Behavior This should be the very minimum level of training that law enforcement agencies should be providing for it's teams. This is an example of a very basic 13 week training syllabus that will produce a productive team that is patrol certified and cross trained for narcotics. This is also similar to what many in-house law enforcement agencies who provide full term training programs provide in the United States. It is based on the Canadian RCMP police service dog program, and has been the standard for decades. ![]() So what should a strong basic training program look like? Following is a generic basic training program I have used for over 40 years. The difference in the training between in-house and vendor-based programs is significant this difference has significantly and severely impacted many law enforcement K9 teams. Moreover, many vendors are not experienced with law enforcement. Most offer programs that produce “finished” teams in three to six weeks, or 120 to 240 hours of training. Most vendors will not dedicate this amount of time, nor this breadth of skill set training, to developing a team. Prior to commercialized training, this is what the industry standard was, and in fact still is for most in-house law enforcement K9 programs. In fact, there are professional agencies such as the Baltimore police department in Maryland that provide up to 640 hours, or 16 weeks of training before a team graduates for service. Simply stated, the reason major law enforcement agencies take three months or more to train is because it takes that long to develop a police dog team to true street readiness. The same is true of most law enforcement agencies in Canada, where most officers will receive a minimum of 12 to 14 weeks of training before hitting the streets with their partners. Most law enforcement agencies that have retained the skills to provide a full training program in-house provide between 400 and 460 hours of basic training. In Florida, full K9 training programs may be as long as 460 hours before a team can hit the streets. Organizations such as the Washington Police K9 Association require that a handler pass a minimum 400-hour training program with their dog before they can be certified. In a traditional, in-house basic training program, a handler is given an untrained dog and is required to train the dog and develop a strong skill set under the direct supervision of a qualified trainer. It takes that amount of time to complete all the foundation work for the dog regardless of how many years’ experience an officer has previously had as the handler of another dog. It takes 12 to 14 weeks minimum of strict daily training at a basic patrol school for a dog and handler to come together as a team and develop the skill set required to function in a street environment. ![]()
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