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 2008 West Coast International Police K9 Conference
Alameda County - San Francisco Bay Area
Five intense training days with North America’s top Police K9 trainers
Tactical Patrol Dog Program
K9 Commanders Course
Tactical K9 Deployment for Patrol Officers
Explosives Detection Dog Program
The west coast session of the International Police K9 Conference will be hosted by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department from June 1st - 6th inclusive. This conference will have four programs available as described below. For officers who are looking to K9 as a potential career, or who wish to develop their skills on working with K9 teams, our Tactical K9 Deployment for Patrol Officers is an ideal program.
 The Host Hotel is the Radisson Suites, Dublin 6680 Regional Street, Dublin, California. Room rate is per diem rate of $79 per night, double and single. We have reserved a block of rooms specifically for the conference, however that block of rooms will be released on April 30th, 2008 at which time there will be no guarantee of room availability. For room bookings call 1-800-803-7804.
When calling to book your room, ensure you mention the group name K9 Conference in order to secure a room that has been set aside for the conference. Note: For booking purposes, the course starts at 1900 hours on June 1st, 2008 and completes at 1300 hours on June 6th, 2008.
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Patrol Dog Program
Our reputation was built on the tactical training approach in our patrol dog programs. This program includes day and night tactical problems, tactical building entries, K9 deployment for felony car stops, live fire training, deployment in chemical munitions, German muzzle philosophies and techniques, legal updates, criminal psychological profiles and much more. Classroom events include lectures on liability concerns, K9 Officer Safety, Training Techniques and problem solving ideas.
In many locations, depending on the host agency availability, helicopter deployments are also included in the training regimen. Some programs will also include our K9 trauma care program.
Tactical K9 Deployment for Patrol Officers 
 This program is new and designed to offer an introduction to patrol officers of how to work with K9 teams. In this program you will learn the techniques to setting up containment,, backing up your K9 officers, tactical movement with the K9 team, arrest techniques and how to work with your K9 teams in potentially lethal confrontations with suspects. You will learn how to escort your K9 team on a high risk track, cover them during building searches and how to work fluid situations such as high risk vehicle assaults with your K9 team. You will learn criminal psychological profiles that indicate where a suspect will flee and how to effectively interfere with that flight to allow your dog handler to close in and make the arrest. You will learn canine behavior and come away with a better understanding of how the K9 team operates. For those patrol officers interested in a K9 career, this is an excellent course to give you the inside track on K9 training and deployment. During the program you will take an active part in the training of the dogs during the morning programs and will be actively involved in the tactical deployment scenarios with the teams during the evening deployments. The program involves range work and live fire training working side by side your K9 team. This program is designed for patrol officers and is recommended to any officers interested in learning how to work more effectively and tactically with their K9 teams.
Explosives Dog Program
Our explosives detection program is provided by experienced police dog traininers familiar with the ever changing threats of explosives dog work. This program provides hands on real life training.
- Odor Recognition
- What the techs what you to know
- Motivational techniques
- Signal, pressure & praise
- Operational searches
- Threat Assessment & Search Planning
- Scenario based training
- Dignitary Details
- Environmental Concerns
- Cryptic Letter Residence - Threat/Planning
- Dead Man Search - Residence & Vehicles
- Luggage and Packages
- Knowing Your Dog - Proactive vs Reactive
- Problem solving
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K9 Commanders Course
- Budgeting
- Choosing Training Schools
- K9 Procurement
- Liability Concerns
- Legal Updates
- K9 Unit Record Keeping
- Community Relations Aspects
This program is designed to help administrators understand the full capability of their dog teams and how they can achieve higher standards.
We provide experienced K9 Unit managers with the latest legal updates and management skills on law enforcement use of police dogs. At the same time, we provide a working foundation for administrators new to the field of dog services. This program is particularly beneficial to administrators who have no prior hands on K9 experience. Here you can discover how valuable a resource you have and how to best deploy those resources.
- Where can I procure good K9 stock?
- What should I look for when buying dogs?
- How much training do my officers need?
- How do I locate a reputable school?
- How do I protect my city from civil liability?
- What new initiatives for K9 should I consider?
These are only a few of the many aspects of K9 Administration this course is designed to answer. If you are an administrator over a K9 Unit, this program is designed for you.
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