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2020 NAPWDA National Workshop, Titusville, FL
May 3, 2020 @ 8:00 am - May 7, 2020 @ 5:00 pm
North American Police Work Dog Association
2020 National Workshop
May 3rd through May 7th, 2020
Titusville, Florida
Hosted by:
Titusville Police Department
Brevard County Sheriff’s Office
This Workshop will cover all of the phases associated with patrol, including tactical techniques and scenario based training. In addition to the above listed phases, narcotics, explosives, cadaver, tracking, trailing and accelerants will be offered. K-9 Teams of all levels of experience are welcome, as training classes are geared to the experience level of the individual team. Certification and training will be offered all week. There will be classroom training offered as well. A top notch hospitality and vendor room will be open every evening. This room will be filled with some of the best K-9 related companies in the Country as well as some great food and drink. Space is limited. If you are a vendor, please contact the host to reserve a spot. Vendor room will be open evenings Sunday May 3rd – Wednesday May 7th.
Meetings, Training, and Events: If you are a Blood hound handler, Explosive, Arson (Accelerant), Cadaver or Search and Rescue Handler, please register by March 1st, 2020 to allow enough time to secure training aides and additional trainers for these training venues.
Accreditation Meeting:
Friday May 1st 2020 at 9 AM Holiday Inn Conference Room located at 4715 Helen Hauser Blvd. Titusville, FL 32780.
Executive Board Meeting:
Saturday May 2nd 2020 at 9 AM Holiday Inn Conference Room located at 4715 Helen Hauser Blvd. Titusville, FL 32780.
Master Trainer Dinner:
Saturday May 2nd 2020 5 PM to 7 PM Shiloh’s Restaurant 3665 S. Washington Ave. Titusville, FL 32780.
Master Trainer & Trainer Meeting:
Sunday May 3rd 2020 at 1 PM to 2 PM Police Hall of Fame 6350 Horizon Dr. Titusville, FL 32780.
Workshop Registration/Check in:
Sunday May 3rd 2020 9 AM to 4 PM and Monday May 4th 2020 8:00 AM to 9 AM Police Hall of Fame located at 6350 Horizon Dr. Titusville, FL 32780.
General Membership Meeting: Sunday May 3, 2020 2 PM to 5 PM Police Hall of Fame located at 6350 Horizon Dr. Titusville, FL 32780.
Important ALL members attend!
All morning meetings will be held at the Police Hall of Fame located at 6350 Horizon Dr. Titusville, FL 32780 from Monday May 4th 2020 Thursday to May 7th 2020 from 8:00 AM to 8:30 unless otherwise directed.
Workshop Family Picnic:
Sunday May 3rd 2020 5 PM to 7 PM Fox Lake Park located at 4400 Fox Lake Rd. Titusville, FL 32796.
Hospitality Room Open:
Sunday May 3rd 2020 to Wednesday May 6th 2020 5:30 PM to Midnight River’s Edge vent Center located at 7101 S. Washington Ave. Titusville, FL 32780.
Classroom & Field Work:
Note: All training areas shut down from 11:30 AM-1 PM for lunch
Workshop Banquet:
Thursday, May 7th 2020 6 PM to 10 PM Valiant Air Command Museum located at 6600 Tico Rd. Titusville Florida 32780. Catered dinner provided as well as pizza for children if preferred (Please advise when registering on # for dinner and/or if pizza is preferred for children).
Hotels:
(RATES AND ROOMS ARE ONLY HELD FOR 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE WORKSHOP) Rates are offered Wednesday April 29th – May 8th
Hotels offering discounted rooms:
Fairfield Inn and Suites Titusville Kennedy Space Center 4735 Helen Hauser Blvd., Titusville FL 32780 321-385-1818 $135/night plus tax, no pet fee
TownePlace Suites Titusville Kennedy Space Center
4815 Helen Hauser Boulevard, Titusville, Florida 32780 321-603-0811
$138/night plus tax
Full breakfast included, no pet fee
Master Trainers will be staying at host hotel:
Holiday Inn Kennedy Space Center 4715 Helen Hauser Blvd., Titusville FL 32780 321-383-0200
$119/night plus tax
Make sure to mention you are attending the NAPWDA K-9 Workshop to receive the discounted rate. You must bring and use a kennel crate in the hotel room. You are responsible for all damages your K-9 may cause. **Master Trainers, please contact Master Trainer Bill Faus **
Other hotels in the same geographical area:
Best Western 3455 Cheney Hwy., Titusville FL 32780 321-269-9100
Hampton Inn 4760 Helen Hauser Blvd., Titusville FL 32780 321-383-9191
Ramada Inn 3500 Cheney Hwy., Titusville FL 32780 321-269-5510
Quality Inn 3655 Cheney Hwy., Titusville FL 32780 321-269-7110
Workshop Registration Fee:
$300.00 for members $345.00 for non-members ($45 included for a membership for nonmember). No registration refunds within 60 days of workshop. No Exceptions! Current membership is required to attend, and you must turn in current health certificate for each K-9 you bring (a copy is acceptable.)
*Make check for workshop registration fee payable to:
2020 NAPWDA National Workshop
*Mail Workshop Registration and Payment to:
Titusville Police Department
Attn: Suzanne Canada
1100 John Glenn Blvd., Titusville FL 32780
Contacts:
Host:
Lt. Chris DeLoach 321-567-3952
K9 Officer John Cantalupo 321-704-4964
Lt. Todd Maddox 321-403-5605
Training Offered
- Basic Utility Canine Course
- Basic Utility and Narcotics Course
- Basic Utility and Explosive Course
- Basic Narcotics Course
- Basic Explosive Course
- Basic and Advanced Decoy Training
- Basic and Advanced Scenario Based Training
- In Service Training (scheduled) – prices upon request
- Certification with NAPWDA Utility, Narcotics, Explosive, SAR – upon request
Our Training consists of:
- Written Pre-Test
- Weekly Written Quizzes
- Written Final test (80% or higher is required to graduate training)
- Oral Discussion and Explanation
- Training Manual Covering Course Topics
- Minimum of 40hrs a week in the field training with canine
Our Training Classes are:
- 7 week class for dual purpose Utility/Explosive
- 6 week class for dual purpose Utility/Narcotics
- 5 week class Explosives only
- 4 week class Narcotics only
- Certification to North American Police Work Dog Association ( N.A.P.W.D.A.) standards is offered at the completion of class, with membership. Lead trainer, Michael McHenry is a narcotics, explosive and utility Master Trainer with N.A.P.W.D.A and can conduct certifications on site
All below listed topics are covered during class:
- Obedience
- Sociability
- Area Search
- Article Search
- Building Search
- Tracking
- Aggression Control
- Officer Protection
- Narcotic Detection
- Explosive Detection
- Court Testimony
- Legal Aspects
- First Aid
- Understanding Health of a dog
- Proper Bathing and Care of Canine
- Problem Solving/Solutions
- Demonstrations
- Canine Records: Maintaining, Training, Tracking and Usages
- SAR
Housing:
- Housing for duration of training, (seven days a week) included in price of purchase of canine and class.
- Optional offsite housing is available at area hotels. Contact us for pricing.
Canines:
- Malinois, German Shepherds, Labs, Dutch Shepherds and specialty breeds
- Green canine; no training at all. Canine possesses the genetic make up and qualities to successfully complete training in the time allotted
- Pre-Trained Dogs – completely trained in your choice of: Utility Narcotics, Utility Explosives, Narcotics only or Explosives only (at the request of department/agency) – prices upon request
Our Canine Guarantee:
- One-year health guarantee certificate issued with canine covering hips, back, spine, elbows and major disease or illness. All canines are x-rayed and cleared by a veterinarian prior to training
- Health guarantee covers; hips, spine and elbows. All veterinarian approved on each canine before training begins
- Six month guarantee on training after successfully completing our basic class
- Free training offered at our facility for working life of teams trained by us
- Online and phone consultations available for problem solving assistance for working life of teams trained by us
We recommend agencies select their canine(s), 30 days prior to the start of class which allows us to pre-train basic obedience, imprint narcotics or explosives and imprint tracking; preparing the canine for training.
We pride ourselves in training high quality social canine(s) for law enforcement, government and private security.
After the completion of training any team may return for training assistance or refreshers at no charge for the working life of that team.
References available upon request