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October 2015
Canine Basic Class 4-2015
Basic class 2015 IV starts, 6 weeks dual purpose narcotics utility / 7 weeks EOD / Kennel 9am start
Find out more »Basic Decoy Class & Techniques
Basic technique and canine decoy
Find out more »January 2016
Decoy Skills and Technique Class Part 1
FM K9 with Palatine Police Department Illinois, is hosting a 3 days Decoy Skills and Technique Class, Part 1, at Palatine Illinois. Contact us at fmk9training@gmail.com for details and information.
Find out more »March 2016
Basic Handler Class 2016-1
Basic Handler Class for Utility-Narcotics 6 weeks, Explosive-Utility 7 weeks, Single purpose teams. Class room, hands on training and education on tactics using a canine and more, contact us to register and get in the class.
Find out more »May 2017
Basic Decoy Class
Basic canine decoy class and techniques, in Joplin Missouri. A must for all handlers!! Contact us for details!
Find out more »June 2017
Basic Canine Class 2017 – 5 Utility / Patrol / Explosives / 6 weeks
Canine Basic Class, 2017-5, this is a six week basic class for narcotics & utility or explosives & utility (note a a week for explosives). Contact for pricing and openings in class. Check us out on Facebook and Instagram for new location and facility!
Find out more »March 2018
1st Class 2018
March 5th, 2018 9am- 5 week single, 7 week dual EOD
Find out more »2nd Class 2018
Narcotics / Utility 6 weeks, starts March 12th 9am
Find out more »April 2018
3rd Class 2018
Narcotics / Utility: 6 week, April 30th 2018 9am
Find out more »May 2018
Decoy Class West Virginia
May 7-9, West Virginia - contact us for location, town or NAPWDA website
Find out more »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