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What is a DOUBLE BLIND Search in Detector Training, Tracking, and S&R?
Dangers of Detecting Fentanyl and Explosives in K9 Training
Detection Dog Training: Controversy?
The Timeline of Behaviors for a K9 and Handler in a Detector Canine Sniff
Dogs Don't Smell Pizza
By Ed Frawley
Understanding Fight Drive or Competitive Aggression: What is it?
Vocabulary Among Dog Trainers: A Nearly Un-navigable Terrain
Evidence Along the Track - Practical Tracking for the LEO (Part 2)
A Logical Approach - Practical Tracking for the LEO (Part 1)
Use of Force with a Patrol K-9 and the Importance of Verbal Release
Suit Work for Police Dogs
By Kevin Sheldahl
What Should You Expect from a Bonafide Police Dog Instructor?
I Have a New Police Service Dog. What Do I Need?
Training the Working Dog, Being a K-9 Handler
The Importance of Finding a Legitimate K-9 Instructor for Training Your Police Service Dog
Police K9 Decoy Work and New Course
What to Expect in a Quality Basic K-9 Handler Course
The Essentials of a Canine Program
Tracking Problems: Police Tracking Dog Overshoots Corners
On Compulsion and Inducements: The Why for Each in Police Dog Training
Behind closed kennels: The secret life of a K-9 handler
A K-9 Handler Selection Process
The Case for Compulsion in K-9 Training and Deployment
Jail Dogs: Training Law-Enforcement Canines for Detention Detail
Lessons Learned on a Rural Manhunt
The German Shepherd as a Police Service Dog
Selection Testing for the Police Service Dog
Police Service Dogs: The Bark and Hold
The Relationship Between the Helper and Dog in the Initial Stages of the Bark & Hold
Problem Solving in Training the Police Bark & Hold
Training the Call Back for Police K9 Work
In Memory of Our Narcotics Dog: Gabby Has a Dream
Why Police Departments Drop Their K9 Programs
The Use of the Stick in Police Dog Training: Sport Trainers vs. Service Dog Trainers
The Importance of Fight Drive in Building Searches
Tracking Problems: Police Tracking Dog Overshoots Corners
So You Think You Want To Be A Police Dog Handler?
The K-9 Tactical Release
By Kevin Sheldahl
My Dog Won't Out
By Ed Frawley
Training Police Tracking Dogs - Tracking Through Drive vs. Foot Step Tracking
Tracking Through Drive - America vs. Canada
Service Dog Tracking Problems
Training 90-Degree Corners in Sport Tracking
Will My Protection Trained Dog Be Safe With My Family?
Can I Train My Own Dog in Bite Work? Understanding the Drives of Protection Training
How Thresholds, Nerves, and Interaction in Drives Affect Protection Training
Fight Drive in Dogs
By Ed Frawley
A List of Drives in Protection Work
Lessons Learned on a Rural Manhunt
The Tracking Line is a Means of Communication Between You and Your Dog—Not Just a Rope
Physical Fitness for Tracking Dog Handlers
Tracking Articles on S&R Tracks
The Tracking Wall and How to Get Over It
Hard Surface Tracking With the Rotterdam Police
Blood Tracking
By Andre Brun
Bloodhounds: The Myth and Fiction about Their Tracking Abilities
Bloodhounds & Baloney
By Ed Frawley
Bomb Dog Training Aid Evaluation: ScentLogix™
Commentary & Response to Kevin Sheldahl's ScentLogix™ Evaluation
Drug Interdiction on the Highways of Western Wisconsin
In Memory of Our Narcotics Dog: Gabby Has a Dream
Training Scent Identification Work with Dogs in Holland
What is Nosework
By Ed Frawley
S&R Dogs Through the Eyes of a Retired RCMP Dog Handler
Tracking Articles on S&R Tracks
S&R - Working Dogs and Dead Bodies
How To Size Your Dog's Muzzle
How to Fit a Prong Collar
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