Ed Frawley Resume

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1999 May — Merril, WI — Lincoln County Sheriff's Department
Police K9 Seminar & Certification
  • Certified my dog Rabiat in Narcotics work
  • Lecture on search and seizure case law update
  • Search and patrol dog training with an emphasis on Search, Bark and Hold, and Muzzle work
1999 February — Albuquerque, NM
Handler Protection, Control Work, and Obedience Training 3-Day Seminar
  • A Schutzhund training seminar lead by instructore Bernhard Flinks
  • Bernhard Flinks is a police officer and certified instructor for police and sport work
1999 February — Albuquerque, NM
Building Search Training for Police K9 3-Day Seminar
  • Course curriculum produced into training video
  • Led by instructor Kevin Sheldahl
1998 October — Rotterdam, Holland
Rotterdam Federal Police Dog School
  • Emphasis on narcotics dog training
  • Trained dogs that the Dutch government was sending to the Caribbean
  • Instructed by Jan de Bruin
1998 September — Nuspeet, Holland
Nuspeet Federal Police Dog School
  • Emphasis on hard surface police dog training and narcotics detection dog training
  • Led by instructor Simon Prines
  • Production of Hard Surface Tracking training video
1998 May — Menomonie, WI
Police K9 Handlers 3-Day Seminar
  • Patrol dog training, drug dog training, search and seizure training for dog handlers
  • Led by instructor Kevin Sheldahl (PSP, DPO, WPO Police Dog Judge)
  • Certified Otis in Narcotics
1997 September — Rotterdam, Holland
Rotterdam Police Dog School
  • Hard surface tracking, police dog training, criminal scent identification training, and narcotics dog training
  • Led by instructor Jan de Bruin
1997 — Green Bay, WI
Green Bay Technical School
  • In attendance with Investigator Russ Cragin of the Dunn County Sheriff's Dept. and Sgt. John Kanta
  • 3 days in service on Drugs, Gangs, and Murder
1997 — Green Bay, WI
Green Bay Police Department
  • Emphasis on patrol dog training, narcotics dog training, search and seizure
  • Led by Kevin Sheldahl (PSP, DPO, WPO Police Dog Judge)
  • Filmed Muzzle Fighting for Police Service Dogs
1996 October — Stevens Point, WI
3-Day Seminar by the Law Enforcement Handler Association
  • Instruction on decoys and aggression in police dogs
  • Instructor Steven MacKensie
  • Included lectures by the US Police Canine Association
  • Canine Litigation Search and Seizure by Manning Marder Wolfe Law Officers
  • Eugene Ramirez ESQ. Speaker , WI Controlled Substances Board speaker
1996 — Superior, WI
Superior Technical College
  • Legal updates on patrol procedures
  • In attendance with Investigator Russ Cragin and Investigator Mike Olsen of the Menomonie PD
1996 March — Albuquerque, NM
5-Day Police Handler Course
  • Search and seizure training for narcotics and arrest procedures with a K9
  • Patrol dog trianing and narcotics dog training updates
  • In attendance with Todd Kutzahls and Mike Graff from Eau Claire PD
  • Led by instructor Kevin Sheldahl (PSP, DPO, WPO Police Dog Judge)
1996 February — Green Bay, WI
3-Day Street Survival Course by Caliber Press
  • Sponsored by Brown County Sheriff's Department
  • Survival training
  • In attendance with Todd Kutzahls and Mike Graff from Eau Claire PD
  • Led by instructor Kevin Sheldahl (PSP, DPO, WPO Police Dog Judge)
1996 — Green Bay, WI
3-Day Police Dog Handler Course
  • Sponsored by Green Bay PD
  • Narcotics dog training, patrol dog training, search and seizure training with a K9
  • Led by instructor Kevin Sheldahl (PSP, DPO, WPO Police Dog Judge)
  • Filmed Training the Bark and Hold for Police Service Dogs video
1995 — Lake Geneva, WI
3-Day Seminar for WI Law Enforcement Canine Handler Association
  • Instruction on "An Overview of Search and Seizure Law as Applied to Contact with Citizens"
  • Exceptions to the Warrant Requirement of the 4th Amendment
  • Instructor Jeffrey Anderson, Deputy US Attorney , Eastern District of WI
  • Summary of Canine Law for Border Patrol Agents
  • Foundations of Authority Encounters - 4th Amendment Seizures including Stop, Frisk, Arrest, Use of Force
1994 March — La Crosse, WI
400-Hour WI Police Officer Certification Course
  • Completed at WWTI La Crosse
1994 June — Menomonie, WI
Instructor for 3-Day Seminar
  • Taught Police Tracking Dogs to 10 police handlers from around the state
1994 — Waukesha, WI
3-Day Police K9 Handler Seminar
  • Patrol Dog Training
  • Narcotics dog training
  • Led by instructor Kevin Sheldahl
1994 October — Innesvail, Alberta, Canada
1 Week Training at Police Dog Training Center for RCMP
  • Urban and Suburban Level 2 and Level 3 Tracking
  • Led by instructor Cpl. Jim Brown
  • Filmed Training Police Tracking Dogs Level 2 & 3
1994 — Wisconsin
3-Day Seminar by Law Enforcement Canine Handler Association
    1993 — Innesvail, Alberta, Canada
    2 Week Training at the Police DOg Training Center for the RCMP
    • Rural Level 1 Tracking
    • Led by instructor Cpl. Garry Murray
    • Filmed Training Police Tracking Dogs Level 1 Tracking
    1992 October — Milwaukee, WI
    3-Day Seminar by Law Enforcement Canine Handler Association
      1992 August — Newton, KS
      3-Day Seminar by Harvy County Sheriff's Department
      • Patrol and narcotics dog training
      • Led by instructor Tom Brenneman and Sgt. Don Yarnell (LAPD K9 Trainer)
      1992 June — Spring Green, WI
      3-Day Seminar by Spring Green PD
      • Patrol dog training
      • Led by instructor Kevin Sheldahl
      1992 May — Waukesha, WI
      3-Day Seminar by Waukesha PD
      • Narcotics dog training
      • Led by instructor Kevin Sheldahl
      1991 June — St. Louis, MO
      1 Week at Tom Rose School of Dog Training
      • Filmed Training the Trial Helper
      • Led by instructor Tom Rose
      1990 — St. Louis, MO
      1 Week at Tom Rose School of Dog Training
      • Filmed Training a Competition Heeling Dog
      • Filmed Training the Forced Retrieve
      • Led by instructor Tom Rose
      1988 — Newton, KS
      1 Week at Von Kiaserhoff Training Center
      • Narcotics detection course
      • Led by instructor Tom Brenneman
      1988 — Newton, KS
      3-Day Seminar at Von Kiaserhoff Training Center
      • Tactical Training for Police Service Dogs
      • Filmed Tactical Training for Police Service Dogs
      • Led by instructors Sgt. Donn Yarnell (LAPD K9) and Tom Brenneman
      1987 November — Newton, KS
      1 Week Course at Von Kiaserhoff Training Center
      • Produced a 2-hour training video
      • Filmed Training Narcotics Detection Dogs
      • Led by instructor Tom Brenneman
      1986 June — Newton, KS
      6 Week Course at Von Kiaserhoff Training Center
      • Narcotics dog handler course
      • Led by instructor Tom Brenneman
      1986 June — Newton, KS
      3-Day Seminar at Von Kiaserhoff Training Center
      • Filmed Training Police Service Dogs
      • Led by instructors Tom Brenneman
      1985 — England
      1 Week Agility Dog Training
      • Filmed video on agility dogs
      • Led by instructor Peter Lewis
      1984 — California
      1 Week Seminar
      • Training protection work for Schutzhund
      • Led by instructor Helmute Konig
      1984 October — Minneapolis
      3-Day Seminar
      • Training protection work for Schutzhund
      • Led by instructor Bernhard Mannel
      1982 — Denver, CO and Columbia, MO
      1 Week Seminar
      • Training protection work for Schutzhund
      • Led by instructor Helmut Riaser
      1982 — California
      1 Week Seminar
      • Forced tracking
      • Led by instructor Reinhard Linder from German Border Patrol
      1978 - 1980
      Attended various seminars
      • Obedience training
      • Tracking
      • Schutzhund
      1978 — Milwaukee, WI
      3-Day Seminar
      • Narcotics and bomb dogs
      • Led by instructor Rudy Muller
      1978 — Milwaukee, WI
      4-Day Seminar
      • Schutzhund training
      • Led by instructors Bernard Mannel and Fritz Biehler
      1975 — Minneapolis, MN
      3-Day Seminar
      • Tracking, obedience, and protection training
      • Led by instructor Gernot Riedel
      1974 — Minneapolis, MN
      3-Day Seminar
      • Schutzhund seminar
      • Tracking, obedience, and protection training
      • Led by instructor Gernot Riedel

      Education/Skills

      University of La Crosse, 1969
      La Crosse, WI
      • Bachelor of Science - Major in Business, Minor in Chemistry

      Wisconsin State Certified Police Officer

      Employment

      1982 - Present — Owner, Founder, Producer
      Leerburg Enterprises
      • Production of dog training videos for sport dogs, law enforcement, basic obedience, etc.
      1990s — Reserve Office
      Dunn County Sheriff's Department
      • Only work drugs as a K9 Officer
      • Have worked with several departments for K9 training including:
        • West Central Drug Task Force
        • Wisconsin Division of Narcotics Enforcement
        • Wisconsin State Parol
        • Various local sheriff's departments as mutal aid on K9 requests
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