In the Patrol Dog Handler Course from K9 Global Training Academy, patrol dogs are trained in handler protection; attacking with or without command if the handler is attacked.
The Police K9 is trained to guard criminal suspects while searched by handler, searching for criminals in open areas (fields), buildings and other such locations.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION
Safety procedures
Obedience for dog handlers
Kennel maintenance and sanitation
Maintaining your working dog covering, feeding, health, and maintenance
Working dog first aid and safety precautions
Principles of conditioning, this covers how dogs learn to perform as a police K9
How to safely and effectively deploy a patrol police K9
Safety associated with handling the patrol police K9
Building search tactics for hidden suspect(s) using the dog
Students will learn to use the wind to find hidden suspect(s) in open areas using their dog
Students will learn to apply obedience in a tactical environment, leash control, search speed, and behaviors of their assigned dog
Students will learn how to stop their K9's attack prior to and during contact
Training and use records for detector dog handlers:
Records, why keep them and how to keep them
Training records
Utilization records
Training forms and recording data
POLICE K9 PATROL HANDLER COURSE:
The K9 Global Training Academy also offers the patrol K9 handler training designed to train an officer on how to handle an attack-trained police K9. The course is designed to meet the training needs of agencies that have patrol dogs but the handlers have changed. The training is done at GTA's location.