Please note the following courses can be tailored to meet specific department needs. Please contact us for information on hosting a course, or scheduling.
Upcoming Course Dates:
Canine Program Management Course : San Diego, CA
October 17-18, 2025
Train the Trainer Course: San Diego, CA
September 24-27, 2025
Tactical Searching with K9 : San Diego, CA
November 6-7, 2025
Canine Agitator Course : San Diego, CA
November 6-7, 2025
Canine Post Evaluator Course: South San Francisco, CA
August 15, 2025
Canine Scenario Based Detection Course (In POST: Canine Handler Course) : San Diego, CA
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Canine Basic Academy : San Diego, CA
November 3rd - 240 hrs
E-Collar Course : San Diego, CA
November 14-15, 2025
Annual Detection and Patrol Recertification Days:
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Please use the course registration button below to be placed on the registration list for upcoming courses. If there is no date set for the requested course you will be placed on a waitlist.
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Our foundational academy focuses on obedience, bite development, handler communication, tactics, and proper deployments. This course certifies handlers with their police service dogs.
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POST Plan IV Course | CPT Credit | Unit Oversight & Leadership
This in-depth 2-day course trains handlers and supervisors on K9 unit management, policy development, legal documentation, bite reporting, and AB 392 compliance.
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2-Day CA POST Course | Perimeter Control | Realistic Scenarios
Learn to tactically search on- and off-leash in buildings and team environments. Includes tactical measures on perimeter control, suspect trends, tactical tracking, critical incidents, and scenario-based field searches with patrol or SWAT operators.
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Decoy Skills for Police & Military Dogs | POST Certified
Train to become a professional law enforcement decoy. This course covers muzzle work, vehicle deployments, targeting, civil agitation, high/low finds, hidden sleeves, and animal behavior. This course will be custom tailored to the students abilities (beginner to advanced).
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Foundational E-Collar Concepts | Tactical Applications | Problem Solving
This POST-certified course teaches modern E-collar usage for motivation, behavior shaping, and patrol integration.
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Become a Certified Canine Evaluator | Patrol & Detection Disciplines
This California POST-approved course certifies experienced handlers (3+ years) to evaluate other K9 teams in official POST certifications in both patrol and detection. Designed for professional growth and agency compliance. This course complies to AB400.
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POST Certified - Comprehensive Police Dog Trainer Certification | All Levels Welcome
This course equips handlers with skills to become effective police canine trainers. Covers obedience, scent detection, bite work, control in drive, scenarios, foundational dog training concepts and legal standards using hands-on exercises and behavior theory. Open to all experience levels.
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3 Day Training | Team Movement | Tactical K9 Ops
Train your SWAT/K9 teams in realistic integration scenarios, including gas house deployments, armored vehicle use, and live scenario-based exercises. Format tailored to unit size and venue.
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Advanced Detection Training | Dual & Single Purpose Dogs
For graduates of a detection academy, this POST-certified course focuses on realistic operational scenarios in detection. Covers vehicles, cargo, transit, structures, checkpoints, and passenger screening. Teams will also problem solve issues with their detection dogs.
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Customized Tactical Training | Department-Specific Solutions
Real-world maintenance training tailored to your department’s deployment style. Strengthens team readiness and exposes canine teams to various tactical scenarios.
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K9 Hostage Scenario Training | Tactical Integration | Muzzled Deployment
This unique course focuses on the use of muzzled Police Service Dogs (PSDs) as locating tools during hostage rescue operations. Learn K9 integration, behavior analysis, building clearing, and movement tactics in high-risk environments. Ideal for Patrol, SWAT, and K9 units.
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