Our best value in a finished K-9!
Dual purpose: Patrol and Narcotics or Patrol and Explosive
Fully trained dual service patrol K-9's. We can train for patrol and any one or more of the following:
- Narcotics Detection
- Explosives Detection
- Arson Detection
- Cadaver Detection
The most cost effective program for Law Enforcement. This training consists of Hands on Training for your K-9 and Handler for 4 -5 weeks. When you send your handler to our training center he or she will be teamed with their new Dual Service Dog.
The handler will then be taught the following handling techniques and procedures and how to work effectively with the dog by Tom Brenneman personally:
- Off leash Obedience.
- Tracking
- Remote Training Collar
- Building Searches
- Area Searches
- Evidence Recovery
- Control in Bite Work Training
- Court Testimony
- First Aid
- Tactical Training Police Service Canine
- Definitions and how scent works
- Air Currents
The Canine is trained to detect the following Narcotics:
- Marijuana
- Hashish
- Powder Cocaine
- Crack Cocaine
- Heroin
- Methamphetamine
Handlers must take a written test to maintain their knowledge of the above topics. Handlers and canines must also pass the hands on certification test.
The three breeds of canines we offer are:
- German Shepherd
- Belgian Malinois
- Dutch Shepherd
If you have a different breed in mind we will train it as long as it can pass the selection test process.
New selection Tested Malinios and Dutch Shepherds In now
We have made special arrangements with a local hotel to provide accommodations for your officers while training at Iron Heart.
Remember when choosing a training center to look at their certification. How may Canines for Law Enforcement have they trained? We keep our Standards High for many reasons. Your handler and canine are ready to work the street upon graduation. Your handlers confidence is high and the K-9 is fully trained and able from the first day on the street.
Course curriculum
Week One:
A. Study of Drives and Responses
B. Watching of Training Video’s
- Training of Police Service Dogs:
- Training Of Narcotics Detection Dogs:
- Training Of Tactical Training of Police Services Dogs:
- Proper Helper work of the Body Bite Suit:
- Proper Motivational Corrections using a training collar:
- Proper use of voice and control of voice:
- Proper Handling of Narcotics and placement of narcotics:
- Scent and how scent works, in buildings, vehicles, baggage:
- Applying the above Disciplines and using them with your dog:
- On Leash Obedience Training, And Hand Signals:
- Introduction to E-Collar, and Proper use methods through Motivation:
Week Two:
- Obstacle Course:
- Proper Track Laying Procedures:
- Search Patterns For Narcotic Detection Dogs:
- Leash Control for Narcotic Detection Dogs:
- Recognizing behavior Changes:
- Odor Response:
- Setting up Boundaries of the Search:
- Working the Odor of the actual Source of the Narcotic:
- Hard Alerts, Hard Easy And Easy Hard, alerts and Indications:
- Evidence Search:
- Grid Searching:
- Introduction to Buildings Searches:
- Low finds, behind doors, In Boxes:
- Introduction to Muzzle, Proper Fit, And Training Uses:
Week Three:
- Off Leash Obedience control and Hand Signals:
- Building searches High finds:
- Scent Pads, Hot Tracks, Evidence on Tracks and off Tracks:
- Leash Handling of Long lines, While Tracking:
- Knowing when your dog is on track and off:
- Residential Tracks, Crossing Roads, Reading the Negative and the Positive:
- Scent pools, Ground Disturbances Tracking {Scuffs}:
- Air Scenting, {Rafts} and how they work and time periods they last:
- Wind, Humidity, Temperature, Grass, dirt, Hard Surface Tracking:
- Area Searches and Directed Searches:
- High finds Narcotics:
- Alert and Indication of High finds Narcotics:
Week Four:
- Outside Perimeter use of Canine Team During High Risk Warrants:
- Control Training during Bite work:
- Running Recalls:
- Detain Work, Standing up, laying Down:
- Multiple Decoys: Call offs, Handler Protection:
- Out of the Patrol Vehicle Control and Work:
- Cover and Concealment Operations with Canine and Directed Search:
- Cover and Concealment Operations during Gunfire:
- Working With and briefing a back up Team:
- Working Tracks, Crossing Different Terrains, and up to one mile long:
- Pursuit of Vehicle and Felony Car Stops:
- Pursuit of Vehicles, Suspects runs away, Canine team must find and Arrest: Use of
- Tracking, Area Search:
- Building Searches Multiple Suspects:
- Muzzle work, Detain, Running Recalls, Fighting with Suspect:
- Muzzle Work, Building Searches, Out of the Vehicle, Tracking:
Week Five:
- Narcotic Training Vehicles:
- Finds Located in Trunks, Air Breather, Tires, Head Liners, Hidden Compartments, Boxes, Door Panels, under seats:
- Semi Truck Trailers:
- Baggage, Parcels:
- Off Leash Control, at long Distances, With Several Decoys around with Bite Suits on, and moving around and Yelling:
- Same Discipline as above with Muzzle on:
- Case Law and Court Testimony:
- Tactical Building Searches:
- Tactical Area Searches:
- Two Days Certification for Handler and Canine:
- Written Test:
When you compare the completeness of our program versus others- one name stands apart from the rest - Iron Heart.