Tarheel Canine Training Inc – Police K9 Decoy Seminar

Jerry Bradshaw, Tarheel Canine Training Inc., Instructor

Kingsport Police Department

 Please wear comfortable athletic clothing that you would normally decoy in. I recommend wearing cleats or duty boots for outdoor work, and sneakers or duty boots for indoor work. Please bring water and keep hydrated. If you have your own suit, bring it with you. Thursday and Friday will be COLD! Dress warmly.

 

Wednesday January 14, 2009

 

7:30am – Meet & Coffee

8:00am – Introduction & Foundation Theory

9:30am – 12:30pm – Field Work –Training Area – Outside

·         Equipment Orientation

·         Decoy’s Goals (Bite Mechanics, Searching, Independence)

·         Working in the Sleeve – Safety & Mechanics (no dogs)

·         Working in the Suit – Safety & Mechanics (no dogs)

·         Working in the Hidden Sleeve – Safety & Mechanics (no dogs)

·         Working in the Sleeve – Catch Mechanics & Drives

·         Working in the Suit – Catch Mechanics & Drives

·         Working in the Hidden Sleeve – Catch Mechanics & Drives

12:30am – 1:00pm – Lunch Break (Eat Lightly)

1:00pm – 3:30pm – Field Work – K9 Unit Training Area

·         Continuation of Mechanics (Sleeve, Suit, Hidden Sleeve)

·         Decoying Skills – Passive bites (suit)

·         Decoying Skills – Out on Command (out/guard )

3:30pm – 4:30pm – Debrief – Conference Room K9 Unit Training Area

4:30pm – 5:00pm – Clean up and Dismissal

 

January 15 2009

 

7:30am – Meet & Coffee

8:00am – Theory: Human Focused Aggression & Decoying Search Skills

9:30am – 12:30pm – Field Work – K9 Unit Training Area – Outside

·         Civil Aggression

·         Human Orientation – Decoy Mechanics (sleeve, suit, hidden sleeve)

·         Human Orientation – Muzzle Work

·         Search Skills – Area Searches

12:30am – 1:00pm – Lunch Break (Eat Lightly)

1:00pm – 2:00pm – Theory: Redirects, Out & Return & Call-offs – Classroom

2:00pm – 4:30pm – Field Work – Building (TBA)

·         Decoying Skills – Redirects (suit)

·         Decoying Skills – Out & Returns (suit)

·         Decoying Skills – Call-offs (suit)

·         Injecting skills training into scenarios

4:30pm – 5pm – Debrief – Classroom

5:00pm – 5:30pm – Clean up and Dismissal

 

January 16 2009

 

7:30am – Meet & Coffee

8:00am – Theory: Decoying Scenarios & Integrating Key Skills – Back Chaining

9:30am – 12:30pm – Field Work – Building Search – Building (TBA)

·         Building Search Decoy Techniques

·         Building Search & Passive Bites with Human Orientation & Out Training

12:30am – 1:00pm – Lunch Break (Eat Lightly)

1:00pm – 2:00pm – Theory: Redirects, Out & Return & Call-offs – Classroom

2:00pm – 4:30pm – Field Work – Outside

·         Jump & Run Scenarios

·         Felony Vehicle Stop Scenarios (permitting)

·         Area Search with Human orientation

·         Remediation Issues

4:30pm – 5pm – Debrief – Classroom

5:00pm – 5:30pm – Clean up and Dismissal

 

 

Any other questions, please contact Jerry Bradshaw, 919-244-8044.