Det. Christine Kelliher & “Kirby”

Hi Jerry,It was great seeing you again at the K9 Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada this past March. In January of 2006, the Bensalem Township Police Department (PA) approved the purchase of my new drug dog and I met with you to chose my new partner. I saw a lot of great...

Buying the Right Bite Suit

“Buying a bite suit for your K9 unit can be an intimidating proposition because it is, aside from the dog and the vehicle, the most expensive single piece of equipment out there, and there are many options. The basic suit styles you can choose from are the Dutch...

Component Training Competition Obedience Skills

“For many who are new to competition obedience training, the only exposure to obedience will have been what was presented in their basic pet training school. That normally consists of a very traditional negative reinforcement and positive punishment process of...

“The Talented K9 Trainer”

Becoming an Expert Handler or Trainer By Jerry Bradshaw, Tarheel Canine Training, Inc. In 2010 in a blog for the Harvard Business Review, work performance guru Tony Schwartz wrote that a minimum of 10,000 hours of deliberate concentrated practice is necessary to...