Tarheel Canine's Police K-9 Training is DEA licensed, NC DHR licensed and ATF licensed. We service all facets of Police K-9 from Instructor's Courses through the training of K-9s in the following areas: Dual Purpose (Patrol/Narcotics and Patrol/Explosives), Scent Discrimination Trailing, Narcotics detection, Explosives Detection, Weapons Detection, and K-9 Search & Rescue including Wilderness SAR (bark/re-find alerts), FEMA Urban SAR, and Cadaver Recovery (Land).

Our importing service has been bringing in high quality working dogs for police service. We import both titled (schutzhund, IPO, SVV, KNPV) and green dogs from the top working kennels in Europe.

Our Police K-9 Program covers training in the following areas

• Obedience & Practical Agility
• Criminal Apprehension (including passive apprehensions, transports, multiple subjects, redirected bites, call-offs, in scenario based situations).
• Handler Protection
• Building Search
• Area search
• Scent Discrimination Trailing
• Evidence Search
• Narcotics Detection (with Weapons Detection)
• Explosives Detection
• SAR (Wilderness/FEMA Urban Disaster/Cadaver Recovery)
  

Trained Police Service Dogs Available

Dual Purpose K-9 (Narcotics or Explosives):
This dog is trained in obedience and practical agility, criminal apprehension, handler protection, area search, tactical building search, felony vehicle stops, scent discrimination trailing, narcotics detection or explosives detection.

Patrol K-9 (Patrol & Trailing):
This dog is trained in obedience, agility, apprehension, handler protection, tactical building searches, felony vehicle stops, area and woods searches, and scent discrimination trailing.

Detection K-9s (With or Without Trailing):
This dog is trained in either aggressive or passive narcotics detection (marijuana, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines, and derivatives) or Explosives Detection (Nitrate and Chlorate Explosive Salts, PETN, TNT, Dynamite, RDX, and derivative formulations), and basic practical obedience. This dog can also be trained to perform man trailing as well.

Search and Rescue K-9:
There are several programs we offer from scent discrimination trailing, wilderness air scenting (bark or re-find alert), FEMA Urban Disaster (Bark Alert), Cadaver Recovery (Human Remains on land). Some of these areas can be cross-trained.

Custom Importing

In addition to Police K-9s, we can import high quality sport competition dogs so you can play at a high level in PSA , Schutzhund, or Ring Sport. Personal security canine prospects, which can be imported and trained by Tarheel Canine, are available. We can train the dog at our facility to your personal specifications. Extensively tested for sociability and suitability for your particular family or security situation. Our dogs are gentle with your family, yet devastating to those who would threaten you or your family. Their ever-vigilant watch allows you peace of mind in an increasingly dangerous society.

Serious inquiries are appreciated.