Highland Canine Training, LLC » k-9 http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog Tips and Advice on Dog Training and Behavior Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:46:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Upcoming Decoy Seminar http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/2009/10/16/upcoming-decoy-seminar/ http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/2009/10/16/upcoming-decoy-seminar/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:23:40 +0000 admin http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/?p=187 Continue reading →]]>
K9 Decoy Seminar

K9 Decoy Seminar

Highland Canine Training will hold a Police K-9 Decoy Seminar, hosted by the Graham County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina on March 22-24, 2010.

Proper decoy skills are essential to the success and productivity of police patrol dogs when working in the field. Inadequate decoy skills and use of improper equipment and techniques can easily diminish the proficiency of police canines when used for apprehensions, building searches and other patrol applications. Highland Canine Training will be offering a seminar to teach decoys the proper techniques of working with patrol and apprehension dog to safely and effeciently increase the performance of these dogs. As many handlers know, having good decoys is an asset to the success of their patrol dog team. This seminar is designed to teach handlers and decoys the proper methods of obtaining the most from their police canine. The seminar will teach:

Explanation of drives used in apprehension work
Channeling of Drives
Improving and Maintaining Grip
Teaching Targeting
Proper Decoy Techniques in Tactical Training
Proper Equipment Usage
….Much More

The seminar is free of charge and space is limited. To register or for more information, please contact Jason Purgason, Highland Canine Training at 704.728.9494 or training@highlandcanine.com. If you will be attending the seminar and need hotel accomodations, please contact

MicroTel Inn & Suites
111 Rodney Orr Bypass
Robbinsville, North Carolina 28771
Phone 828.479.6772 for reservations and details.

]]> http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/2009/10/16/upcoming-decoy-seminar/feed/ 0 K9 Containment Video http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/2009/09/23/k9-containment-video/ http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/2009/09/23/k9-containment-video/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:22:44 +0000 admin http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/?p=120 Continue reading →]]> Highland Canine Training, LLC is now offering a great new roll call video to teach patrol officers, supervisors and other personnel how tracking and trailing dogs work as well as how to properly establish an effective perimeter to increase the odds of apprehending fleeing criminal suspects.

This production outlines:
• Basic principles of scent
• What affects odor and tracking conditions
• How tracking and trailing dogs work
• Psychological profiles of fleeing suspects
• What officers should do on a perimeter
• Proper containment techniques

Proper response and containment is the only effective method of catching fleeing criminals with a police canine. This video explains the role of the perimeter and containment officers to ensure the best possibility of capturing fleeing suspects. The methods and techniques explained in this video have been successfully utilized by departments across the country and have been shown to drastically increase the success rate of their police canine tracking and trailing teams.

High Quality DVD- Approximate run time 11 minutes- this training video is a must have for every police team that wants to apprehend criminals and get the most of their K-9 teams. Available for $14.95 plus shipping and handling. Order your copy by clicking here

]]> http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/2009/09/23/k9-containment-video/feed/ 0 Tactical Police Leash http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/2009/09/23/tactical-police-leash/ http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/2009/09/23/tactical-police-leash/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:40:43 +0000 admin http://www.highlandcanine.com/blog/?p=110 Continue reading →]]> Highland Canine Training offers a tactical police leash along with a wide variety of other dog training equipment. Our tactical police leash is great for police patrol, tactical and SWAT applications. The leash comes with a quick release snap that allows for release of the dog even when there is back pressure against the snap. This allows for quick release of the patrol dog in any application. The leash is available in leather and betabiothane in a variety of sizes and colors. You can order the leash here with prices starting as low as $24.95.

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