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August/September 2010

CORRECTIONS: Please note that author, Scott DiIullo's, web site address is www.Valor-K9.com. Photo on page 137 (bottom) is of Waco, Texas, *not* the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Okla.


		Featured K-9 Department: Austin's K-9 Unit and Air Operations Law Enforcement's One-Two Punch By Jimmie Davenport	K-9 E-Collar Training: The Truth About Training a Police K-9 with an Electronic Collar: By Fred Hassen & Ashton Fitz-Gerald [Email / Website]	K-9 Legal: Legal Summary By Mark Mathis [Email / Website]	K-9 Bitework: Channeling Aggression to the Street Steve Sprouse [Email]


	K-9 Tracking: Hard Surface Tracking By Paul Bodnar [Email]	K-9 Health: K-9 Backup Officer Training By Ann Yowell, DVM [Email]	K-9 Scent Detection: Impriting Dgs in Hunt Drive for Scent Detection By Dan Reiter [Email / Website]	K-9 Obedience: Getting that Perfect Recall By Mark Mathis [Email / Website]	K-9 SWAT: Training for Gunfire By Brett Titus [Email]


	K-9 Building Search: Building Search Training Part 1: Control Your Dog By Tyler Clarke	K-9 Advice & Opinion: Vehicle Overheating: A K-9's Worst Enemy By Robert A. Buerlein [Email / Website]	K-9 Military: Connecticut Army National Guard K-9 Program By Sgt. Jonathan Goldman	K-9 Training: K-9 Training Pyramid: Developing a Skilled Agitator/Decoy By Scott DiIullo [Website]	K-9 SWAT: Integrating Police K-9s into the Tactical Arena By Brad Johnson [Email]


	K-9 Health Care: Camel Backs for Your K-9 By Jo-Anne Brenner, Tim Crowe DVM, & Steven Mensack VDM [Website / Website]	K-9 Bitework:Correcting and Improving Common Problems in Bitework By Al Gill [Email / Website]	K-9 Scent Detection: I Work a Bomb Dog: I May Thwart America's Next Attack By Derreck Bachner	K-9 Training:K-9 ATF Explosives Requirements and Sources for Storage Magazines and Explosives K-9 Training Aids By Terry Fleck [Email / Website]	K-9 Training: The Weekends Went to the Dogs: United States Police Canine Association, Regions 7 & 15 Trials By Oren Hartov [Email]
+ plus! Information about the K-9 COP CONFERENCE FOR POLICE & MILITARY WORKING DOGS and K-9 Calendar of Events!

June/July 2010


		K-9 Military: Combat Tracker Dog Program Proves Effective By Mike Joseph	K-9 Tracking: Improving Tracking Success By Alan Kalfus	K-9 Military: French Parajumper K9 Units By Emmanuel Vivenot

		K-9 Accelerant Detection: The Important Advantage of Accelerant Detectoin Canines By Ken Kelleher [Email] K-9 Legal: Where Tracking Evidence Leads By John M. Peters K-9 Training: The Use of Video as a Training Tool By Ken Kelleher [Email] K-9 Training: K-9 Backup Officer Training By Alan Kalfus K-9 Legal: Ramifications of an Accidental or Unintentional Law Enforcement K-9 Bite By Terry Fleck [Email / Website]	K-9 Advice & Opinion:Selection Testing Myths for Police Dogs By Al Gill [Email / Website] K-9 Legal: Canine Assigned Vehicles & the Handler's Personal Auto Insurance By Terry Fleck [Email / Website] K-9 E-Collar Training: The Truth About Training a Police K-9 with an Electronic Collar: Part 1 By Fred Hassen & Ashton Fitz-Gerald [Email / Website]	K-9 Advice & Opinion: Is it Time for a National K9 Certification? By Sergeant Bill Lewis II [Email] K-9 Health Care:Helping Your Partner When He's Down—Emergency K-9 Proceedures, CPR By Ann Yowell, DVM [Email] K-9 Obedience: Is Foundational Inducive Obedience Good for a Police Dog? By Brett Titus [Email]
			+ plus! K-9 COP Product Showcase & K-9 Calendar of Events!


April/May 2010


		Featured Department: Proactive Deterrence-Boston Police Department By Oren Hortov [Email]	K-9 Health Care: Hyperthermia (Heat Stroke) By Ann Yowell, DVM [Email]	K-9 Obedience:The Importance of Tactical Obedience By Al Gill [Email / Website]

		K-9 Record Keeping: Explosives Detection K-9 Record Keeping-What it Should Tell Us By Ken Kelleher [Email] Featured K-9 Agency: Royal Canadian Mounted Police By Inspector Lawrence Aimoe [Email]	K-9 Tracking: Police K-9 Tracking-How Reliable is Your Dog? By Tracy Bowling [Website] K-9 Training: Training with E-Collars By George Hickox [Website]	K-9 Policy & Proceedure: What if I Get Bit By a Police Dog? By Sergeant Bill Lewis II [Email] K-9 Scent Detection: Considerations and Strategies for the EDD Handler By Derreck Bachner + plus! K-9 COP Product Showcase & K-9 Calendar of Events!

February/March 2010


		K-9 Obedience: Training Beyond Certification by Training for Failure By Don Sterling	K-9 Health Care: Winterizing Your Canine By Ann Yowell, DVM [Email]	K-9 Search & Rescue: Urban Search & Rescue K-9, Part II By Susan J. Duke

		K-9 Breeding: Breeding Working Dogs in South Africa By Rebecca Mosentha K-9 Building Searches: Chemical Exposure Training By Tyler Clarke K-9 Legal: Contraband (Narcotics & Explosives) K-9 Reliability By Terry Fleck [Email / Website]	K-9 Scent Detection: Cadaver Dog By Jerry Thoms K-9 Training: Training for K-9 Officer Down Incidents By Jimmie Davenport K-9 Policy & Procedure: Mandatory K-9 Handler Rotation Policy By Terry Fleck [Email / Website]	K-9 SWAT Team: Utilizing a K-9 in an Active Shooter Situation By Alan Kalfus + plus! K-9 COP Product Showcase & K-9 Calendar of Events!

December 2009/January 2010


		K-9 Military: German Airborne K-9 By Carl Schulze	K-9 Tracking: The Most Dangerous Job in Law Enforcement By Brad Smith [Email / Website / Website]	K-9 Training: The Need for Conflict Training By Al Gill [Email]

		Training for Results—Grand Rapids Michigan Police Canine Unit By Mark Mathis [Email / Website] K-9 Legal: Policing the Law Enforcement K-9 Industry By Terry Fleck [Email / Website] K-9 Legal: Terminology Used in the Law Enforcement K-9 Industry By Terry Fleck [Email / Website]	K-9 Obedience: Select with Care: Reward Toys Can Be Hazardous By Mark Mathis [Email / Website] K-9 Building Searches: Basic Building Search for a Police K-9 By John Ivey K-9 Healthcare: Rabies & Other Must-Have Vaccinations Against Canine Diseases By Ann Yowell, DVM [Email]	K-9 Search & Rescue: Urban Search & Rescue K-9, Part I By Susan J. Duke K-9 SWAT: Tactical Dogs By Brett Titus [Email] + plus! K-9 COP Product Showcase & K-9 Calendar of Events!

October/November 2009


		**K-9 Bitework: Civil Agitation and Muzzle Work for Police K-9s** By Mike Bullock [Email]	Feature Department: The Merits of Trust and Other Lessons Learned on Point with the Bergen County Sheriff's Office K-9 Unit By Oren Hartov [Email]	K-9 Scent Detection: The ABCs of a Successful School Search By Mark Mathis [Email / Website]

		First Aid Kit for K-9s By Ann Yowell, DVM [Email] K-9 Legal: The "Liability" Word as an Excuse Not to Have a K-9 Unit By Terry Fleck [Email / Website] K-9 Research: A Study on School Searches By Luis Smith [Email] + plus! K-9 COP Product Showcase & K-9 Calendar of Events!	K-9 Healthcare: How Should Your Dog Live When Off the Job? Housing Considerations for Your Partner By Mark Mathis [Email / Website] K-9 Obedience: Teaching the "Out" - By Al Gill [Email] K-9 Interdiction: Intelligence-Led Policing in Canine Criminal Interdiction Teams By Angel Leos	K-9 SWAT: Tactical Considerations for K-9 Deployments By Bill Lewis II [Email] Advice and Opinions: Handler Healthcare-Starting a Workout Routine, Part II By Dr. Eric Serrano, MD K-9 Legal Cases: Traffic Stops By Mark Mathis [Email / Website]

August/September 2009


		To Serve & Protect: Hillsborough County, FL K-9 Unit By Sara Movahedi [Email]	K-9 Scent Detection: Vehicle Searches-What to do Before Your Dog Searches By Mark Mathis [Email / Website]	K-9 Obedience: E-Collars for Teaching & Controlling K-9s By Jerry Thoms

		K-9 Legal: The "Alert" vs. "Final Response" in Detector Dogs By Terry Fleck [Email / Website] K-9 Legal: Preparing for Your Day in Court By Attorney Janice Bailey [Email] K-9 Tracking: Basic Scent and Tracking By Clifford Lindsey K-9 Training: Importance of Fundamental Handler Training-A K-9 Team is Only as Strong as Its Weakest Member By Patrick Merritt [Email]	K-9 Building Searches: When Should You Use a Dog, Part IV By Mark Mathis [Email / Website] K-9 Bitework: Bitework in Water By Paul Bodnar [Email] K-9 Military: Defending Freedom: From Air Force One to Iraq-A Biography on Sgt. Harvey L. Holt and K-9 Jackson By Michael Johnson [Website] + plus! K-9 Calendar of Events!	K-9 Healthcare & Conditioning: Gastric Dilatation & Volvulus: Canine Bloat By Ann Yowell, DVM Advice and Opinions: Handler Healthcare Starting a Workout Routine By Dr. Eric Serrano, MD [Email] K-9 Explosive Detection: Explosive Detection K-9 Advanced Search Techniques By Heather Orton [Email / Website]

June/July 2009


		Military Working Dog Team Support Association: A Tale of Two GSD Lovers By Dixie Whitman and Kenneth Besecker [Website]	K-9 SWAT: Training for the Worst Case Scenario - You Never Know When it Might Pay Off By Jimmie Davenport [Email]	K-9 Scent Detection: Use of Prey Drive in Detector Work By Al Gill [Email / Website]

		K-9 Legal: Verbal Recall and Verbal Out-Not Deadly Force By Terry Fleck [Email / Website] K-9 Viewpoint: Law Enforcement Administrators- Can a K-9 Program Benefit Your Agency By Tracy Bowling [Email / Website] K-9 Building Searches: Locating the Suspect and Secondary Searches, Part III By Mark Mathis [Email / Website]	K-9 Tracking: Introduction to Successful Tracking and Trailing-A Road Map to Success, Part II By Patrick Merritt [Email] K-9 Obedience: Back to the Basics By Denny Kunkel [Email] Advice and Opinions: Selecting a K-9 Handler By Mark Mathis [Email / Website] + plus! K-9 Calendar of Events!	Advice and Opinions: What to Look for When Purchasing a Police K-9 By Yvette Woodward [Email] and Mike Suttle [Email / Website] K-9 Healthcare & Conditioning: Common Internal and External Parasites By Dr. Ann Yowell, DVM K-9 Healthcare & Conditioning: Better Beds for Police Dogs: Commercial-Made Beds Offer Benefits By Jerry Thoms

April/May 2009


		Military Dogs: America's Four-Legged Warriors By Steven Hartov & Oren Hartov	K-9 Legal: Lawsuit$-Are You Prepared? By Brad Smith [Email / Website / Website]	K-9 Tracking: Introduction to Successful Tracking and Trailing-A Road Map to Success, Part I By Patrick Merritt [Email]

		K-9 Legal Cases: Does Police Service Dog Deployment Equal Deadly Force? Why Does it Matter? By Ken Wallentine [Email / Website] K-9 Building Searches: Room Entries and Clearing Areas Safely, Part II By Mark Mathis [Email / Website] K-9 Obedience: Basic E-Collar Training for the Police K-9 By Jerry Bradshaw [Website]	K-9 Scent Detection: "Think Outside the Box" for Efficient Detector Dog Training, Part II By Dan Reiter [Email / Website] K-9 Bitework: K-9 Public Demos By Terry Fleck [Email / Website] K-9 SWAT: Complete Collections: Challenge Coins and Patches	K-9 Healthcare & Conditioning: Downtime Training Ideas By Mark Mathis [Email / Website] K-9 Breeding and Training: Justifying the Cost of Imported Dogs By Al Gill [Email / Website] + plus! K-9 Calendar of Events!

February/March 2009


		Israel's Dogs of War - Oketz: The IDF's Special Ops K-9 Unit By Yaakov Katz	K-9 Tracking: Tracking with Harness or Collar By Mark Mathis [Email / Website]	K-9 Bitework: Focus on the Suspect in Bite Training By Rodney Spicer [Email / Website]

		Military Working Dog Hero Returns Home in Honor In Her Own Words By Kathleen Ellison K-9 Legal: SWGDOG By Terry Fleck [Email / Website] K-9 Legal Cases: Explosive Detector Dog Legal Issues By Ken Wallentine [Email / Website] K-9 Building Searches: Set Up and Announcements, Part I By Mark Mathis [Email / Website]	K-9 Obedience: "My Dog's a Street Dog" In Defense of the Heads-up Heel By Jerry Turning Jr. [Website] K-9 Scent Detection: "Think Outside the Box" for Efficient Detector Dog Training, Part I By Dan Reiter [Email / Website] K-9 SWAT Team: Using Canines as a Force Multiplier By Brad Smith [Email / Website / Website]	K-9 Healthcare: Smoking Around Your Dog By Mark Mathis [Email / Website] K-9 Care & Conditioning: High-Quality Vehicle Crates and Inserts: Are They Worth the Cost? By Mark Natinsky [Email / Website] K-9 Obedience: Is Looking Learning? By Steve Smith + plus! K-9 Calendar of Events!

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