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Tuesday, Sept. 10th
- REGISTRATION – Begins at noon
- ICEBREAKER SOCIAL – Meet & Greet and Vendor Show – 4:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. Free food & beverages! Join us for an evening of food, fun, and networking!
Wednesday, Sept. 11th |
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Capitol I K-9 BSD |
Salon A
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Salon D
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Salon E
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Salon F Elite K-9 |
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Person-Borne Explosives Detection Canines *Live-Demonstration using dogs* Lanie DeLong |
Surviving a Tracking Ambush Matthew Aiken |
Trauma in Working Dogs
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K-9 Nutrition: Is your Dog on the Right Fuel and How do you Know? Ian Donovan |
Tracking: Scent Discrimination Training
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Training Using the NePoPo® System *Live-Demonstration using dogs* Joris Kerckhof |
High Risk Tracking for Armed and Violent Offenders
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Emergency/Critical K9 Fiel Care Dr. Daniel and Dr. Samantha AlmeidaRachel Nuzzo |
Reality Based K-9: From Selection to Training to Real Street Deployment Nate Harves |
Operational Based Explosives K-9 Team Training
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The Art of Remote Collar Introduction and Problem Solving *Live-Demonstration using dogs* Jake Wright |
Reality Based K-9 Training and US Based Operations for LE/Commercial Explosives Detection Teams Ryan Millbern |
On the Road or Behind the Fence: Unique Concerns of Police K-9s and Corrections Mark Flynn |
Survival Starts before your Shift Begins
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Tactical K-9 Psychology David Reese |
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Decoy & Bite Work *Live-Demonstration using dogs*
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K9 Procurement 101 Kevin Beck |
K-9 Selection, Imprinting, Search Patterns, Communication & Full Overview of Starting & Finishing a Detection K-9
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K-9 Narcotics Detection
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Bridging the Gap: Bringing the K-9 Handler and the Explosive Technician Closer
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Thursday, Sept. 12th |
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Capitol I K-9 BSD |
Salon A
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Salon D
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Salon E
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Salon F Elite K-9 |
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Decoy & Bite Work *Live-Demonstration using dogs* Aric Harris |
Making Sense of Scent: Understanding, Developing and Increasing Drives of Detector Dogs in Odor Detection
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SWAT/K9 Integration & Tactics
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Trauma in Working Dogs
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Beginning of Muzzle Training
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Training Using the NePoPo® System *Live-Demonstration using dogs* Joris Kerckhof |
Operational Based Explosives K-9 Team Training
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How to Make Money Training Dogs
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Developing Advanced Tracking Skills
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Muzzle Training Through Pictures: A Continuation of the Beginning of Muzzle Training Ricky Farley |
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Teaching the Out Command
Jake Wright |
Surviving a Tracking Ambush
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K-9 Nutrition: Is Your Dog on the Right Fuel and How Do You Know?
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Reality Based K-9 Training and US Based Operations for LE/Commercial Explosives Detection Teams Ryan Millbern |
K-9 Legal: Session 1
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The Consequences of Non-Standardization of Scent Training Aids and The Origin of the Saying, “The Only Thing Two Trainers Agree on is What the Third One is Doing Wrong.” Dr. David Adebimpe, |
Bridging the Gap: Bringing the K-9 Handler and the Explosive Technician Closer Chad Smith |
K-9 Selection, Imprinting, Search Patterns, Communication & Full Overview of Starting & Finishing a Detection K-9 Paul Shaughnessy |
Tactical K-9 Psychology David Reese |
K-9 Legal: Session 2
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