2024 K-9 Cop Conference & Vendor Show Schedule

The 2024 class schedule is here! Check back for any class schedule changes/updates.

The 2024 class schedule is here! Check back for any class schedule changes/updates.

 ***Class Schedule is subject to change. Please check back for updates.***

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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

Capitol I

K-9 BSD

Salon A


Salon D


Salon E

 

Salon F

Elite K-9

8:00-10:00 AM

Person-Borne Explosives Detection Canines

*Live-Demonstration using dogs*

Lanie DeLong

Surviving a Tracking Ambush

Matthew Aiken

Trauma in Working Dogs


Travis Hicks

K-9 Nutrition: Is your Dog on the Right Fuel and How do you Know?
Ian Donovan

Tracking: Scent Discrimination Training


Mike Beaulieu and Dawn Jauernik

10:00-10:15 AM – MORNING BREAK 

Food & Beverages in the Vendor Hall – Sponsored by our BRONZE sponsor:

10:15 AM – 12:15 PM

Training Using the NePoPo® System

*Live-Demonstration using dogs*

Joris Kerckhof

High Risk Tracking for Armed and Violent Offenders


                     Garret Wing

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


Paul Hammond

12:15-1:15 PM – LUNCH

Everyone is on their own for lunch. Enjoy fabulous dining options inside the Sonesta Nashville Airport!

1:15 PM – 3:15 PM

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


Dennis Clark

Tactical K-9 Psychology

David Reese

3:15-3:30 PM – AFTERNOON BREAK

Food & Beverages in the Vendor Hall – Sponsored by our BRONZE sponsor:

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Decoy & Bite Work

*Live-Demonstration using dogs*


Aric Harris

K9 Procurement 101

Kevin Beck

K-9 Selection, Imprinting, Search Patterns, Communication & Full Overview of Starting & Finishing a Detection K-9


Paul Shaughnessy

K-9 Narcotics Detection


Ricky Farley

Bridging the Gap: Bringing the K-9 Handler and the Explosive Technician Closer


Chad Smith

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM – HOSPITALITY NIGHT
Food & Beverages in the Vendor Hall – Sponsored by our PLATINUM Sponsor: Elite K-9

Thursday, Sept. 12th

Capitol I

K-9 BSD

Salon A


Salon D


Salon E

 

Salon F

Elite K-9

8:00-10:00 AM

Decoy & Bite Work

*Live-Demonstration using dogs*

Aric Harris

Making Sense of Scent: Understanding, Developing and Increasing Drives of Detector Dogs in Odor Detection


Mark Flynn

SWAT/K9 Integration & Tactics


Ernest Wolosewicz

Trauma in Working Dogs


Travis Hicks

Beginning of Muzzle Training


Ricky Farley

10:00-10:15 AM – MORNING BREAK 

Food & Beverages in the Vendor Hall – Sponsored by our BRONZE sponsor:

10:15 AM – 12:15 PM

Training Using the NePoPo® System

*Live-Demonstration using dogs*

Joris Kerckhof

Operational Based Explosives K-9 Team Training


Paul Hammond

How to Make Money Training Dogs


Garret Wing

Developing Advanced Tracking Skills


Mike Beaulieu and Dawn Jauernik

Muzzle Training Through Pictures: A Continuation of the Beginning of Muzzle Training

Ricky Farley

12:15-1:15 PM – LUNCH

Everyone is on their own for lunch. Enjoy fabulous dining options inside the Sonesta Nashville Airport!

1:15 PM – 3:15 PM

Teaching the Out Command


*Live-Demonstration using dogs*

Jake Wright

Surviving a Tracking Ambush


Matthew Aitken

K-9 Nutrition: Is Your Dog on the Right Fuel and How Do You Know?


Ian Donovan

Reality Based K-9 Training and US Based Operations for LE/Commercial Explosives Detection Teams

Ryan Millbern

K-9 Legal: Session 1


John M. Peters, Attorney at Law

3:15-3:30 PM – AFTERNOON BREAK

Food & Beverages in the Vendor Hall – Sponsored by our BRONZE sponsor:

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

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,
DSc, PhD.

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


John M. Peters, Attorney at Law

5:30 PM – 7:00 PM – RAFFLE NIGHT
Food & Beverages in the Vendor Hall – Sponsored by our PLATINUM Sponsor:  Elite K-9