Description

In This Issue:

• 6 | Tracking: Aviation’s View of K-9 Tracking Operations

• 12 | E-Collar: Developing a Tactical Patrol Dog, Part 3: Off-Leash Work & Find-and-Bark Training

• 22 | SWAT: A Valuable Tool in the SWAT Arsenal

• 32 | Bitework: The Importance of a Good Decoy, Part 1 of 3

• 40 | Featured K-9 Unit: Sumter County Sheriff’s Office: Search Innovation for a Safer Community

• 52 | K–9 Advice & Opinion: To Deploy or Not to Deploy?

• 62 | Obedience: The Link Between K-9 Interaction and Obedience

• 68 | Search & Rescue: SAR Dog Training Problems

• 74 | K–9 Healthcare & Conditioning: Chronic Ear Infection

Editor’s Top Picks

• K9 Ballistics Chew Proof Armored Dog Crate Pad | www.k9ballistics.com
• DetectaChem –Microsphere Heater System | www.detectachem.com
• Rush 10-8 K9 Fur Missile Men’s Next Level Premium Fitted CVC Crew Tee | www.rush10-8.com
• Nixall Cleanser | www.nixall.com
• RuffLand Performance Kennels – X-Large Kennel | www.rufflandkennels.com
• ClotIt – Pet First Aid Kit | www.clotit.com
• Kinetic Professional Dog Food – BIOS 36K Supplement | www.kineticdogfood.com
• HWI Gear – DB100 HWI Duty Bag | www.hwigear.com

Cover photo:

Coeur d’Alene Police Department
Officer Justin Bangs & K-9 Halo
Photo Credit: Kibbee Walton,
Artisan Portrait – www.artisanportrait.com

“end quote” 

“Dogs really are perfect soldiers. They are brave and smart; they can smell through walls, see in the dark, and eat Army rations without complaint.”  – Susan Orlean

Air Force Senior Airman Cullen Thomas & MWD Klepa Nigerien Air Base Photo credit: Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Asselta