HITS K-9: Police Dog Training for Cops by Cops
New Training Ideas in Each 20 Minute Episode
Episodes
Jeff Meyer talks with HITS Instructor Eric Stanbro about things you and your training program have been doing over the years that leads conflict between handler and K9. Jeff and Eric discuss the similarities and differences in the way they teach E-Collar Classes.
For more information about HITS K9 Seminars, go to www.HITSK9.net
To contact Jeff Meyer, email him at Jeff@HITSK9.net
Todd Wilbur is a former special operations tier 1 (Delta) bomb technician and explosive materials expert. He has identified/disposed of/decommissioned several thousand bombs. Hear Todd and Jeff discuss various topics that are important to bomb dog handlers and trainers.
For more information about HITS K9 Seminars, go to www.HITSK9.net
To contact Jeff, email him at Jeff@HITSK9.net
In this episode of HITS K9 Radio, host Jeff Meyer talks with fellow HITS owner Jeff Barrett about a recent article he wrote speaking about the common shortcomings of some K9 units. Hear both Jeff's discuss some very common things that we see across the country and what some solutions are.
To contact Jeff Meyer, email him at Jeff@HITSK9.net
For more information about HITS K9 Seminars, go to www.HITSK9.net
Join HITS K9 Jeff Meyer as he hosts a trainers panel of HITS Instructors who were all together teaching an Advanced Patrol Dog Class in Georgia.
To contact Jeff, email him at Jeff@HITSK9.net
For more information about HITS K9 seminars go to www.HITSK9.net
In this episode of HITS K9 Radio, hear Jeff Meyer talk with Taylor Rahn. Taylor is a attorney in New Mexico who specializes in defending police officers. Taylor gives some great advice and insight that will help protect you while doing your job.
To learn more about HITS K9 Seminars: go to www.HITSK9.net
To contact Jeff, email him at: Jeff@HITSK9.net
This episode is part 2 of our 2 part series discussing training narcotics dogs on Fentanyl. In this episode Jeff Meyer talks with K9 expert Gary Hadden about ways he has successfully introduced this training to his agency.
To contact Jeff Meyer email him at Jeff@HITSK9.net
For more information about HITS K9 seminars for Law Enforcement, go to www.HITSK9.net
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Fentanyl is a huge problem in our country and seems to be getting worse. The question of whether or not to imprint our narcotics dogs on this drug is complex. Since Fentanyl is technically legal (unlike the other odors we train for) what are the ramifications to future cases? How can you train in a safe manner with Fentanyl? Join HITS K9 Radio host Jeff Meyer as he talks to Mike Kmiecik from Sheepdog Guardian as they discuss all th...
In this episode of HITS k9 Radio host Jeff Meyer talks about the worst part of our profession, losing your partner. At some point all handlers will have to deal with the loss of a partner and Jeff talks about some of the ways to be better prepared for that day.
To contact Jeff, email him at Jeff@HITSK9.net
For more information about HITS K9 Seminars, go to www.HITSK9.net
Join HITS K9 Radio host Jeff Meyer as he talks to Kate Graham from Katalyst Kennels to discuss breeding and selection single purpose dogs for detection.
To reach host Jeff Meyer, email him at Jeff@HITSK9.net
For more information about HITS K9 Seminars, go to our webpage at www.HITSK9.net
In this episode of HITS K9 Radio, host Jeff Meyer talks with Mike Kmiecik from Sheep Dog Guardian. Mike discusses some important issues in the Police K9 Community and talks about some upcoming episodes that will go further in depth of current cases.
To reach Jeff Meyer, email him at Jeff@HITSK9.net
For more information about HITS K9 Seminars, go to www.HITSk9.net
For information about Sheep Dog Guardian or to contact Mike, go t...
In this episode of HITS K9 Radio, Jeff Meyer interviews Scott Sargent. Scott is the owner of Policing Solutions and a retired LAPD Captain. Scott has vast experience in use of force review and policy implementation. Scott was a handler early in his career
This show will help give you some ideas to what, if anything, you might want to look at regarding your policies and training.
To contact Jeff Meyer, email him at Jeff@HITSK9.n...
Ron Cloward has been a frequent guest on HITS K9 Radio. Many people know he is a retired Lt. from Modesto that was involved in K9 most of his career. Most people do not know he was in front of the media every day during the Scott Peterson investigation that drew international coverage. In this episode, Ron and Jeff talk about the state of our industry, the media bias and what you can do to help your agency.
In this episode of HITS K9 radio host Jeff Meyer talks with two very experienced department trainers, Brian Laas (Arvada CO PD) and Gilbert Abdulla (Adams County CO SO), about how to set up training for large muti agency searches. If you are a K9 handler, at some point you will be involved in a critical incident search requiring lots of resources. This episode shares experiences of actual events and lessons learned from training.
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As dog handlers most of us know that when our partner retires many agencies no longer cover the expense of taking care of a older dog. Bill Akins from RetiredPaws.org talks to HITS K9 Radio host Jeff Meyer about how is organization can help handlers with some of the costs.
To reach Jeff Meyer, email him at Jeff@HITSK9.net
For more information about HITS K9 Seminars, go to www.HITSK9.net
Join HITS K9 Radio host Jeff Meyer as he sits down with K9 instructor Steve White while they were both in Reno teaching at the Western States Police Canine Conference. Steve is a wealth of knowledge from 40+ years of training dogs and shares a variety of training ideas on this show.
To contact Jeff Meyer, email him at: Jeff@HITSK9.net
For more information about HITS K9 Seminars, go to www.HITSK9.net
In this episode of HITS K9 Radio host Jeff Meyer talks to Bill Lewis about some ideas that you can implement that can help you protect your K9 unit.
To contact Jeff Meyer, email him at: Jeff@HITSK9.net
For more information about HITS K9 Seminars, for to www.HITSK9.net
Join HITS K9 Radio host Jeff Meyer as he talks to Daryll Pleasants about tracking. Daryll has taught many K9 teams in several continents and brings a wealth of knowledge to the show. If you are a tracking dog handler or trainer this show is a must.
To reach Jeff Meyer, email him at Jeff@HITSK9.net
To find out more about HITS K9 seminars, go to www.HITSK9.net
Join HITS K9 Radio host Jeff Meyer as he talks about improving your detection dog by proofing off of non-target odors. Jeff shares his philosophy about correcting the dog or waiting him out when training off of non-target odors.
To Contact Jeff, email him at Jeff@HITSK9.net
For more information about HITS K9 Seminars, go to www.HITSK9.net
Join HITS K9 Radio host Jeff Meyer as he talks to Rick Ashabranner about the class he will be teaching at HITS 2022. Rick will discuss environmental factors that will affect the target odor for a detector dog.
For more information about HITS, go to www.HITSK9.net
To contact Jeff Meyer, email him at Jeff@HITSK9.net.
Join HITS K9 host Jeff Meyer as he talks to HITS 2022 Instructor Nathan Hall about the class he will be teaching at HITS 2022: Canine Sense and Scent Ability.
Recent research on how canines learn and detect odors
This class will cover a wide range of research studies and critically evaluate the current state of knowledge of detection science from the standpoint of peer-reviewed research. We will investigate how to improve thresho...
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