Presented by Terry Fleck, deputy sheriff and canine handler (retired) and author of the Canine Legal Update and Opinions for supervisors and administrators plus patrol, narcotic and contraband, explosives, tracking, search and rescue and accelerant dog teams. This seminar has been taught nationwide to over 18,000 students. Praised for reducing canine unit liability and increasing K-9 officer safety, this seminar has been updated and is now available.

• Canine deployment issues
• Canine policy
• Report writing
• Handler compensation Issues
• Accidental bites
• Canines as a less-lethal force
• Extensive case law on canine applications
• Canine training
• Vicarious liability issues
• Narcotic and contraband canine case law
• Explosive canine case law
• Tracking canine case law

The course will address the legal issues of canine usage, canine tactics, and the prevention of litigation.

Would you like to reduce your canine unit’s liability and increase K-9 officer safety? If you or your agency is interested in hosting a one-day seminar, please contact Terry Fleck via e-mail at k9fleck@aol.com or by telephone at 530-545-2855. Logistics and costs will be provided upon request.

• Defensive tactics for K-9 teams
• Tactical Handgun and Urban Rifle Techniques for K-9 Teams
• Tactical High-Risk K-9 Tracking
• High-Risk Vehicle Stops and High-Risk Assaults using a K-9 Team

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• Use of a police dog as a locating tool;
• Team movement with the canine, including a five member team;
• Controlling a compliant suspect;
• Controlling a noncompliant suspect;
• Combinations of use of force to control a physically aggressive suspect.

• Canine training
• Tactical training for the handler;
• Legality training on the proper deployment and use of the canine.

A one day seminar presented by Terry Fleck, deputy sheriff and canine handler (retired) and author of the Canine Legal Update and Opinions for supervisors and administrators plus patrol, narcotic and contraband, explosives, tracking, search and rescue and accelerant dog teams.

This one-day course will cover these following areas:

There are three components necessary for a successful canine team:

This course will address the tactics needed for both the dog and handler, in order to win in a physical confrontation with a suspect. If you or your agency is interested in hosting a seminar, please contact Terry Fleck via e-mail at k9fleck@aol.com or by telephone at 530.545.2855. Logistics and costs will be provided upon request.

• Exposure of a police dog to gun fire, both hand gun and urban rifle;
• The goal of having a dog down upon gunfire;
• The goal of having the dog neutral to gunfire;
• Using positive motivation to obtain those goals.

• Exposure of a police dog to continuous discharge smoke, CS and OC grenades;
• The use of a police dog as a locating tool in the chemical munitions environment;
• Team movement with the canine, including a three member team;
• Controlling a compliant suspect;
• Controlling a noncompliant suspect;
• Combinations of use of force to control a physically aggressive suspect.