Showing posts with label USA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USA. Show all posts
Thursday, 31 July 2014
Explosive Ordnance Disposal Craftsman / Undergraduate Student
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Bradley Croft San Antonio is an excellent trainer and humanitarian. He adopted my foster dog, Koda who was surrendered to San Antonio Pets Alive by his former owner due to Koda's high-energy and destructive behavior. I was impressed by Bradley Croft San Antonio love and understanding of canines, his technical training expertise, and his unwavering professionalism.
I recommend Bradley Croft San Antonio and UniversalK9, to any police department seeking canine handler training, any individuals looking for obedience/protection training for their own canine, or any canine foster with a high-energy dog that is difficult to re-home
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Explosive Ordnance Disposal Craftsman
San Antonio, TX, USA
Sergeant / K-9 Handler at New Caney ISD Police Department
Thanks to Brad Croft San Antonio and the Universal K9 team their dedication and training style which made certifying in January 2013 as a new K9 handler easier. The Universal K9 team not only provided a professional and understandable training format but went beyond my expectations in the service and information they provided. Since completing certification, Brad Croft San Antonio has contacted me several times to ensure I had no questions or issues and that K9 Doeska and I were working well as a team. Service after the sale!
Brad Croft San Antonio training has allowed K9 Doeska and I to have 13 narcotic finds in 9 weeks, making our schools safer.
Thanks again Brad Croft San Antonio, see ya at re-cert in January 2014
K-9 Handler at Velda City Police Department
My department received a grant for a single purpose drug detection K-9. I had the pleasure of meeting Brad Croft San Antonio and his team on 10-14-13 for 2 weeks of handler training. The Universal K9 staff was professional and extremely knowledgeable and awesome to work with. From the time of my arrival and receiving my new partner "Zoey" it was evident that Brad Croft San Antonio and his staff spared no expense at trainer her for the detection of drugs. On top of that, everyone was very patient and answered all the questions I had during training to help me work with my new partner. I would highly recommend Universal K9 for any other department's that are looking for K-9's and anyone else needing the other services they offer (personal protection dogs, police/military dogs, obedience training and contract searches).
I look forward to being able to work with Brad Croft San Antonio and his staff again on future endeavors!
Thanks again!
K-9 Handler at Velda City Police Department
Wednesday, 23 July 2014
Why Canines Make Great Tracking Dogs
A canine can make a great tracking dog. Untrained dogs, however, won't automatically be great at tracking. They require training so that you can communicate with them and they can communicate with you. Yes, it's true that dogs naturally possess the skills required to be trackers, namely an excellent sense of smell. However, unless your dog is trained, you won't be able to train it to track down the specific smells you are looking for.
Tracking dogs can be used in a wide range of activities. From
hunting, to tracking down criminal suspects or missing people, dogs that have
been trained for tracking duties can be a huge help. Fact is, humans don't make
good trackers, especially when it comes to tracking other people in urban
environments and buildings. There are simply too many places for a suspect to
hide and it's too easy for a person to get lost in the woods.
Further, while we humans are clever animals, we lack a strong sense
of smell. We can smell a well cooked dinner and perfume, but when it comes to
smelling people, we're usually at a loss. A dog, on the other hand, can smell
people who are long distances off. In fact, it's estimated that a dog's sense
of smell is generally between 10,000 to 100,000 times as powerful as a human's
sense of smell.
So, how come tracking dogs have such a great sense of smell? For us
humans breathing and smelling are essentially the same process. When we
breathe, we smell. For dogs on the other hand, smelling is actually a separate
process from breathing. When a dog breaths in, a small amount of the air is
pushed into what's called the turbinates system, which specializes specifically
in detecting smells. Meanwhile, dogs also have an organ called the Jacobson's
organ, which specializes specifically in picking up pheromones. We lack these
specialized and sophisticated organs and smelling systems.
Most of the time, professionally trained tracking dogs are used to
track down specific people. Dogs can also be trained to smell for drugs, weapons,
and other things. There's essentially no way a person could smell a bullet or
the trail of someone who walked by minutes earlier. For a trained canine,
however, such a task is very doable. Of course, dogs have
to be trained to look for specific smells and to alert their handlers when said
smells are present.
Source: http://dogcare.dailypuppy.com/far-away-can-dog-smell-4722.html
Why a Handler Needs to Attend a K9 Handlers Course
Search, protection, and security dogs are vital assets for
businesses, law enforcement agencies, security firms, and other organizations.
K9 teams, however, are teams and the dog is only one element of that team. The
other element of any effective K9 team will be a highly trained and skilled
handler. Acquiring the skills to effectively manage a search dog isn't easy but
we offer a K9 handlers course that is sure to provide the skills you or your
employees need.
A canine must often be trained for months to become effective at
searching for drugs, weapons, or anything else. Security and protection dogs
must also be trained how to react to threats and how to dispense their duties.
The people handling the dogs must also be trained, though luckily it won't take
months on end!
We humans tend to pick things up more quickly. While it might take
months to train a canine, a K9 handlers course can impart skills much more
quickly. As smart as dogs are, and they are indeed very smart, we humans are a
heck of a lot more intelligent. This extra brainpower is also why dogs need to
be handled.
A dog has an extraordinary sense of smell. A dog can also be trained
to search for certain things using their nose. They won't, however, be able to
draw up a search plan, or be able to identify suspicious targets. Further, a
dog certainly can't arrest a person, though a well-trained dog can indeed
disarm and disable a criminal.
One of Universal K9's leading experts, Brad Croft, has this to say,
“A well-trained canine is a great asset, but it's a well-trained handler that
often makes the biggest difference. Canines are excellent at their craft, but
they do need to be managed, and also cared for.”
While canines are clever animals, they aren't self-sufficient. A good
handler must also learn how to care for their canine. That's another reason why
our K9 handlers course is so essential. A well-trained dog will require a
considerable investment of your resources, so you should make sure you are
providing the best care possible.
A K9 handlers course can teach handlers how to identify problems,
such as your dog becoming sick, and how to care for dogs. Besides, dogs are
man's best friend, and shouldn't we treat all of our friends well and with
care? So, make sure you and your employees are acquiring
the skills needed to handle a canine!
What Skills Does a Kennel Master Course Teach?
“Taking care of a K9 unit takes a lot more skill and effort than
taking care of your average pet. That's why we offer specialized courses for
those professionals who are charged with looking after canines.” - Brad Croft
Being a kennel master isn't easy. Kennel masters need to know a lot
more than just how to handle a service dog. Dog handlers themselves need to
know a lot of information. Kennel masters need to know even more. If you are a
kennel master, you will need to know how to oversee an entire work dog program.
From feeding and proper handling, to learning how to design and
manage a kennel, a kennel master course can impart a wide range of skills.
Kennel masters must shoulder a lot of responsibility as they are essentially
program managers. As such, it is especially vital that they be well trained and
that they know how to handle essentially any situation.
Dogs are very complex creatures and have a wide variety of needs. In
order to ensure that a dog is working at its maximum efficiency, it must be
well fed, rested, and trained. By completing a kennel master course, you'll be
able to upgrade your own skills so that you'll be able to more effectively care
for your canines. This program is essential, and often required, for people who
will be put in charge of a K9 program.
Further, while dogs are man's best friend, they aren't quite human.
Dogs have different needs than us, but they can't communicate with us, at least
not directly through language. A kennel master course will teach you how to
understand the needs of your dogs and how to read any signals they may be
trying to send you. Learning to understand your canines could prove essential
to safeguarding their well-being.
So, if you are going to be put in charge of a K9 program, you should
closely consider a kennel master course. These courses are quite long as they
are very intensive. A program usually takes 10 weeks to complete. While the
program is indeed very long and intensive, we work hard to ensure that we are
using your time efficiently. We know that you're a busy professional, so we
make sure that our course is designed with effectiveness in mind.
Source: http://www.wood.army.mil/usamps/Training/MWDTKM.html
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