K9s Talking Scents

Episode #69 This is a Re-Do for Episode #66 with Simon Prins... that episode the audio was not good... SO we did a new show but this time in person AND in Video. Go to the Ford K9 Youtube Channel to watch this episode.

In this Episode we talk about the our mind set as handlers and trainers.  What are we communicating? Importance of place boards in detection and ORTs, and so much more!!!

To contact Simon Prins go to www.simonprins.com 

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Episode #68 Using Addiction for Detection Dog Training.

In this Episode Cameron and Michael talk about their joint training at the Michael Ellis School for Dog Trainers, as well as reviewing various detection dog training models to include aspects of Addictions in dogs to use for better detection dog training results.

You can contact Michal Ellis at www.michaelellisschool.com 

Thank you to our Show Sponsors:

Ford K9: Are you looking for Detection Dog handler classes and seminars?  Are you looking for Detection Webinars and Videos? go visit www.fordk9.com

Honden Sport Shop: Detection Dog Training Boxes and the home of the Odor Pays Box. Go visit www.hondensportshop.nl 

Getxent Tubes: Are you looking for some of the best ways to place odor out in your training area, use something scientifically proven to absorb odor and release odor. Use the Getxent tubes, go to www.getxent.com 

Precision Explosives: Are you looking for legal and safe to possess REAL odor training aids for explosives or narcotics and NOT need a ATF or DEA license?  Look no further than Precision Explosives, they have REAL ODOR training aids tested and measured telling you exactly what the purity level is on what you are training on.  First of its kind in this industry and backed by independent testing and reviews by practitioners and laboratory testing.  Go to www.pre-exp.com 

Sci-K9: Home of the TADD and now the NOTA (Novel Odor Training Aid) Are you not sure what odor you want to train you dog on yet but want to teach your dog detection?  Well now you no longer need to train your dog to just find toys or food until you decide, you can now use NOTA. NOTA is a training odor material NOT FOUND anywhere in the environment and 100% safe to train on and no matter what you decide to train you dog on later... NOTA will not be at risk to ever be found in your real search environments  Get your NOTA and TADD today at www.scik9.com

In this Episode I speak with Craig Koshyk and Bart Rogers. We discuss the history of breeds and why they do what they do.  Often times decisions are made based off what a handler likes vs what a handler needs. Also, little is considered as to the genetic history of the dog. 

Craig Koshyk: Craig is a self proclaimed dog nut, canine historian, photographer and writer. He has studied breeds and their history all over the world. Check out his work at https://pointingdogblog.blogspot.com

Bart Rogers: Bart has been developing and training explosives detection dogs, and instructing handler courses, for 10 years. Bart specializes in the foundational training of green dogs for explosives detection. He has successfully trained hundreds of explosives detection dogs for groups including VWK9, ATF, Department of Justice, and others. Wildlife conservation Bart has trained and deployed dogs for ecological conservation of: Eastern striped and Eastern spotted skunk, Black bear ,Burmese and North African rock pythons in the Florida Everglades Bonneted bat, Protected sport fish species (developed and implemented first Illegal Fish Filet Detection dog program for the Alabama Marine Resources Enforcement Department) Biological detection In addition to training dogs for operational services Bart has also been involved in training dogs for olfactory detection research of biological targets, including the first dogs trained to detect a live virus. Animal-assisted therapy Bart has trained service and assistance dogs for the Veterans Administration, and trained the first therapy dog for Auburn University's Student Counseling Services. Visit Bart's site https://sites.google.com/view/southpawconsulting/home

Show Sponsors:

Also Check out our NEW FORD K9 YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CameronFordK9 

Precision Explosives:  Looking for quality Explosive or Narcotic training aids that are also legal to possess with no permits required  go visit www.pre-exp.com 

SciK9: Home of the TADD and all your cleaning materials for Detection work. www.scik9.com 

Getxent: Getxent tubes for odor absorption www.getxent.com 

Honden Sport Shop:  Home of the Odor Pays box and other detection dog equipment. Go check out www.hondensportshop.nl 

Ford K9 LLC:  Are you needing a Detection Dog Handler and Trainer School... maybe looking at one of the Ford K9 Seminars go towww.fordk9.com 

In this Episode Simon and I talk about many things but in particular we talk about dealing with all the other things going on that the dogs have to work through or learn to disregard to focus in on the target odor we train them on and how to proof the training to make the dog as accurate as possible.

Simon Prins is known for introducing operant conditioning to the Police K9 training world. For the last 25 years, he’s skillfully trained and purposed dogs for special operation missions and has mastered the art of using robotics and sensors with dogs to perform such tasks successfully. He’s titled and trained countless dogs and trainers from special units across the globe and firmly believes that science can significantly improve our work with animals. Simon Prins is a/n speaker, author, innovator, animal trainer, and behaviorist, and is currently working with the Netherlands Police Agency.

Simon’s interest in canine work peaked when he was on a hunting trip with dogs in 1989. He was impressed with their abilities and started looking into opportunities to work with dogs. Not soon after, he joined the police force and became one of the youngest patrol dog handlers.

In 1996, he was asked to set up a special K9 project incorporating the use of radio-guided camera dogs. In the years that followed, he implemented programs such as hard surface tracking, laser-guided attack dogs, various levels of detection, to name a few.

In 2002, Simon created Urban Search and Rescue Unit, selecting and training 16 dogs and handlers to work alongside him in search and rescue operations. In 2006, he started to incorporate the use of electronics with dogs, even more, outfitting them with sensors and training them to carry small robots into operations.

In the years since Simon has written countless training protocols and has developed a number of innovative training apparatuses. He believes that following protocols, collecting data, and educating trainers has been the key to his success, as well as replacing traditional punishment training methods with operant conditioning techniques. Simon travels around the world extensively, teaching working dog trainers how to do the same.

www.simonprins.com

Sign up for the June Seminars in Las Vegas with Simon and Cameron www.fordk9.com/seminars 

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Also Check out our NEW FORD K9 YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CameronFordK9 

SciK9: Home of the TADD and all your cleaning materials for Detection work. www.scik9.com 

Getxent: Getxent tubes for odor absorption www.getxent.com 

HITS K9 Conference: In Orlando August 16,17 and 18. go to www.hitsk9.net 

Ford K9 LLC:  Are you needing a Detection Dog Handler and Trainer School... maybe looking at one of the Ford K9 Seminars go towww.fordk9.com 

Michael Nezbeth is the Head trainer and Founder of Grassroots K9.  Mike has a degree in psychology and has been helping people and police departments with dogs for a number of years. Micheal is well known as a skilled Decoy for protection work but he is also very skilled in the communication of human and dog interactions. Visit www.grassrootsk9.com

Show Sponsors:

Also Check out our NEW FORD K9 YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CameronFordK9 

Precision Explosives:  Looking for quality Explosive or Narcotic training aids that are also legal to possess with no permits required  go visit www.pre-exp.com 

SciK9: Home of the TADD and all your cleaning materials for Detection work. www.scik9.com 

Getxent: Getxent tubes for odor absorption www.getxent.com 

HITS K9 Conference: In Orlando August 16,17 and 18. go to www.hitsk9.net 

Ford K9 LLC:  Are you needing a Detection Dog Handler and Trainer School... maybe looking at one of the Ford K9 Seminars go towww.fordk9.com 

Stèphan is a project manager, instructor and operational handler within the canine unit of the Dutch National Police. He started as a operational handler in the field of Forensic Human Scent Detection- and Tracking dogs, Narcotic Detection Dogs and Urban Search & Rescue. He was deployed for USAR missions after the 2015 earthquake in Nepal and the devastating explosion in Beirut (2020).

As an expert in the field of detection dogs he and the project team utilized and developed a training protocol for Digital Storage Detection Dogs in the fight against cybercrime.

Because cybercrime is not constrained by borders, it is very important to work together as law enforcement, training “digital detection dogs” at an international level. Sharing information in the field of training data and discussing operational cases will significantly improve the level of this specific new detection discipline. Canine teams will never replace human search teams, but even in this digital era, they are a valuable addition to the innovative technology making the world a safer place and protecting against increasing forms of cybercrime.

Show Sponsors:

Also Check out our NEW FORD K9 YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CameronFordK9 

Precision Explosives: Are you looking for legal to possess Explosive or Narcotic training aids? Go check out www.pre-exp.com 

SciK9: Home of the TADD and all your cleaning materials for Detection work. www.scik9.com 

Getxent: Getxent tubes for odor absorption www.getxent.com 

HITS K9 Conference: In Orlando August 16,17 and 18. go to www.hitsk9.net 

Ford K9 LLC:  Are you needing a Detection Dog Handler and Trainer School... maybe looking at one of the Ford K9 Seminars go towww.fordk9.com 

Season 4 Episode 63 Power of Communication" with Michael Ellis

Michael Ellis really does not need much of an introduction.

Michael is an internationally renowned dog trainer and teacher with 30 years of experience in the competitive dog sports.  He has taught extensively to a very diverse group of trainers, from competitive sport trainers, police departments, and the US military, to search and rescue groups, service dog agencies, and pet dog trainers.  Michael’s clear, concise, and patient style has made him one of the most popular coaches of trainers in the country.  He has given over 300 seminars in the United States, Canada, and South America, that’s well over a thousand days of lecture and practical work in the last eight years alone, and as a result, has been one of the driving forces in popularizing reward based training systems for the protection sports.

Michael has competed in and done decoy/helper work for several national level competitions, both in Schutzhund and ringsport.  He was also one of the first Mondioring decoys certified in the US.  He has coached national champions in several disciplines, and many national and international competitors, but he is perhaps most proud of the hundreds of club level and beginning trainers that he has helped to improve their communication and physical skills. He was a past president of the American Working Malinois Association and a former board member of the US Mondioring Association.

www.michaelellisschool.com 

Show Sponsors:

Also Check out our NEW FORD K9 YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CameronFordK9 

Honest Pet Company: Are you looking for quality training toys and food rewards. Do you want to help give back to the working dog community. Purchase and and support Honest Pet Company and the non profits they give back to. Go visit www.honestpets.co 

Leash and Harness Coffee: Made by Handlers for Handlers and in support of handlers and K9 Units. Leash and Harness coffee gives back to K9 Units with proceeds from the sales of the coffee use this discount code to get 10% off your coffee order FORD K9 www.leashandharnesscoffee.com 

SciK9: Home of the TADD and all your cleaning materials for Detection work. www.scik9.com 

Getxent: Getxent tubes for odor absorption www.getxent.com 

HITS K9 Conference: In Orlando August 16,17 and 18. go to www.hitsk9.net 

Ford K9 LLC:  Are you needing a Detection Dog Handler and Trainer School... maybe looking at one of the Ford K9 Seminars go towww.fordk9.com 

Season 4 Episode 62 "The Process of Training a Detection Dog with Tobias Gustavsson. PART 2

Tobias is a world renowned detection and tracking dog trainer. Tobias has been working full-time as a dog trainer and instructor for the last 20 years. In 2022 I decided to start up my own company. My main clients are governmental agencies around the world. That includes police k9 units, police and military special operation forces, government dog teams for large carnivore management, search and rescue dog teams, customs and prison service. I am specialized in tracking and scent detection and have an extensive experience in developing skills in dog teams on all levels. 

You can find Tobias at www.tobiasgustavsson.com

Show Sponsors:

Also Check out our NEW FORD K9 YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CameronFordK9 

Honest Pet Company: Are you looking for quality training toys and food rewards. Do you want to help give back to the working dog community. Purchase and and support Honest Pet Company and the non profits they give back to. Go visit www.honestpets.co 

Leash and Harness Coffee: Made by Handlers for Handlers and in support of handlers and K9 Units. Leash and Harness coffee gives back to K9 Units with proceeds from the sales of the coffee use this discount code to get 10% off your coffee order FORD K9 www.leashandharnesscoffee.com 

SciK9: Home of the TADD and all your cleaning materials for Detection work. www.scik9.com 

Getxent: Getxent tubes for odor absorption www.getxent.com 

Iowa K9 Detection: Josh Judge provides REAL ODOR explosive training kits shipped directly to you. www.iowak9detection.com 

Blueline K9 Training Conference:  April 26 to 28 in Pittsburg PA go visit www.bluelinek9training.com 

Ford K9 LLC: Are you looking for your next Detection dog?? Are you needing a Detection Dog Handler and Trainer School... maybe looking at one of the Ford K9 Seminars go towww.fordk9.com 

Season 4 Episode 61 "The Process of Training a Detection Dog with Tobias Gustavsson. PART 1

Tobias is a world renowned detection and tracking dog trainer. Tobias has been working full-time as a dog trainer and instructor for the last 20 years. In 2022 I decided to start up my own company. My main clients are governmental agencies around the world. That includes police k9 units, police and military special operation forces, government dog teams for large carnivore management, search and rescue dog teams, customs and prison service. I am specialized in tracking and scent detection and have an extensive experience in developing skills in dog teams on all levels. 

You can find Tobias at www.tobiasgustavsson.com

Show Sponsors:

Also Check out our NEW FORD K9 YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CameronFordK9 

Honest Pet Company: Are you looking for quality training toys and food rewards. Do you want to help give back to the working dog community. Purchase and and support Honest Pet Company and the non profits they give back to. Go visit www.honestpets.co 

Leash and Harness Coffee: Made by Handlers for Handlers and in support of handlers and K9 Units. Leash and Harness coffee gives back to K9 Units with proceeds from the sales of the coffee use this discount code to get 10% off your coffee order FORD K9 www.leashandharnesscoffee.com 

SciK9: Home of the TADD and all your cleaning materials for Detection work. www.scik9.com 

Getxent: Getxent tubes for odor absorption www.getxent.com 

Iowa K9 Detection: Josh Judge provides REAL ODOR explosive training kits shipped directly to you. www.iowak9detection.com 

Blueline K9 Training Conference:  April 26 to 28 in Pittsburg PA go visit www.bluelinek9training.com 

Ford K9 LLC: Are you looking for your next Detection dog?? Are you needing a Detection Dog Handler and Trainer School... maybe looking at one of the Ford K9 Seminars go to www.fordk9.com 

Episode 60

Digital Dust - Electronic Storage Media Detection Dogs.  

Jeff Meyer Host of HITS K9 Radio interviewed me for his podcast on this topic and this is the interview.

As criminal activity evolves with the digital age and technology, Dogs are playing a larger and larger role in helping locate crucial items of evidence.  Many people when they think of dogs trained in  Electronic Storage Media (thumb drives, SD/Micro SD cards and other items) they tend to think of crimes involving sexual predators... but when it comes to crimes these day nearly all of it is done on a digital device.  From White collar financial (Crypto Currency), to Narcotics, to terrorism... Dogs trained to help find these devices are the future of detection in Law Enforcement.

Since this type of Detection has started it has already evolved. So have the techniques to use these dog and training of these dogs. Even the deployment of this type of dog is also unique.  We talk about all this and more...

If you are employed with or attached to Law Enforcement Agency you can contact me for more Information on this topic.

[email protected] or visit www.fordk9.com 

Show Sponsors:

Honest Pet Company:  Are you looking for quality training toys and food rewards.  Do you want to help give back to the working dog community.  Purchase and and support Honest Pet Company and the non profits they give back to. Go visit www.honestpets.co 

Leash and Harness Coffee: Made by Handlers for Handlers and in support of handlers and K9 Units. Leash and Harness coffee gives back to K9 Units with proceeds from the sales of the coffee use this discount code to get 10% off your coffee order FORD K9 www.leashandharnesscoffee.com 

SciK9: Home of the TADD and all your cleaning materials for Detection work. www.scik9.com 

Getxent: Getxent tubes for odor absorption www.getxent.com

Iowa K9 Detection: Josh Judge provides REAL ODOR explosive training kits shipped directly to you. www.iowak9detection.com 

Precision Explosives and Narcotics: Training aids for K9 Handlers www.pre-exp.com 

Bill Gaskins Integrity Noseworx: Are you looking to up your Nosework game... Contact Bill at www.integritynoseworx.com 

DEvyne Canine Pet Transport: Do you need a dog transported in the USA? For the best pet transport carrier in the business contact www.facebook.com/devyne.canine 

PackTrack K9 Record Keeping: All your K9 Detection Record keeping needs. www.packtrackapp.com 

HITS K9 Conference: Largest K9 Conference in the United States this year will be in Orlando FL Aug 16 to 19 www.hitsk9.net 

Ford K9 LLC: Are you looking for your next Detection dog?? Are you needing a Detection Dog Handler and Trainer School... maybe looking at one of the Ford K9 Seminars go to www.fordk9.com 

Also Check out our NEW FORD K9 YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CameronFordK9