What is Maintenance Training anyway?
We see the term maintenance training a lot these days when it comes to police k9, and in the police field in general. Lets talk about how to "Maintenance train" in police K9. What is the definition of maintenance? Webster defines the word "maintenance" as the act of keeping or continuing something, among other definitions. What about the word "training'? That word is defined as the activity of learning or teaching the skills and knowledge needed for a particular job or activity. With the words together, we are then implying that we are not only keeping our skills, but IMPROVING those skills.
Scenario-based training for police K9s involves setting up training scenarios that simulate real-world situations that the K9 and its handler may encounter on the job. This type of training aims to prepare the K9 and its handler to respond effectively to a wide range of situations and develop their skills and confidence in handling high-pressure situations.
During scenario-based training, the K9 and handler may be exposed to a range of stimuli, such as different scents, sounds, and environmental conditions. The scenarios may involve locating hidden suspects, tracking, de-escalation techniques, deployment strategies, and detecting explosives or narcotics.
We'll be holding a roundtable discussion on why core competencies are more critical than training to hours. This is a great opportunity to learn how you can get the most out of your training by focusing on core competency development. You'll hear from experts in the field who have been working with organizations of all sizes for years. If you're a canine handler, trainer, or supervisor responsible for training or improving police k9 performance, this is an event you can't miss!
To reserve your seat, contact Executive Director Don Slavik, [email protected], to hold a place for you.
Planning is deciding what your dog needs, along with training that will develop the desired result. In real Law Enforcement canine deployments, teams never know what challenges their next call for service will contain.. Every deployment will include different combinations of time of day, weather, landscape, tactical issues, actions by suspects and civilians, legal issues, distractions, packaging (Detector Dogs), and the number of things to search. Learning is a process where scenarios are deliberately presented to the team producing obstacles or distractions for the handler to solve and the dog to overcome. Progress depends on the canine team’s ability to complete the exercise.
The majority of Law Enforcement work involves the use of canines in some scent-driven tasks. Tracking, Building Search, Area Search, Evidence Recovery, Narcotics, Explosives, Arson, and Game detection are some of the ways we use the super-sensitive noses of our canine partners. Proficiency in all areas is necessary for operational readiness. Accuracy determines how fast the canine should work. Training doesn’t stop when the team becomes certified; that’s just the beginning. Functional training is the next level of achievement and is based on possible scenarios you could see at work.
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