GOLD COAST K9 BASIC PATROL HANDLER COURSE (160 HOURS)

The course focus in this course to train the handler and dog team how to work effectively as a team. The team will be taught the following handling techniques, procedures and exercises:

1. ‣Obedience, on and off leash
   

2. ‣Tactical Obedience
   

3. ‣Obstacle course
   

4. ‣Evidence Search
   

5. ‣Guard & Bark if applicable
   

6. ‣Call off
   

7. ‣Building Search
   

8. ‣Area Search
   

9. ‣Wind Scenting
   

10. ‣High Risk Traffic Stops
    

11. ‣Out of the Patrol Unit
    

12. ‣Handler Protection
    

13. ‣Muzzle Exercises
    

14. ‣Remote Collar Training
    

15. ‣Legal updates and Opinions
    

16. ‣Problem Solving
    

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Gold Coast K9 has raised the bar for police service dogs and the training of them since 1990. Our dogs are with some of the busiest agencies in the country where a handler cannot afford an unreliable dog. Gold Coast K9’s police service dog training is considered among the best in the country by top police agencies. Gold Coast K9 is continually looking to build upon what is already successful and to provide the best services to our clients. Gold Coast K9 hand selects and/or imports most of the dogs from Holland, Belgium, and the Czech Republic.

GOLD COAST K9 DUAL-PURPOSE COURSE:  BASIC PATROL + NARCOTICS (200 HOURS)

The Dual-Purpose program includes Basic Patrol and includes an additional 40 hours of training in the following odors and exercises:

1. ‣Marijuana
   

2. ‣Heroin
   

3. ‣Cocaine
   

4. ‣Methamphetamine
   

5. ‣Passive or Aggressive Alerts
   

6. ‣Vehicles
   

7. ‣Residences
   

8. ‣Luggage
   

9. ‣Mail Packages
   

10. ‣Open Area
    

GOLD COAST K9 BASIC NARCOTIC DETECTION (80 HOURS)

1. ‣Obedience
   

2. ‣Obstacle Course
   

3. ‣Passive or Aggressive Alerts
   

4. ‣Marijuana
   

5. ‣Heroin
   

6. ‣Cocaine
   

7. ‣Methamphetamine
   

8. ‣Vehicles
   

9. ‣Residences
   

10. ‣Luggage
    

11. ‣Mail Packages
    

12. ‣Open Area
    

13. ‣Buried hides
    

14. ‣Legal updates and Opinions
    

GOLD COAST K9 BASIC EXPLOSIVE DETECTION (160 HOURS)

1. ‣Eight Odors
   

2. ‣Passive Alert
   

3. ‣Obedience
   

4. ‣Obstacle Course
   

5. ‣Vehicles
   

6. ‣Residences
   

7. ‣Luggage
   

8. ‣Mail Packages
   

9. ‣Open Areas
   

REALITY-BASED DETECTION TRAINING (20 HOURS)

A proper introduction to real world K9 detection searches by introducing a five pronged approach to training and deployments. This 20-hour class serves as an essential phase for the modern police K9 handler in today’s training and deployments. The class includes a 2-hour power point presentation followed with eighteen (18) hours of field training in the following areas:

1. ‣Masking agents
   

2. ‣Food distractors
   

3. ‣Animal odors
   

4. ‣Open areas
   

5. ‣Vehicle
   

6. ‣Changing environments
   

K9 STRESS INOCULATION PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENTS (20 HOURS)

This reality based training class will cover stress and the effects caused by stressful encounters during deployments and how inoculating the K9 to doses of stress through reality based training scenarios will increase the K9’s confidence and effectiveness. Actual deployments, illustrating the importance and the benefits of stress inoculation training, will be examined and discussed during the lecture. The class will include certificate of participation, power point, video and field training.

ELECTRONIC DOG COLLAR TRAINING (20 HOURS)

This 20-hour class serves as an essential phase for the modern police K9 handler in today’s training and deployments. The class includes:

1. ‣History
   

2. ‣Myths
   

3. ‣Desensitizing
   

4. ‣Sensitivity
   

5. ‣Drives
   

6. ‣Tying physical & e-collar corrections together
   

7. ‣Marking behaviors
   

8. ‣Guard and Bark
   

9. ‣Searches
   

10. ‣Handler aggression
    

11. ‣Choreography
    

12. ‣Scenarios
    

13. ‣Problem solving
    

This class will cover all aspects of Police Service Dog training utilizing the Electronic Dog Training Collar.

Please Note: K9 team must have an electronic collar prior to class or one can be provided upon request

AGITATOR COURSE (8 HOURS)

This class is recommended for police officers that are interested in being K9 handlers or would like to improve their agitator skills. The purpose of this course is to familiarize participants with different techniques used to read and stimulate police service dogs as well as achieve the desired results from the PSD. In addition to lecture, participants work with police service dogs and/or protection trained dogs.

The course is limited to ten (10) participants and includes:

1. ‣Agitator safety
   

2. ‣Agitators role in successful training
   

3. ‣Understanding drives, aggression and prey
   

4. ‣Proper understanding and use of a whip and stick
   

5. ‣How to properly work a dog during muzzle agitation
   

6. ‣Properly utilize bite suit, inner arm, legs and back
   

7. ‣Apprehension placement behind doors and in vehicles
   

8. ‣Guard and bark
   

ON-SITE TRAINING

Gold Coast K9 can provide on-site training with staff available to travel to an agency to conduct most of its courses.  On-site training hosted by an agency typically saves significant money from the training budget by eliminating many of those costs normally associated with travel, lodging and per diem.

CUSTOMIZED COURSES

Gold Coast K9 realized every agency does not train the same, nor deploy the same as other agencies. The courses offered by Gold Coast K9 can be customized and modified to the specifications of an agency with respect to its training standards, policies, and deployment procedures.

Practice, use of force, and field operations related to the police service dog and tactical teams using a police service dog.

GOLD COAST K9 GUARANTEE

Gold Coast K9 guarantee extends to hips, elbows and congenital health defects which will limit future performance for one year from date of purchase. Gold Coast K9 recommends a full health exam by a licensed veterinarian upon buyers taking possession.

When you compare the thoroughness of our training programs and dog selection versus others, one name will stand alone from the rest, Gold Coast K9.

CLASSES

ANNUAL PATROL RECERTIFICATION (24 HOURS)

This 3-day course recertifies the dog and handler in patrol disciplines including:

1. ‣Obedience
   

2. ‣Article search
   

3. ‣Area search
   

4. ‣Building search
   

5. ‣Guard & Bark (if applicable)
   

6. ‣Call off
   

7. ‣Handler protection
   

8. ‣Calling from and sending to car
   

9. ‣Passive apprehensions
   

10. ‣Muzzle
    

11. ‣Problem solving
    

Limited to ten (10) K9 teams

ANNUAL NARCOTICS DETECTION RECERTIFICATION (24 HOURS)

This 3-day course recertifies the dog and handler in narcotic detection disciplines including:

1. ‣Open area search
   

2. ‣Building search
   

3. ‣Vehicle search
   

4. ‣Masking agents
   

5. ‣Animal odor distractors
   

6. ‣Food distractors
   

7. ‣Problem solving
   

Limited to ten (10) K9 teams

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LASER DIRECTION (8 HOURS)

A laser pointer is an excellent tool for directing your canine. This one day course will cover the different

types of lasers available, when/how they should be used and operational limitations. This training is

excellent for Explosive Detection, Search and Rescue and all Police Service Dog Teams.

HARD SURFACE TRACKING BASIC TO INTERMEDIATE (40 HOURS)

This class will cover basic to intermediate tracking and the practical aspects to urban tracking for suspects. This profile will open up more opportunities for suspect apprehensions and supplement your current deployment capabilities. Though this is not an advanced or tactical tracking class we will touch on those topics throughout the week. This is a great opportunity to get a team started on a very effective use of the police service dog and into urban tracking which is quickly becoming more popular in law enforcement as officers are exposed to its successes.