by Ron Mistafa.
This manual is aimed at trainers and administrators in police service who are trying to build a solid explosive detecting K9 team. Ron Mistafa covers Canadian and US laws regarding possession of explosive materials and devices, criminal acts related to these and using a K9 team in fighting these crimes. The book will assist in building and training a K9 explosive detector team from the ground up.This book was written to help those departments who do not yet have an explosive detection dog, or who are not completely satisfied with their present system of training standards.This book is not the answer, but is more a series of helpful hints to set your unit on its way to more meaningful training and confidence. It places a lot of emphasis on effective and efficient training, which in turn produces very confident Detection Teams who search with high degrees of efficiency, effectiveness and safety. This book is designed for the experienced handler or trainer, but can be easily followed by the beginner as well. However, as with any dog unit aspect, always train with someone who has a lot of experience or is an expert, especially in explosive detection.
Table of Contents:
1. General Issues. Overview and Statements; Choosing Candidates; Explosive Detection Dog Requirements; How to Choose Your Explosive Detection Dog
2. Testing the Dog's Personality. Varied Environments; Strong Prey, Retrieval/Play Behaviors; Testing Observations; "Rank" Dogs; Possessive Dogs
3. Training Methods. High Range Level Dogs; Mid Range Level Dogs/ Low Range Level Dogs
4. Scenario Training. Search Theory; Search Scenario Training
5. Search Training Rules and On-Scene Conduct. Search Training Rules; Call Conduct (On-Scene); Arson and Tactical Unit Assistance
6. Course Certification and Problem Solving. Course Certification Requirements; Course Certification/Re-Certification Rating Guide; Problem Solving
7. Police Departments' Bastard Child. Budgets; Courses; Use of Specialty Units and Scheduling
8. Explosives. Training with Explosives; Identification of Explosives; The Internet; Some Points of Interest; Radio Transmitting; Storage and Transportation; First-Aid and Health; Laws to Know
9. Glossary of Terms and Acronyms. Selected Bibliography
CurrencyAll orders are billed in Canadian Funds
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