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National Training Seminar Fourth Annual Dog-less Seminar

Orlando, Florida

Hilton Orlando

September 5th - September 8th

National Police Canine Association 2017 National Training Seminar

Orlando, Florida

September 5, 2017 – September 8, 2017

Registration Form: (Please Print or Type as certificate will be produced from information)

Name:_________________________________________________________________________________

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Cost: Seminar Fee - $325.00 members $375.00 non-members Registrations received by July 1st, 2017

(If you register more than one from your agency the fee or training group will be $300.00 per person for

members and $350.00 per person for non-members)

After July 1st, 2017 $350.00 members $400.00 non-members

(If you register more than one from your agency or training group the fee will be $325.00

per person for members and $375.00 per person for non-members)

Membership Fee - $40.00

Register and Pay by July 1st, 2017 and receive a free Conference t-shirt.

Registration will be held on Tuesday September 5th, starting at 1500 hrs at the

host hotel. Late Registration will be on September 6th, 0700 hrs.

Contact Information:

Katy Farnsworth/Mark Green

Cell# 623-826-2960/602-568-2134

[email protected]/[email protected]

Hotel: Hilton Orlando

6001 Destination Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32819 844-379-4517

Rooms held at this rate plus tax (12.5%), until August 4th, 2017 after cut off, room rates range from $249-$300

Advise them “National Police Canine Group” Room rate above: includes a $12.00 Resort Fee and $2.00 Marketing

Fee already added into the rate. Excluding the taxes on each.

Parking is $10.00 per day.

These rates are available for the event as well as 3 days prior to the event and 3 days after.

Send Registrations to: Katy Farnsworth PO Box 538 Waddell Arizona 85355

Make checks or money orders payable to N.P.C.A. for the Seminar, and Membership fees

Check out www.npca.net for and membership information, you may also pay online at npcastore.net

***SUBJECT TO CHANGE***

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Instructors & Classes 2017 NPCA National Training Seminar Orlando, Florida September 5 - 8, 2017

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The National Police Canine Association is dedicated to providing the best training and support for our NPCA members along with those who work hand in hand with our members.

In keeping with the tradition that has made the National Police Canine Association one of the innovative leaders in our industry, we have again reached outside the box to include those who we work with on a frequent basis. The conference training is available to Canine Handlers, Prosecuting Attorneys, Asset Forfeiture Attorneys, Swat Officers, Training Decoys and Supervisors.

It is time for us to all be on the proverbial "Same Page" to become strong and unified. NPCA strives to achieve this goal by conducting training alongside each other and for each other. We all have the same goal, to do our job, and to do it to the best of our ability.

NPCA is proud to set standards within our industry which will allow us to continually grow and learn. Our goal is to build a partnership through training and communication.

The presenters at the 2017 NPCA National Training Conference are some of the best Handlers, Trainers, Instructors, Tactical Officers, Supervisors and Attorneys in the industry today.

CLASSES MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR CLE HOURS

You Do not need to be a current member to attend


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Daryl Gaunt: Daryl began working with dogs by decoying for Inglewood Police

Department in 1978. He also worked with the Los Angeles Schutzhund Club where he held

the position of Vice President and Assistant Training Director. He then went into the Army

for eight years and was a military dog handler for four years. He has worked as a Deputy

Sheriff for Los Angeles County since 1991 and has been assigned to the Special

Enforcement Bureau canine unit since 2003. He has been a unit trainer since 2005 where he

helped establish their Tactical K9 school. He is currently working his third SWAT patrol

dog.

SWAT K9 deployment class: Daryl helped develop this course for the LA County SWAT School and the LA County

Tactical Canine Course

Behavior Shaping with an E-collar Class: Based on the belief we have been improperly using the E-collar for decades. I believe we

should use it at very low levels as a "communication tool" first and a "correction tool" last.

The thing we all fall short of is "communicating" our desire to our dog "consistently".

Bob Wright: Bob has recently retired as a Superintendent with the Niagara Regional Police in Ontario, Canada. He is a long time K9 handler, trainer and administrator.

Seven Deadly Sins:

This class is designed to prepare Canine Handlers for real world encounters away from the

training field. Although this class is important for the new handler, the class also serves

as a great reminder for experienced handlers to ensure that they use their officer safety

skills in the day-to-day deployment of their Police Service Dogs.

Supervisors Course:

This class has been developed over the years to be a model, which has been successfully

utilized by numerous canine supervisors across the country.

Antonio Garcia: Detective Antonio Garcia has been with Kansas City Missouri Police

Department since January 1997. Antonio (Tony) is a Detective & K9 handler assigned to

the departments Drug Interdiction unit. He has received numerous awards to include

Interdiction Narcotics Detective of The Year in 2009 from INIA (International Narcotics

Interdiction Association), National Police Canine Association Canine Narcotics Detection

Case of The Year 2013, Runner up Narcotics Detection Case of the year 2014 and 2015.

Bus Interdiction and Parcel Interdiction:

Detective Garcia will be teaching two classes at this seminar, Bus Interdiction and Parcel

Interdiction.

Detective Garcia will share with students, the A to Z and the nuts and bolts of these two

interdiction platforms. You will learn from his unique perspective as he is a Case

Detective and Canine Handler.






Scott Nelson: Scott Nelson has been with the Kansas City Missouri Police Department for

16 years. He spent three years on their full-time SWAT Team, where he was involved in

two critical incidents. Scott has spent the last 8.5 years in their K9 Unit. Scott has worked

two dogs and they have made 79 apprehensions to date.

NPCA Certifying Officials class: Scott will be teaching the Mandatory NPCA Certifying

Officials class. This class is a must for anyone needing this requirement to either become

or maintain their ability to certify K9 teams for NPCA.

Tactical Debriefing:

Scott Nelson will be teaching with Andrew Carlsson providing a debriefing of actual

incidents that they were involved in to show how quickly situations escalate. This class

will show the split-second decisions that we as handlers must make and the lessons we

have learned from these specific deployment decisions. Scott wants you to take away

from his class a tactical mindset so you don’t make his mistakes.

Andrew Carlsson: Andrew Carlsson has been a police officer for the past 21 years for the

City of Phoenix and has been a canine handler for the last 12. He has been involved in

hundreds of tactical deployments with his canines and is currently assigned as one of two

of the Phoenix Police Department SWAT canines. Andrew has been involved in setting

up training for the National Police Canine Association seminars since 2010 and also with

setting up scenario-based seminars for the Arizona Law Enforcement Canine Association.

He is a member of the training division of both the NPCA and ALECA. He is currently

working his fourth dual purpose K9, Murphy.

Tactical Debriefing:

Andrew will be teaching with Scott Nelson in providing a debriefing of actual incidents

that he was involved in to show how quickly situations escalate. This class will show the

split-second decisions that handlers must make and the lessons learned during from these

specific deployment decisions.






Angela Andrews: Angel has been a prosecuting attorney for the Maricopa County

Attorney’s Office for just under 20 years. Angela has received awards such as the

Maricopa County Attorney’s Office Prosecutor of the Year, Maricopa County Attorney’s

Office Major Crimes Division II Attorney of the Year and Maricopa County Attorney’s

Office Pretrial Attorney of the Year. Angela has had a number of assignments and has vast

experience with expert witnesses and courtroom testimony. Angela has been an instructor

for NPCA and is one of few prosecutors in the country with first-hand knowledge and

training regarding the use of K9’s.

Establishing the K9 handler as an expert and courtroom preparation: Angela’s class is for every K9 handler and will give every K9 handler the skills needed for

courtroom appearances regardless of the type of case and the type of K9. Angela will guide

you through the expert witness process and take an in depth view in preparation and rebutting

defense expert witness claims.

Steve Pearson: Steve is retired as a Lieutenant. after 30 years from the Brooklyn Park,

MN Police Department. Steve was a patrol dog handler, and later became the trainer, and

K-9 unit supervisor for his agency. and now the Owner of Performance Kennels Inc. in

Buffalo, MN and South FloridaK-9 Inc. located in Labelle, FL.

Tracking:

This course will consist of classroom training on the basics of tracking, theory of scent,

different types of scent, K-9 olfactory system, line handling methods, teaching your dog to

show you when he is off the track, (the “negative”) teaching your dog to confirm that he is

still on an active track, tactical considerations, and advanced hard surface tracking

techniques.

Frank Glover: Frank is a Lieutenant with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office for 20 years.

Frank has been a K9 Handler and trainer for 15 years and currently oversees a 25 dog unit.

Frank has been a member of the N. P.C.A. since 2000 and currently is the Standards and

Training Committees Chairman.

K9 Record Keeping for Patrol and Detection:

During Franks time in K9 he has testified in State and Federal Court and has assisted other

agencies with pending lawsuits. The class he will be teaching is on record keeping and

document presentation. This will be an open discussion class on various ways to maintain

and present your K9 documents






Mike Oolman: Mike is a Detective and K9 Handler, with the Phoenix Police

Department, Arizona. Mike is assigned to the narcotics unit at the Phoenix Sky Harbor

Airport. He balances the duty of being a case carrying Detective and an effective canine

handler.

Behavior Observation & K9 Deployments:

Canines are deployed and used every day to establish probable cause and aid in

investigations. Canine handlers are trained to “read” their canine during these

deployments making this a very important element for their “team”. Detective Oolman

will be adding one more element to this which is very beneficial to these deployments.

Behavior observation of the suspect is an often over looked element when dealing with

suspects by officers or they simply don’t understand it. This class will cover behavior

observation and how it can be utilized to expand the K9 search and assist in locating

contraband.

Ted Daus:

Nationally recognized for prosecuting drug trafficking cases, Ted Daus tells it like it is.

What a perfect opportunity for K-9 handlers to learn straight from the prosecutor what he

needs to hear from you on the stand when presenting your drug cases to the jury.

Ted navigates his way through the latest courtroom decision about police detection dogs

and takes us along for the wild and sometimes crazy ride. Ted’s abilities as a

communicator will keep you on the edge of your seat as he opens everyone’s eyes to

what’s been happening in the courtroom and what the future looks like for drug detection

K-9 teams across America.

Legal Updates and Opinions :

2017 edition – Narcotics

Aaron Brewer: Officer Aaron Brewer has been with the Peoria (AZ) Police Department

since 2001 and was assigned to the K9 Unit in 2005. He is currently working his third

dual purpose canine. Faris, a 2-year-old Malinois. Aaron became the unit trainer for his

Department in 2010 and also provides training to other surrounding agencies.

Additionally, Aaron and Faris are assigned to the Peoria Police Department’s SWAT

Team and coordinate integration training with the team.

“Training Outside the Box.”:

Aaron and Mike’s class will encourage participants to step outside their “routine” training

regiment. The presentation will consist of techniques Aaron and Mike have incorporated

in their training that have helped make their dogs successful on the street. The students

will see how Aaron and Mike have completely transitioned away from visual equipment

(bite suits/sleeves) to prepare the dogs for real life encounters with suspects.






Michael Miller : Officer Miller is a canine handler / trainer with the Goodyear Arizona

Police Department. Mike is working on his second dual purpose canine, Toby, a two-

year-old Malinois. Mike has worked dual purpose canines his entire career that specialize

in EOD detection, Narcotic detection, and Patrol functions. Mike and “Toby” are currently

assigned to his departments SWAT team. Mike has assisted in the training and movement

between the unit’s canine teams and their SWAT team. Mike is an active NPCA member

and certifying official, he is currently working on his NPCA instructor certification

“Training Outside the Box.”:

Mike and Aaron’s class will encourage participants to step outside their “routine” training

regiment. The presentation will consist of techniques Aaron and Mike have incorporated

in their training that have helped make their dogs successful on the street. The students

will see how Aaron and Mike have completely transitioned away from visual equipment

(bite suits/sleeves) to prepare the dogs for real life encounters with suspects

Matt Godwin: Matt is a former officer with the Mint Hill, NC Police Department and is

now working part-time for the Lilesville, NC Police Department and owner of DNA K9

Police Decoy:

The “Decoy” is the most important tool in ANY dual-purpose canine training program,

especially for those of us that work in a “real world” environment that consistently

changes and is increasingly dangerous. The purpose of this course is to assist the Unit’s

decoy in communicating with the canine, safely receive the energy of the dog upon

impact, create and maintain deep/full grips and prepare the canine for what he or she may

meet on the street. Typically, this course is hands on and requires the students to perform

reps after reps of techniques to establish muscle memory.






Scott Callender: Scott is a dog handler and trainer for the Mesa Police Department. in

Mesa, AZ. Scott has worked a variety of assignments during his 20 years as a police

officer. Some of these assignments include: 6 years with a high-risk

surveillance/apprehension squad, 2 years as a tactical flight officer with the Air Unit (part

time), and a 1 year assignment to a HIDTA clandestine lab team. Scott was assigned to the K9 Unit in 2008 as a patrol/narcotics dog handler. In 2012 he became one of two patrol

dog trainers for the Mesa K9 Unit.

Training with a Purpose:

Strategic planning and documentation for scenario based canine training. This course will

provide information regarding the effective planning and documentation of scenario based canine training, specifically to be used during multi-agency training or regional canine

seminars. This course will cover several topics, including:

1. The importance of having a clear objective that is supported by the law, department

policy and current case law.

2. Scenario preparation (location, equipment, decoys, etc.)

3. Planning for contingencies and remedial training. It will also discuss the importance of

proper documentation not only after the training session, but also in the planning phase.

James Wright: City of Pasadena Texas Police Department. James has been a police officer

for over 25 years. James is the lead Tech for the City of Pasadena. His duties include

covert/overt camera builds and installations, covert electronic tracking, covert audio

transmitting techniques, etc. .... & a certified DIAP (Drug Interdiction Assistance Program)

instructor.

Currently James is over a DEA investigative initiative in Houston that involves

trapped motor vehicles, both privately owned as well as CMV's. The basis of this

initiative is to investigate trap builders and exploit the vehicles that they produce to DTO's

across the country. James has been teaching techniques to locate and defeat concealed

compartments in motor vehicles for the past three years to officers/agents across the United

States.

Vehicle interdiction / Hidden Compartment / Traps:

The class will cover topics involving "traps" and how to defeat them when located as well

as basic wiring strategies used by trap builders. I cover a range of topics and let the

involvement of the participants in the class lead me in the direction that is needed or

wanted by the participants






Geoffrey Leggett: Assistant Police Chief, City of Surprise Police Department. Geoff

has 30 years of law enforcement service in Arizona. He retired from the Maricopa County

Sheriff’s Office in 2008 Highlights of his career include serving as the Basic Training

Academy Commander, Investigations Commander, Patrol Commander and Tactical

Operations Unit Supervisor.

Geoff holds a Bachelors Degree in Police Science and Administration as well as a Masters

Degree in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University. Geoff is a member

and trainer for the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation assisting individuals

who have been involved in critical incidents.

Human Elements of Stress:

Surviving a career in law enforcement means much more than just an officer’s physical

survival. The ability to understand and cope with the emotional reactions to the incidents

officers deal with each day is vital to their survival.

Have you ever wondered why so many police officers get divorced; get involved in bad

decisions regarding their personal lives, abuse alcohol or other substances? If you come to

this course you will learn the reasons why and how to prevent it from happening to you.

This course will enable a law enforcement officer and their family members to identify the

manner in which the culture of law enforcement has an impact on their lives and level of

stress. Time will be spent identifying what makes the impact of stress vary from person to

person / situation to situation. A key component of the course will be discussing the roller-

coaster of emotions and events that make up an officer’s life at work and home; and how to

effectively cope with its impact on their lives.






Don Roberts : Mr. Roberts is the Program Manager for the Detection Canine and Surface

Transportation Explosive Threat Detection Programs for the Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency, Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, Department of

Homeland Security (DHS). The DHS S&T Canine program goal is to provide the Homeland

Security Enterprise (HSE) with a centralized focal point within DHS to address mission

requirements, conduct operationally relevant research, and to improve the operational proficiency of the DHS/HSE detection canine teams.

The DHS S&T K9 program: The DHS Science & Technology (S&T) Detection Canine

program serves as a Federal focal point for the detection canine community by providing tools,

techniques and knowledge to better understand, train and utilize the detection canine.

The DHS S&T canine program manager, Don Roberts will provide an overview of how the State and Local law enforcement community can leverage the program to assist you with

meeting your agency’s K9 program needs.

Mr. Roberts will also bring expert staff from his program to discuss:

- Chemistry of odor detection – specifically for explosive detection - Best practices for maintenance training and operation readiness testing and evaluation

- Recently established Regional Explosives Detection Dog Initiative (REDDI)

Through REDDI, S&T is providing a series of regionally-based events for detection canine teams in the law enforcement community. The events will include classroom instruction and

exercises demonstrating common issues which will improve explosives and odor knowledge

and appreciation for the participating canine handlers. Fundamental odor recognition

evaluations and operational searches based on real-world scenarios will help identify strengths

and weaknesses within the HSE and inform the direction of priority S&T program investments. REDDI’s goal is to improve explosive detection canine team training effectiveness and

efficiency in order to improve overall operational proficiency.



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2017 NATIONAL POLICE CANINE ASSOCIATION NATIONAL TRAINING SEMINAR

TENTATIVE AGENDA AND CLASS SCHEDULE

(Subject to change)

Tuesday September 5th

2017

Wednesday September 6th

2017

Thursday September 7th

2017

Friday September 8th

2017

Registration

NPCA Certifying Officials class

Ice Breaker

Meet and Greet (Bistro Restaurant

& Terrace)

General Membership Meeting Classes Classes

Lunch

Classes Classes

Classes Classes

Lunch

Classes Classes

Classes Classes

Lunch

Classes Classes

Color Coding for Classroom / Event Locations

Lake Mizell Lake Nona

Room A

Lake Nona

Room B

Lake Sheen

Room A

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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

1400 - 1800 Registration – Lake Mizell Area

1600 - 1800 NPCA Certifying Officials Class

Lake Sheen “B”

1800 - 2100

Ice Breaker, Meet and Greet

Bistro Restaurant & Terrace

Our Vendors will be set up in the

Lake Mizell room

Please stop by and visit them often

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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

0700 - 0800 0800 - 0900

Late registration - Ballroom Area

NPCA General Membership Meeting & Welcome

Classroom Location

Lake Nona

Room A

Lake Nona

Room B

Lake Sheen

Room A

0900 - 1100 The DHS S&T K9 program

By Don Roberts

Establishing the K9 handler as an expert and courtroom prep

By Angela Andrews

Behavior Shaping With an E-Collar

By Daryl Gaunt

1115 - 1315 Police Decoy Class

By Matt Godwin

Legal Updates and opinions 2017

By Ted Daus

Tracking By

Steve Pearson

Lunch 1315 – 1415 (on your own)

1415 - 1615 Bus Interdiction

By Det. Antonio Garcia

Training with a Purpose By

Scott Callender

Behavior Observation & K9 Deployments

By Mike Oolman

1630 - 1830

Highway interdiction & Hidden Compartments

By James Wright

Administrators class and K9 Supervision

By Bob Wright

SWAT K9 Deployment By

Daryl Gaunt

Please stop by and visit our Vendors

Lake Mizell

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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Classroom Location

Lake Nona

Room A

Lake Nona

Room B

Lake Sheen

Room A

0800 - 1000

Training Outside the Box By

Aaron Brewer Mike Miller

Legal Updates 2017 Supreme court brief

By Ted Daus

Parcel Interdiction By

Det. Antonio Garcia

1015 - 1215

Behavior Observation & K9 Deployments

By Mike Oolman

Canine / Tactical Debrief By

Andrew Carlsson Scott Nelson

K9 Record keeping for Patrol and Detection

By Frank Glover


1315 - 1515 Bus Interdiction


Tracking By

Steve Pearson

Behavior Shaping With an E-Collar

By Daryl Gaunt

1530 - 1730

The DHS S&T K9 program By

Don Roberts

Seven Deadly Sins By

Bob Wright

Human Elements of Stress By

Geoff Leggett

Gun Raffle tonight

1800 Hrs. Lake Mizell

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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Classroom Location

Lake Nona

Room A

Lake Nona

Room B

Lake Sheen

Room A

0800 - 1000 Seven Deadly Sins

By Bob Wright

Training Outside the Box By

Aaron Brewer Mike Miller

Establishing the K9 handler as an expert and courtroom prep

By Angela Andrews

1015 - 1215 Parcel Interdiction


SWAT K9 Deployment By

Daryl Gaunt

Human Elements of Stress By

Geoff Leggett


1315 - 1515 Police Decoy Class

By Matt Godwin

Training with a Purpose By

Scott Callender

K9 Record keeping for Patrol and Detection

By Frank Glover

1530 - 1730

Administrators class and K9 Supervision

By Bob Wright

Canine / Tactical Debrief By

Andrew Carlsson Scott Nelson

Highway interdiction / hidden compartments

By James Wright

Please stop by and visit our Vendors

Lake Mizell

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