Instructors & Classes 2016 NPCA Heartland Police Canine Trials Kansas City, Missouri September 13th 17th, 2016

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1 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 by creating yearly regional training seminars, for people wanting to work their dogs, and for the people who cannot make it to the national seminar. It has always been our number one goal to make sure everybody has the chance to get outside training with our associations expert trainers. NPCA is proud to set standards within our industry which will allow us to train alongside each other to become strong and unified. Our goal is to continually build a partnership through training and communication. The presenters at the 2016 Heartland Police Canine Trials are some of the best Handlers, Trainers, and Instructors in the industry today. The Heartland Police Canine Trials will be mostly field work. On September 16 th, and 17th we will hold the trails, testing teams in stress obedience, area searching, narcotics, and explosives.

2 Sergeant Terry Anderson (Retired): Sergeant Anderson retired in 2014 from the Pasadena Texas Police Department. Sgt. Anderson was the supervisor for the Special Operations Division, which covers K9, SWAT and EOD. Sgt. Anderson has been on SWAT since He has been an operator on the primary assault team and a K9 SWAT handler. He was eventually promoted to SWAT tactical Supervisor. Sgt. Anderson has been a canine handler/trainer since He worked a dualpurpose patrol and detection dog for 15 years and spent 5 years in narcotics working a dual-purpose canine. Since 1994 Sgt. Anderson has been President of National Police Canine Association. He is also an Executive board member for SWGDOG and NEDCAB. Building Searches with back up officers : Terry's class will focus on canine searching behaviors in conjunction with back-up officers. This class will focus on common training problems that canine team s encounter and how to construct goal oriented training solutions.

3 Chris Jakubin (Retired Air Force): Chris Jakubin is in his 30th year of training in the police dog field. He was part of the Military Working Dog Program for over 28 years. Chris is currently a trainer at AMK9. He was certified by the Department of Defense as handler, trainer, supervisor and program manager. Chris also acts as instructor and certifying agent for the following disciplines: tracking/trailing, narcotics, explosives and patrol. He has experience preparing and deploying numerous Detector Dogs for both domestic and over-seas contingencies. Chris has been involved with the military's green dog training program, handling detector dogs including explosive detector dogs in support of numerous distinguished visitors and managing the explosive dog teams in support of countless special events. Chris has given numerous presentations independently, for HITS and the National Police K-9 association in detection and patrol disciplines. He developed a muzzletraining seminar that has assisted numerous agencies build a fighting street dog with countless success stories, post instruction. Chris also is a valued guest instructor for the Canine Training Academy where he instructs teams from around the country in woodland/urban trailing/tracking work. Muzzle Attacks: Can your dog battle? Do you trust your dog will battle in stressful environments? Does it have what it takes to fight a suspect without all the bulky equipment on? Join Chris Jakubin from AMK9 to learn why this training tool is so important for the development of your police dog. In this class you will learn the basics of muzzle work to advanced off leash fighting for time and distance. Good practice techniques helps build confidence in your dog and increases the chances of success.

4 Captain Eric Schmitz: Captain Eric Schmitz has been with the Lenexa Police Department since He has been involved with the Lenexa Canine Unit since In that time, Eric has been a decoy, handled 3 dual purpose dogs, the canine unit trainer, and is the current supervisor of the unit. Eric has been a member of the NPCA since 2001, he is a certifying official, and a previous North Central Regional Director for the NPCA. Vehicle Extractions / Fleeing Suspect with Officers Pursing: This class will focus on the building stages to the advanced stages of vehicle extractions. When this class is finished your canine will be jumping through open vehicle windows and apprehending a suspect. The second part of this class will train your canine to pursue his original target and not the police officers chasing the suspect. This will all be done in muzzle.

5 Sergeant Jim Harris: Sgt. Harris has been a police officer with the Lenexa, Kansas Police Department since 2005 and has been a police officer since He has been involved with the Lenexa K-9 Unit since 2005 and served as K-9 handler for 8 years and handled two dual purpose police service dogs. Sgt. Harris is currently a certifying official for the National Police Canine Association and continues to assist the Lenexa K-9 unit as a decoy/agitator. Sgt. Harris has over seven years of tactical experience as an operator with the Johnson County Sheriff s Office and Lenexa Tactical Team. Sgt. Harris is currently a specialty munitions instructor for the tactical team. Trojan horse: This class involves deployments out of a raid van. Each handler will need to bring two flash bangs from their agency.