“Full Metal Jacket’ was on the other night. I don’t think there is a cop anywhere that does not love that movie. R Lee Ermey is Gny. Sgt Hartman and stole the whole movie. In the movie it is his job to train the recruits to be Marines. He is in essence imposing his will on the young men. He is 100% consistent, what he says is the law. Should the recruit not follow his order he is immediately corrected. He leads in a fair and firm manner. Even though he is very tough the recruits respect him.

We, as dog handlers, could learn a lot from that. The biggest problem I see everywhere is the lack of consistency in enforcing a command. I see handlers all the time give their dog multiple commands, and many times just give up when the dog does not do as ordered. Sometimes I want to grab the handler and tell him to choke himself….

 

Does every dog need this, of course not. All dogs are different. But I have seen some very hard dogs that could really use a little boot camp action.

Jeff

I was checking out videos on youtube and found the following. Besides being a great public demo I saw something very interesting. Look at all the cool things they are showing the public, a helicopter, an armored vehicle, swat guys with all their gear even diversionary devices. But listen to the crowd, by far the biggest reaction is the dog. Once again it shows besides being the best tool for safety, a K-9 is also the best public relations tool there is.

Jeff

Welcome to my blog. I have never written a blog before so I welcome your comment and input.

As the publisher of Police K-9 Magazine I get a lot of information about our profession. I have daily newsfeeds that send me related news stories as they happen. Often times I get emails from people in the area of the breaking news as well. I also am in contact with handlers and trainers frpm around the world on a daily basis. For a person like me, that loves being a Police K-9 Handler, this job is like a dream. I really cannot get enough of this industry.

My hope is to use this blog to share the current events as I hear about them, as well as any additional information that I receive from the many different sources I am in contact with. My goal since starting this magazine, and now this web page, is to make our profession better.

If you have stuff you would like me to pass along to our readers please email me anytime, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Jeff