Pacesetter K9 LLC also offers an annual recertification course to cover Narcotic Detector Dogs and Narcotics Detection Dual Purpose Dogs, Currency Detection and Currency Dual Purpose Dogs, and Bomb Dog teams.
This course is 3 days (24 hours) and covers the following:
Day 1: This will be an evaluation of the K9 team. We are looking at the dog’s odor recognition, the handler reading the dog’s change of behavior and how the team works together. We will be working on building, luggage, vehicle and open area searches to evaluate all working aspects on the K9 team.
Day 2: This consists of training. First we correct any issues we observed on day 1. Once complete, we start advanced training. We teach the handler how to better their training to advance their dog’s working capability.
Day 3: Certification day entails searching all training areas. There are 6 areas to search and only 5 training aids. The handler and canine must find all 5 training aids and determine what area was intentionally left blank.
