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Why Choose a Master Dog Trainer Program

Posted on April 9, 2014July 21, 2018 by Jason Purgason

Want to Start Your Career as a Dog Trainer? Our Master Dog Trainer Program is the Best Place to Begin! If you are serious about becoming a professional dog trainer and are looking to start a career with dogs, you will want to be sure that you are well prepared to ensure your success in…

Police K9 Trainers Can Benefit from a Professional School

Posted on April 8, 2014January 22, 2015 by Jason Purgason

How Police K9 Trainers Can Benefit from a Professional Dog Trainer School Along with your department’s SWAT team and vice/narcotics unit, the Police K9 Unit is one of the highest liability areas within any agency. Due to the risk involved, a department would never allow a rookie officer to be the leader of their departmental…

Establishing a Police K9 Perimeter

Posted on May 19, 2013January 22, 2015 by Jason Purgason

Using Police K9 Teams to Create a Police K9 Perimeter A police K9 perimeter can be an excellent use of a police K9 resource. Police dog teams can help keep the area secure, both inside and out. A fleeing suspect from a building would have little chance of crossing a police K9 perimeter in order…

Scent Articles for Police & Search and Rescue Training

Posted on May 18, 2013September 22, 2013 by Jason Purgason

Scent Articles – How to Use Them in Training Tracking & Trailing Dogs Utilizing scent articles is an integral part of training tracking and trailing dogs for search and rescue and police dog training. Understanding how and when to use them is important to the overall success of the tracking or trailing dog team. In…

What Our Graduates Say...

Jordan Biscardi, NY

"The course was above and beyond what I expected to get from it. I learned a lot more that I thought I would. Overall, it was a great experience!"

2013-09-23T13:40:22-05:00

"The course was above and beyond what I expected to get from it. I learned a lot more that I thought I would. Overall, it was a great experience!"

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David Reiter, US Army

Highland Canine offers a great staff that I learned a lot from. They made for a fun and conducive learning environment! "

2013-01-18T05:38:07-05:00

Highland Canine offers a great staff that I learned a lot from. They made for a fun and conducive learning environment! "

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Janine Gauthier, NC

"I came to Highland Canine Training to learn to train dogs - especially dogs with problems. This course definitely met my needs!"

2013-01-19T00:04:50-05:00

"I came to Highland Canine Training to learn to train dogs - especially dogs with problems. This course definitely met my needs!"

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Ed McCormick, MO

"Jason is probably one of the most knowledgeable instructors I have ever had. A unique combination to be able to make both the hands-on training and the lectures fun and interesting."

2013-01-19T00:06:31-05:00

"Jason is probably one of the most knowledgeable instructors I have ever had. A unique combination to be able to make both the hands-on training and the lectures fun and interesting."

https://internationaldogtrainerschool.com/testimonials/ed-mccormick-mo/

Neils Seki, Japan

"At Highland Canine Training I got plenty of training experience and experience with problem dogs. I got the knowledge that I needed for dog training as well as plenty of advice for opening my own business."

2013-01-19T00:07:30-05:00

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Our Latest Podcasts

Episode 6: Dead Dog Beach

Yabucoa is a small town located in the southeastern part of the island of Puerto Rico. Yabucoa was known to be a place on the island where unwanted dogs were discarded. As such, a fairly remote beach with beautiful white sand and towering palm trees became known as “Dead Dog Beach”. For years this beach...…

Episode 5: Cautious Closure

When people are missing, often dog teams are called in to locate them. At times, Human Remains Detection dogs or cadaver dogs are utilized to recover the deceased body of a missing individual. These dog teams are often used by law enforcement to successfully prosecute cases and to provide evidence that would otherwise be overlooked. ...…

Episode 4: Thirty-One Kilo

Dogs have been officially serving as soldiers in the United States military since World War I. Known as (MWDs) or military working dogs they are trained for a variety of highly specialized tasks and actively contribute to U.S. combat operations. There are about 2,500 war dogs in service today, with about 700 serving at any...…

Episode 3: The Fearless Ones

Africa is known to be the home to the world’s most magnificent wildlife. Endangered animals are slaughtered so that a single body part, like tusks, pelt, or bones, can be sold illegally for massive amounts of money. For example, Rhinoceros horn is so valuable and sought after that it sells for nearly $30,000 a pound....…

Episode 2: Catching a Flight

It’s a fairly common occurrence for a bird and a plane to collide. Recently, a Japan airlines flight had to make an emergency landing due to a bird strike, while another commercial plane was forced to make an emergency return to Cardiff Airport in Wales after a bird hit an engine. Although rare, dogs trained...…

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