2019 Idaho Police Canine Association

 Conference Agenda

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Monday - May 20, 2019

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4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Registration - Red Lion Hospitality Room

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6:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Meet and Greet (Brewery)

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Tuesday - May 21, 2019

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3:00 pm to 3:15 pm

ALL HANDLERS

Location – Post Falls PD

Welcome Address – Head LE official

Instructions for the Day/Week

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3:15 pm to 6:30 pm

Legal Updates (Ted Daus)

Classroom The training will include 3 HOURS of legal updates relevant to the current K9 handler. 

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3:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Optional for Patrol:

Location – Fire Tower, Tedder

Problem Solving Station: The K9 Team will work through issues that have been

identified by the handler. The team will receive training and drills to work on the issues.

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6:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Lunch on your own and travel to next training sites

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7:30 pm to 1:00 am

Patrol – Location: Spaulding’s

Field work will include a multitude of problem solving scenarios. Training will be focused

on Building Searches, Vehicle Deployments, Tactical Searches, and Distance K9 sends/call outs.

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Detection – Location: Spokane Training Academy

Field work will include a multitude of problem-solving scenarios. Training will be focused

on interior building searches and packages. Environmental factors will include dark

rooms, slick floors, and high finds.

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Wednesday - May 22, 2019

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3:00 pm to 3:15 pm

ALL HANDLERS

Location – Post Falls PD

Instructions for the Day

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3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

Travel to Training Locations

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4:00 pm to 1:00 am

Detection – Location: Spaulding’s

Field work will include a multitude of problem solving scenarios. Training will be focused vehicle

searches, both interior and exterior. 

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4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Patrol – Location: Spokane Training Academy

Instruction: Tactical First Aid and how it pertains to the working K9 in the field. 

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6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Patrol - Location:  Same

Instruction: This block of instruction will include scenarios held within the shoot house. There will be

a night shoot and an officer down scenario. 

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Thursday - May 23, 2019

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3:00 pm to 3:15 pm

ALL HANDLERS

Location – Post Falls PD

Instructions for the Day

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3:15 pm to 5:15 pm

Classroom #1 – Dangers of Fentanyl (Gary Creed)

This class will address the dangers of working around Fentanyl. It will also cover the possible exposure risk

and the current trends that are happening.

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Classroom #2 – Tactical Tracking Debrief (Jeff Barrett)

This class will address the deployment of a K9 team in during a major critical incident. It will address

successes during the deployment and the moments leading up to the death of a handler and K9.

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5:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Idaho Police K9 Association Meeting. This meeting will cover concerns of the group from last year and

address any upcoming issues.

Free pizza and drinks will be provided

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6:00 pm to 6:45 pm

Travel to Training Locations

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6:45 pm to 1:00 am

Detection: Location: Auction Yard (Spokane County)

Field Work: Night of 100 vehicles. This night will provide the K9 team with an opportunity to work on as

many vehicles scenarios as they can handle. The scenarios will include interior and exterior searches.

It will also include black vehicles.

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Patrol: Location: Greyhound, Tedder

Instruction will include a multitude of problem-solving scenarios. Primary focus will include K9 tactics

and moving in teams.

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