* Protection * Obedience * Police K-9 * Schutzhund *

Teddy Parks is the “Head Trainer”  for the Louisville Metro Police Department in Louisville Kentucky . Below is an e-mail he recently sent to Randy

“Hey Randy. 

 Since attending your “Trainers Course” with Eros I have noticed a huge difference in his abilities.  He searches with a drive now that I have never seen before.  His alerts are hard and fast, and I am seeing the combinations we shaped in him.  Everyone has commented on it.  We found a couple of ounces of cocaine in a house search and about five pounds of marijuana in a warehouse search on Thursday.  I wish you could have seen him going into odor and working it out.  I have been working a couple of my problem dogs using the techniques we learned.  Obviously I don't have the boxes yet, but just the limited amount I have been able to work them, I have seen dramatic changes.  We will see what happens in the long term, but at least I feel like I have the tools now to solve these problems and it is a big relief!  Our boss agreed to send at least one person to your next trainers class, but I am pushing for both.  Keep me up on dates for this.  Talk to you later…

Teddy Parks
Louisville Metro Police Department

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I can honestly say the every day of this “Trainers Course” I have either seen or experiences something that just blows me away concerning this course. The method is truly innovative and different. I have worked with some of the best trainers in the world and I am glad to add this technique to my collection of references.

David Barmore
Professional Trainer
Boling Green Kentucky

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Randy,

Thanks for an excellent “Trainers Course”. I hated that the course had to end. It was really informative and taught a lot about Dog Training in general. Stay in touch.

Thanks again,
Rick DeVaughn
Martin , Kentucky

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Stephen  Johnson

Linden California

Steve is a professional Dog Trainer in Linden California and has trained and sold many fine detection dogs. He is a very sharp trainer and a credit to the profession.

Randy Hare

Randy,

Thanks for the class ....I really did learn a lot and also had some "old" things put into a new prospective.

    In my life I have told the following statement to 4 men you now being the fifth...it has a very strong meaning to me and comes from one of the oldest and most respected Law Enforcement organizations in the modern world. Take a couple of days and see if you can figure it out.....if not I will explain.

  " you will do to ride the river with"

    Stephen J. "Hawk" Johnson

Mark Richardson

Louisville , KY  Metro Police Department

Mark is an excellent K-9 Handler in Louisville KY and is second in command on the K-9 Unit. His insight and dedication to the profession will no doubt serve him well in the future.

Randy Hare

Hey Randy,

            Just wanted to say Hi and thanks again for the great trainer’s course. I also wanted to tell you about a find we had a couple of weeks ago. One of the district units called us to search a pick-up they had stopped. I had to pull past the stop because of traffic. Once I got Norbo out of the vehicle, I started to walk towards the vehicle to start my search at the back of the truck like I always do. Norbo went into odor before I ever passed the front wheel, so I let him work. He worked the front of the truck very hard. He went under the vehicle on the driver’s side and from the front but could not get to source. Norbo then went under the truck at the front passenger side, crawled up over the front passenger tire and put his nose in the back portion of the wheel well. Now, knowing how big he is, I want you to picture his nose up in the wheel well with the front half of his body molded around the tire. Needless to say he almost got stuck. He then pulled himself out, walked around to the side of the vehicle, put his nose in the same spot and sat. When we opened the hood of the truck, directly above his nose in the back of the engine compartment was a ½  pound of marijuana. He did exactly what we taught him to do and pinpointed the odor just like it was the boxes. Thanks again for everything. I am starting converting several of our street dogs to your style of training and things are going great. Tell everyone Hi from Louisville and I will talk to you later.

                                                                                                            Mark Richardson

Jeff Miller

Los Angles Police Department

Los Angeles California

  Randy Hare

  Randy,

I was blown away by how clearly you made things in class. The system makes perfect sense to me and I can tell it is clearly easier for the dogs to understand.

  Thanks a million,

    Jeff Miller

  Luther Evans

Evolution K-9 Training Center Atwater California  

Luther is a long time dog trainer in California . He is still eager to learn new techniques which makes him unique in the dog training industry. Randy Hare

  Randy,

  The class was great and I can not wait to share the techniques and teachings with others. Take care and lets do another school soon.

  Luther Evans

David Dorn

San Francisco County Sheriffs Office

David is an up and coming young talent with a real feel for dogs and shaping behavior in the area of detection work. Since the completion of his school he has competed once and finished second place out of 30 dogs with his excellent narc dog “Rocket”.

Randy Hare

Big Pimpin (that’s what he calls me),

Loved the class man and believe me I will put the principals to work immediately. I look forward to training many more dogs using this method.

Thanks,

Joe Hodder

Northern Illinois State Universit y

Joe is a very sharp, down to earth, good person with a super compassion for his dog and for the training of dogs in general. It was a pleasure to meet and teach such a fine person.

Randy Hare

  Hi Randy,

  Just to let you know that since your class in June I've been working with Kazan on establishing more independence in his search.  I've been able to work with Vince Feltner since your class and I have seen improvement by continuing your techniques.

  On Friday, 07-14-06, Kazan and I attended a training session with 5 other Bomb dogs.  One of the searches we had to do was to find a fired revolver inside of a machine shop.  The revolver had been fired three days earlier and was hidden inside of a pile of metal.  There were a lot of oils and fluids present inside of the shop.  Handlers with more experienced dogs started the exercise.  None of the handlers were told where the revolver was at.  This is considered a difficult search for us.  The noises and smells distracted the first two dogs and they were not able to locate the gun. 

  I noticed that the first two handlers worked very close to their dogs and experienced a number of false responses.  By remembering your advice to let the dog do the search, I started Kazan on the exercise. 

  I started using a ten foot lead so that I could stand back more and let Kazan search.  Well it paid off.  Kazan was the first and only dog to locate the revolver.  He did this without my having to step in, as I would normally have done, to assist him in the search pattern. 

  Kazan displayed more independence in his search, more that what I observed the other dogs do.  Needless to say I was only too happy to explain to the other handlers how and why Kazan did so well.  Obedience to odor and not the handler made the difference.

  Thanks again for your help and I have strongly recommended your class to every dog handler I come across.

      Joe Hodder

Vince and Kathy Feltner

Chicago Illinois

Vince and Kathy own a large kennel and training facility about 45 minutes north of Chicago . They are both fine people and extremely sharp when it comes to animal training.

Randy Hare

Randy,

The class was absolutely great. I never though in terms of a dogs drive just what they would be capable of when correctly utilizing those drives. You have given me a new outlook on dog training and I thank you for that….

Vince Feltner

Trever Harlow

Cleveland Ohio

  Trever is just getting started in K-9 Training and is like a sponge when it comes to new knowledge. I predict he will be a force in the dog training industry in the near future.

Randy Hare

Randy,

Thanks for the school, all the tips, and for selling me a wonderful dog. Stag is doing great and coming along fine in his training. Hope to see you again soon….

Ricky Hooker

Eglin Air Force Base

Fort Walton Beach Florida

Ricky is an excellent dog trainer with a knack for seeing through the BS. His is gifted in his sense of timing and knows an excellent dog from an almost excellent dog. Eglin AFB is lucky to have him as a trainer for their unit.

Randy,

Thanks for all your help. After watching the “On Target Tapes”, this school really filled in the gaps. I will be buy in the next few weeks to pick up the rest of our 60 boxes.

Brice Cavanaugh

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Hazle Green , Wisconsin

Brice possesses a super sharp K-9 mind and is an excellent trainer in his own right. His article (posted in the June issue of Dogs against Drugs and Crime) clearly indicates that he has a good understanding of what this technique is all about. Thanks Brice for being an excellent student and and stand-up dog person.

Mark Boggs

Springfield Illinois

Mark is an excellent helper in protection work as well as experienced in all facets of dog training. He was an excellent student and it was a pleasure to have him here.

Randy Hare

Randy,

I have been through many school and for the most part I can remember being eager for them to be over with. I have to say that I enjoyed every single minute of this school. Keep up the good work.

Mark Boggs

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Doug Taylor and K-9 Rico from Lawrenceburg Indiana Police Department

Doug Taylor attended the Trainers Course in early 2007. He is a 14 year veteran of handling police dogs and posseses a true love and passion fo the K-9 field. We were honored that he attended as he and his K-9 made several accomplishments while here at Alpha K-9. Randy Hare

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MIKE KAY --- VERNONIA OREGON POLICE DEPT

Randy,

Thanks for the trainers course for the On-Target method. Being what I thought was a good narc dog trainer with a clear understanding, Your method is mind blowing how much easier and better it is for the dog by cutting out all of the "Human / distraction influences". It is truly so much clearer in my mind for the dog to reach higher expectations by pushing past the distractions. Thanks for being an instructor that is truly there to educate the students that take your course. I offer my highest praise for your method, course and personal abilities as a trainer and instructor. Because of your course, I look forward to those Highway stops. As for my current dog Krueg. Krueg was a good dog prior to being introduced to your method, but know he is threw the roof. If that head whips then someone is going to jail. His confidence is thru the roof as well and is a completely different dog now. Thank You for giving me the knowledge to teach other dogs and handlers with this powerful system. We are currently working on our Grant dogs now.
Thanks again, and Tell Gina hello. I will see you both in Vegas in Febuary at the conference !!!

Sincerely,

Sgt. Mike Kay
Vernonia P.D.
ACCJT Asst. Director

Mike Kay was an excellent host during our school in Oregon. He managed to make everything move along well and caught on to the training technique at the same time. EXCELLENT K-9 OFFICER...

Randy Hare

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Joe Harrison-------Oregon

DENISE MULLENIX------Beaverton Oregon

www.behavetraining.com

Thank you for everything. I had such a great time at the trainers school. It was the most informitive, positive fun training I've ever done and I'd recommend you guys to anyone! I hope all's well with you guys and that you have a great Holiday season!

Take Care,
Denise Mullenix

Denise Mullinix is one of the smartest trainers I have ever instructed. She absorbed the material and remembered EVERYTHING......it was a pleasure to have her in the class and she has a bright future in the dog training industry.

Randy Hare

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Steve Worley------Omaha Nebraska Police Department

Steve Worley is the head trainer for the Omaha Police Department in Nebraska. He is a smart and talented trainer with a gift for handling people and dogs.

Randy Hare

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Tom Verrone

Passaic County Sheriffs Office New Jersey

Tom is the head trainer for his department and is a hard worker with a lot of talent in the K-9 field..

Randy Hare

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Mike Breton ... Cascade K-9

Mike is the owner and head trainer at Cascade K-9 in Washington State. His thirst for knowledge and drive to succeed in the K-9 business is unsurpassed.

Randy Hare

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Chuck WilliamsTennessee State Police

Chuck Williams is the Senior K-9 Trainer for the Tennessee State Police. A VERY sharp minded trainer with a lot of experience in the detection dog training field. It was a pleasure and an honor to have him in this last class.

Randy Hare

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BRIAN DOWDY

Brian is from the Saint Louis area and is a police k-9 handler as well as a professional trainer. He is one of the hardest workers we have ever instructed and possesses a real passion for the dogs he handles and traines. It was a pleasure to have him in SIPPI...

Randy Hare

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