The dates were the 20th-23rd of April and Louisville, Kentucky was the location. This year’s Police K9 Magazine H.I.T.S. with keynote speaker LTC Dave Grossman had its biggest year yet with over 500 members of the K9 law enforcement community from around the world.
LTC Grossman was followed up by a list of some of the most influential trainers in the United States. The following topics were presented by the following instructors. “The Power of the Reward” : Jerry Bradshaw; “K-9 Communication” : Mike Colton; “Narcotics Dog Case Law” : Ted Daus; “Veterinary Issues” : Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald; “Canine Legal Update” : Terry Fleck; “Raising The Bar: Bulletproofing Your Training Regimen” : Ron Gunton; “Detector Dog Problem Solving” : Ken Licklider; “Hidden Vehicle Compartments” : Rob Lukason; “Suspect Tactics /Perimeter Containment” : Jack Schonely; “Critical Incidents” : Dave Stambaugh; “Narcotics Dog Recordkeeping” : Andy Weiman; “Odor: A Scientific Truth” : David Adebimpe Ph.D.; “K-9 Supervisor’s Class” : Trent Crump; “Decoys And Aggression” Stephen Mackenzie; “Interdiction Techniques And Signs” Eddie Dutchover; “Awareness Orientation To Explosive Characteristics for Explosive Detection K9 Handlers” : Ryan Morris; “High-Risk Tactical Tracking” : Tracy Bowling; “Urban Tracking” : Steve White (New Instructor).
Signature K9 rose to the challenge of supporting the biggest H.I.T.S. crowd to date by unveiling our newest product, The Cruiser Trunk Lid Organizer. Designed to make the worst trunk orderly and bring equipment to hand quickly, the organizer drew many attendees into the booth for a closer look. Along with the organizer, we displayed our new first aid kit (ER in a Bag) and several other items, old and new.
We saw a lot of old friends and met some new ones, which seems to be the general idea at similar events. What was different and inspiring to us about H.I.T.S. was hearing about the great instruction, and seeing the largest gathering of K9 folks we have ever seen. We are looking forward to the rest of 2009!!!
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