Every K9 is known to us by name for the length of its working life — through transitions, transportation, quiet retirement, and every situation between.
Capability that cannot be directed, communicated with, controlled under stress, and safely ended is not capability. It is exposure. K1K9™ develops the team — the dog, the handler, the household, and the environment they operate in.
A K1K9™ has to live somewhere. That means there is an owner, a family, visitors, children, employees, contractors, vehicles, travel, gates, doors, distractions, stress, noise, and daily routines. The dog does not live in a dramatic social-media clip. The dog lives in the real world.
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This article records my findings, observations and professional standards. No external references are cited in this edition.
From my operational record
I have worked as an operational K9 handler since 2009 and have seen more than 44 dogs go through our unit's program. These articles draw on that work and the feedback I bring to our K9 specialists.
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