Anyone can wear the suit. This is the credential for the ones who make every other credential possible. KESP™ means Kinetic Engagement Sparring Partner. KESP™ education belongs within SCAD™, the Special K9 Applications Division, as part of K9 development and sparring-partner preparation.
Anyone can wear a suit. Fewer can catch cleanly. Fewer still can teach a dog to disengage on cue after full engagement. The number who can do all of that and hold themselves to the PSSK9™ standard on documented scenarios, over documented time, with witnessed proofs — that is the number of PSSK9™ Decoys in the world. It is a small number, and it will stay small.
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