The learning path
2027 class enrollment opens November 15, 2026, together with full class descriptions and pricing. We are finalizing seminar arrangements across U.S. and international locations. Published planning dates remain provisional until confirmed.
PSS-K9™ Education / Course outline
Learn the questions.
Understand the evidence.
Eight learning stages for protection K9 owners and handlers. Open a stage to see what it covers and what you should take from it.
Read the course outline freely. Full class descriptions, pricing and enrollment for 2027 open November 15, 2026. Enrollment is not open on this page.
00Start with a common languageOrientation and definitions
Distinguish loyalty, suitability, foundation assessment and a protection-task claim. Learn why course completion is not qualification.
Planned learning output
A shared vocabulary and a clear understanding of scope.
Read the proposed standard →01Define the right missionLoyalty, protection and mission fit
Identify the intended role, the household or working context, handler responsibilities and exclusions before judging the dog.
Planned learning output
A draft mission profile with its limits stated.
Read the proposed standard →02Look beyond the sales presentationProvider claims and individual selection
Learn to ask for records, context and limitations. Price, pedigree and a dramatic demonstration do not replace individual evidence.
Planned learning output
An evidence-request checklist and a record of unanswered questions.
Read the proposed standard →03Understand the whole teamHandler responsibility and control
Examine routine management, clear communication, welfare and the responsibilities of the named handler.
Planned learning output
A team-responsibility review based on written cases.
Read the proposed standard →04Read observations carefullyPressure, threat and recovery
Distinguish an observation from an interpretation. Discuss context, recovery and the limits of conclusions without improvising stress tests.
Planned learning output
A case review separating what was observed from what was assumed.
Read the proposed standard →05Know what a demonstration cannot proveCapability claims and their limits
Examine why one behavior or a short clip cannot establish every claimed function. Learn when a specialist assessment would be required.
Planned learning output
A scope-and-limitations statement supported by the available record.
Read the proposed standard →06Respect specialist boundariesControl, safety and exclusions
Study supervision requirements and safety boundaries. Weapons procedures and live-fire exercises are not part of this baseline education preview.
Planned learning output
A safety-boundary review, not authorization for practical exercises.
Read the proposed standard →07Bring the evidence togetherMission-fit evaluation brief
Organize a documented case, identify missing evidence and explain limits. A written brief does not assess or qualify a real dog.
Planned learning output
An education capstone for instructor review under the eventual course rules.
Read the proposed standard →Learn here. Qualify separately.
The paid program is for education. Any future practical assessment must follow an adopted standard and approved specialist protocols. Subscription status cannot replace demonstrated competence.
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