A dog is only as capable as their body is sound. Build the strength, conditioning, and recovery that keep your dog in drive and searching longer. Be ready to act the moment something goes wrong in the field, making the most of whatever medical resources you have when a vet is nowhere close.

Hard Working Dogs, Hard Working Joints: Supplements, CBD and Medications That Keep SAR K9s in the Field

by James Gaynor, DVM, MS, DACVAA, DAIPM & Medical Director

James Gaynor, DVM, MS, DACVAA, DAIPM & Medical Director Black Dog Veterinary Anesthesia and Mobility Medicine Services Hard Working Dogs, Hard Working Joints: Supplements, CBD and Medications That Keep SAR K9s in the Field Learn how to manage pain and joint wear in your working dog and sort through supplements, CBD, and medications, so they can stay in the field longer.

Veterinary Care for Your K9 Partner: What Handlers Need to Know to Protect Performance

by Eileen Jenkins, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM)

Eileen Jenkins, DVM, MS, DACVIM (SAIM) Veterinary Care for Your K9 Partner: What Handlers Need to Know to Protect Performance Learn how to apply current veterinary research to your working dog's care, catching the issues that quietly drag down performance before they cost you in the field.

More Than Muscle: Building Endurance for Optimized Search Performance

by Missy Franssen, DVM, CCRP, CVSMT, DACVSMR (Canine)

Missy Franssen, DVM, CCRP, CVSMT, DACVSMR (Canine) University of Missouri, Veterinary Health Center, Small Animal Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation More Than Muscle: Building Endurance for Optimized Search Performance Learn how to build true endurance in your dog, beyond strength work, so they can go long into a deployment without running out of gas.

K9 First Aid: Integrating K9 Emergency Care With Human Medical Teams

by Athena Haus

Athena Haus Instructor, Center for Forensic Training & Education K9 First Aid: Integrating K9 Emergency Care With Human Medical Teams Learn how to deliver emergency care to your dog in the field and coordinate with human medics, so your K9 gets care fast when seconds count.

K9 First Aid in Austere Environments

by Bess Pierce, DVM, DABVP, DACVIM, DACVSMR, CCRT

Bess Pierce, DVM, DABVP, DACVIM, DACVSMR, CCRT University of Missouri, Veterinary Health Center, Small Animal Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation K9 First Aid in Austere Environments Learn how to keep your dog alive in austere environments where help is hours away, using limited gear to stabilize them until you reach real care.

K9 Microbiome: What It Is, Why It Matters, How It Impacts Olfaction, and Considerations for Detection Dog Handlers

by Erin Perry, MS, PhD

Erin Perry, MS, PhD Southern Illinois University K9 Microbiome: What It Is, Why It Matters, How It Impacts Olfaction, and Considerations for Detection Dog Handlers Learn how your dog's gut microbiome shapes their scenting ability, so you can support the biology that drives detection.

Low Stress Handling & Husbandry for Working Dogs

by Monique Feyrecilde, BA, LVT, VTS (Behavior)

Monique Feyrecilde, BA, LVT, VTS (Behavior) Teaching Animals Academy Low Stress Handling & Husbandry for Working Dogs Learn how to handle routine care like nail trims without stress so vet visits, exams, and daily husbandry build trust with your dog instead of eroding it.

One Health Initiative: Performance for K9s and their Handlers

by Sherman Canapp, DVM, MS, CCRT, DACVS-SA, DACVSMR

Sherman Canapp, DVM, MS, CCRT, DACVS-SA, DACVSMR Canapp Sports Medicine One Health Initiative: Performance for K9s and their Handlers Learn how to support performance and recovery for both ends of the leash, applying a One Health approach that treats handler and K9 as one working system.

Most dogs don't fail because they can't recognize odor. They fail because their training never prepared them for what they have to work through on a real search. Learn how odor actually moves and how to build a dog that stays steady, in drive, and pushes through any challenge.

Decoding Death: Advanced Canine Detection Through Chemistry

by A. Celeste Medrano, MSFS, PhD Candidate

A. Celeste Medrano, MSFS, PhD Candidate Forensic Analytical Chemistry and Odor Profiling Laboratory, Department of Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech University Decoding Death: Advanced Canine Detection Through Chemistry Learn how to understand the chemistry behind decomposition odor so you train your HRD dog on what they're actually working and read their response with confidence.

From Foundations to Scenario-Based Training

by Tobias Gustavsson

Tobias Gustavsson Founder, Gritty K9 From Foundations to Scenario-Based Training Learn how to lay the foundation blocks a reliable search dog is built on, so every skill you stack later holds up under real search conditions.

Detection of Buried Targets by K9s: An Overview of Environmental Influences

by Paul Bunker

Paul Bunker Principal, Chiron K9 Detection of Buried Targets by K9s: An Overview of Environmental Influences Learn how to read odor from buried targets and how it moves through soil and changing conditions, so you can train your dog for success.

Keep Overarousal From Costing You a Find

by Kevin Cheff

Kevin Cheff Owner, The Retriever Coach Keep Overarousal From Costing You a Find Learn how to separate drive from overarousal, then channel that energy so a hot, excited dog is still able to search.

Building Search Persistence in Detection & SAR Dogs

by Petros Deligiannis

Petros Deligiannis Owner, Operational K9 Building Search Persistence in Detection & SAR Dogs Learn how to build a dog that keeps working a long, hard search, pushing past where most dogs quit, so persistence becomes the default instead of the exception.

Training Under Time Pressure: How Summit Level Competition Nosework Helped Prepare Me for Search & Rescue

by Stacy Barnett

Stacy Barnett Founder, Scentsabilities Nosework Training Under Time Pressure: How Summit Level Competition Nosework Helped Prepare Me for Search & Rescue Learn how to train your dog to commit under the clock, hold drive through distraction, and give you a response you can stake a certification or callout on.

Think Like a Smuggler: Creating More Realistically Challenging Training Scenarios

by Lauren Wendt

Lauren Wendt Owner, Momentum K9 LLC Think Like a Smuggler: Creating More Realistically Challenging Training Scenarios Learn how to think like a smuggler when when designing realistic training scenarios, using concealed targets that prepare your dog for challenging odor presentations.

Kong Essentials

by Amy Leewood, KPA-CTP

Amy Leewood, KPA-CTP KONG Company Kong Essentials Learn how to put Kong's core tools to work in your training and daily enrichment, keeping your dog engaged, motivated, and mentally sharp throughout their career.

The most successful searches come from both ends of the leash performing at their best. Strengthen the calls you make on scene, your coordination with other agencies, and the confidence that your dog's work will stand up when someone puts it under oath.

Preparing to Testify as an Expert Witness

by Sue Opper, District Attorney (Retired)

Sue Opper, District Attorney (Retired) Waukesha County (WI) Preparing to Testify as an Expert Witness Learn how to prepare to testify as an expert witness, understanding what a prosecutor needs from you, so your dog's work holds up when it's challenged under oath.

Training the Handler: Decision-Making and Problem-Solving in K9 Deployments

by Richard Howald, K9 Sergeant

Richard Howald, K9 Sergeant Conservation Police Officer Training the Handler: Decision-Making and Problem-Solving in K9 Deployments Learn how to sharpen the decisions you make on scene, reading the situation and adjusting fast, so your training matches the calls you make under pressure.

Dogs and Drones: Search & Rescue Technology

by Tom Haus

Tom Haus Instructor, Center for Forensic Training & Education, Response Robotics Researcher, NIST Dogs and Drones: Search & Rescue Technology Learn how to run your dog alongside drones, from desensitizing them to the aircraft to coordinating with the pilot, so the technology enhances your search instead of disrupting it.

Closing the Loop: Utilizing the Hot Wash or After-Action Debrief for SAR K9 Units

by Eric Peterson, Trooper, Police Service Dog Handler

Eric Peterson, Trooper, Police Service Dog Handler South Dakota Highway Patrol, Canine Search Solutions, and Brookings County K9 Search & Rescue Closing the Loop: Utilizing the Hot Wash or After-Action Debrief for SAR K9 Units Learn how to run an after-action debrief that actually improves your unit, turning every search, good or bad, into something your whole team learns from.

Interfacing With Agencies Having Jurisdiction

by Nick Fathergill

Nick Fathergill Training Director, Center for Forensic Training & Education Interfacing With Agencies Having Jurisdiction Learn how to interact as a professional with the agency having jurisdiction so your team gets called, trusted, and used often.

When Nobody Knows the Answer: Why Double-Blind Testing Matters for Canine Detection

by Paola Tiedemann, PhD, Associate Professor

Paola Tiedemann, PhD, Associate Professor Forensic Analytical Chemistry and Odor Profiling Laboratory, Department of Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech University When Nobody Knows the Answer: Why Double-Blind Testing Matters for Canine Detection Learn how to use double-blind testing to improve your credibility and demonstrate your dog is not cued by you, so your results stand up against scrutiny.

Amino Acids and Your SAR K9 Partner

by John Dowdy

John Dowdy K10 Amino Acids and Your SAR K9 Partner Learn how to use targeted amino acid nutrition to fuel your SAR dog's drive, endurance, and recovery, so what you feed supports the work you're asking them to do.