Tactical obedience & LETHAL COVER INTEGRATION

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Antonio “Arod” Rodriguez is a co-owner and instructor/trainer of ORO-K9 Services located in Paris, Texas. 

Antonio is a 20-year retired combat veteran of the United States Air Force.  He completed his career in the Air Force as a Military Working Dog (MWD) program manager for twelve military units. His highlights while on active duty include being hand-picked as a Department of Defense MWD trainer, kennel master, unit trainer, pre-deployment senior instructor, and special tactics member/instructor.  

After retiring in 2013, Antonio was employed by various private security firms supporting U.S. Treasury Department and U.S. State Department domestic and international security contracts.  During this period, he was assigned to the following positions: high-threat protection security specialist, emergency response team member, canine handler, kennel master, and training director.  

Following his time in the private contracting world, Antonio was employed by the Department of Homeland Security’s National Explosives Detection Canine Team Program (NEDCTP).  During this time, he served as unit canine trainer and supervisor of canine operations for eleven TSA Passenger Screening Canine (PSC) teams at Colorado’s Denver International Airport.  

In 2018, Antonio left federal service to train high-performance canine teams for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC). In the fall of 2022, he resigned from his advisor position with the 10th Special Forces Group (A) to launch ORO-K9 Services-a lifelong dream. 

His experience spans 20-plus years instructing law enforcement, special operations, and military professionals in the application of canine assets within the global security arena. 

TACTICAL OBEDIENCE & LETHAL COVER INTEGRATION

This course provides the foundational strategy to optimize the performance of canine teams operating in complex high-threat environments.  Arod will focus on two critical phases of his Shoot, Move & Survive Weapons and Tactics (WEPTAC) program; designed from over a decade of research and training with countless high-performance canine teams in the military and law enforcement industry.  

This course emphasizes replicating re-enforceable behaviors (with food/reward) while facilitating the handler’s ability to safely and effectively control their canine during dynamic scenarios.

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT:

-Duty Gear

-All K9 gear

-Primary Reward

RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT:

-Tactical Lanyard

-Canine Treats/or Food

-Clicker

-Reward Pouch

*Annotates recommended if handler utilizes E-Collar but not required