LEG TARGETING FOR PATROL DOGS

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Steve Sprouse has been in law enforcement since 1983 and a K9 officer since 1988. He retired as the Broward County Sheriff's Office, located in South East Florida in 2018. Steve has been a FDLE certified canine instructor since 1993. He is a USPCA regional patrol dog and detection dog judge. He has completed and placed as high as first place in numerous regional and national police canine events but believes training for the streets takes priority. Steve's third dog was one of five dogs in the nation to receive "Honorable Mention" in the AKC 2002 Law Enforcement Dog of the Year award. Steve and his canine partners throughout his career have been involved in hundreds of K9 apprehensions, many resulting in canine use of force. In 1989, Steve was shot and seriously wounded in a K9 deployment and has since been involved in the importance of training for reality. he has lectured and taught numerous K9 classes and seminars throughout the US and has had several canine training articles  published in popular police K9 publications. 

Steve is the owner and founder of the ArminLeggan training systems which was developed to enhance the performance and working ability of law enforcement and military canines.

Steve is internationally renown for his reality based training philosophies and has taught hundreds of canine teams domestically and abroad. 

LEG TARGETING FOR PATROL DOGS

This is a one day course that looks at the benefits and techniques of leg engagements. The arm bite is not always an option. A large percentage of patrol dogs have not mastered the mechanics of a full mouth leg grip, thus causing a weak bite and low confidence within the team. This course will begin with a one hour classroom presentation and discussion. The remaining time will be in the field addressing leg bites from the elementary stages and slowly building to more realistic engagements. This class may or may not benefit advanced K9 leg biters such as KMPV or Ring Sport.

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT:

-All duty equipment needed to deploy safely with K9