CANINE HANDLERS TRAINERS TRAINING COURSE

Syllabus
I. PURPOSE

To enhance the knowledge and skills of PNP personnel in explosive detection k9

handling in furtherance of their counter terrorist operation.

II. OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the training, the PNP SAF will be able:

a. To train PNP personnel how to effectively conduct explosive detection
operations using canine asset; and
b. To train and develop explosive detection dog to be used for the PNP in
explosive detection operations.

III. COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE ORIENTATION
K9 OLFACTION
K9 DISEASES AND CONTROL
EMERGENCY CARE
AIR MOVEMENT
INTRO TO EXPLOSIVE DETECTION CANINE
EXPLOSIVE SAFETY
INTRO TO EXPLOSIVE AND IED
BONDING AND KENNEL MANAGEMENT
BASIC CONTROL
DRIVE DEVELOPMENT
PRINTING OF EXPLOSIVE ODORS
INDICATION TRAINING
POSITIVE INDICATION
SEARCH PATTERN
FAMILIARIZATION
MULTIPLE INDICATION
Advance control
Minor contamination
Minor disperse contamination
OJT

IV. TRAINING SCHEDULE

Nr. of
Schedule Subject Instructor
Hours
Course orientation and administration
History of k9 and k9 uses during war
Contemporary use of K9
K9 breed
Canine disease, cause, sign and symptoms
and prevention
Week 1
Canine wellness
Air movement, wind current, scent cone and
vapor action
Searches and presentation
Explosive safety
General safety
 Intro to explosive
Explosion
Identification
Written examination
Canine olfaction process
Study of nasal chamber
Different type of sniffing
First aid of k9
TCCC
Intro to explosive detection k9
K9 psychology and drive instinct
Training method and principle
Kennel safety
Basic effect and function of explosive
List of basic component of IED
Assignment of dog
Bonding
Toilet training
Kennel management
Feeding and nutrition Grooming and kennel
Week 2 care
Basic control of k9
Basic obedience of k9
Correction and reward of k9
Basic obedience of k9
PE of basic obedience
Intro to play and toys/ball
Ball drive (dry run)
Week 3
Ball drive development
PE
Ball drive
Ball focus
Ball throw
Place command
Ball throw grass search
Place command
Week 4 Ball hunting vehicles
Place command
Ball drive, intensity search
Ball throw open area and retrieve
Ball hunting vehicles
Place command
PE
Ball drive, intensity search
Ball throw open area and retrieve
WEEK 5 Ball hunting vehicles
Place command
PE
Printing of explosive odor (double base
WEEK 6 black powder)
PE
Printing of explosive odor(TNT flakes)
Printing of explosive odor (C4)
PE
 Printing of explosive odor(detcord PETN
base)
WEEK 8
Printing of explosive odor(Time Fuse)
PE
Printing of explosive odor(RDX)
WEEK 9 Printing of explosive odor(PETN)
PE
Printing of explosive odor(power gel)
WEEK 10 Printing of explosive odor(AN)
PE
Printing of explosive odor(pyrotechnic)
WEEK 11 Printing of explosive odor(tetryl)
PE
Printing of explosive odor(ANFO)
WEEK 12 Printing of explosive odor(comp B)
PE
Scent discrimination (indication training)
WEEK 13 Alert sign
PE
Scent discrimination (positive indication )
WEEK 14 Sit
PE
Positive indication
WEEK 15 Automatic sit
PE
Searching exercise
Search pattern by elevation. (flat, medium,
high )
WEEK 16
Flat find search
Medium find search
PE
High find search
Open area search
WEEK 17
(ammo & FA)
PE
Establishment search (school, malls,
WEEK 18 gymnasium, & warehouses
PE
Vehicle search (parking area )
WEEK 19 Multiple vehicle search (parking area )
PE
Item search ( bag, box, pot, luggage, cart &
WEEK 20 etc.
PE
Scent away search and recall (abandon box
& vehicle )
WEEK 21 Advance control
Minor contamination training search
PE
Multiple search with multiple find
Volume odor training with environmental
WEEK 22 distraction
Minor disperse contamination
PE
 OJT (establishment) AOR
WEEK 23
PE
OJT (bus terminal, LRT station, pier and
WEEK 24 airport
PE
Odor recognition Test and evaluation
Vehicle search test and evaluation
Bag, luggage, & box search test and
WEEK 25 evaluation
Open search test and evaluation
Removal
Graduation day

Program of Instruction

Nr of Students : 10
Duration of Course : 25 WEEKS

Objectives:

1. To train K9 handlers capable of bomb detection operation.

2. To produce newly trained explosive detection dogs to be used for the EOD/ K9
operation.

Module 1

Nr of Method of
Subjects Scope
Hrs Instruction
History of canine
Early uses of K9
K9 uses during WWI and
1. COURSE ORIENTATION 8 Lecture
WWII
Contemporary uses of K9
K9 Pedigree
Canine olfaction process
Sniffing and different types
2. K9 OLFACTION 8 Lecture
of sniffing
Nasal chambers
K9 diseases, carrier, signs
3. K9 DISEASES AND
8 and symptoms and Lecture
CONTROL
prevention
Canine wellness, routine
veterinary check up, first
4.EMERGENCY CARE 8 aid, basic nutritional Lecture
supplements, hydration and
sanitation
Wind currents, scent cone
5. AIR MOVEMENT 8 and vapor action Lecture
Search and presentation
6. INTRO TO EXPLOSIVE 8 Why dog, capability, lecture
 DETECTION CANINE
7. EXPLOSIVE SAFETY
8. INTRO TO EXPLOSIVE AND
IED
limitation
Methodology on training,
principle of canine training
General safety, kennel
8 safety, where to go in case Lecture
of emergency
Explosions and explosive
materials, basic effect and
function of explosive
16 List of basic components of Lecture
IED
Methods to prevent cross
contamination

Module 2

LEVEL 1
Feeding and
1.1 nutrition
DEMONSTRATION/
BONDING AND KENNEL 40 Grooming and
PE
MANAGEMENT kennel care

Voice Control with

lease training
1.2 Basic Obedience DEMONSTRATION/
40
BASIC CONTROL Correction and GPE
Reward

Intro to Play and

toys
Ball drive and ball
1.3 DEMONSTRATION/
40 focus
DRIVE DEVELOPMENT GPE
Ball throws and ball
hunting

LEVEL 2
Explosive Volume
2.1
Odor DEMONSTRATION/
PRINTING OF 160
Scent GPE
EXPLOSIVE ODORS
Discrimination
Play method thru
2.2 ball drive DEMONSTRATION/
80
INDICATION TRAINING Force method PE

2.3 Automatic Sit DEMONSTRATION/

8O
POSITIVE INDICATION GPE
LEVEL 3
By Elevation (Flat,
Medium, Overhead)
3.1 By forms and DEMONSTRATION/
80
SEARCH PATTERN Location GPE
Sent away and
Recall
 Car breaking
Items, Vehicle, area
3.2
40 and places DEMONSTRAION
FAMILIARIZATION
Airplanes and ship,
Explosions
Intensity search
with multiple find,
introduction to
3.3 DEMONSTRATION/
40 conflict and
MULTIPLE INDICATION GPE
environmental
obstacle, negative
search
LEVEL 4
4.1 Drop lease, off DEMONSTRATION/
80
Advance control lease, voice control GPE
4.2 Small amount of DEMONSTRATION/
40
minor contamination explosive hide GPE
Very small amount
4.3
of hide with other DEMONSTRATION/
minor disperse 40
concealments, and GPE
contamination
odor
OJT 80 AOR
Odor recognition,
Handlers final DEMONSTRATION/
CERTIFICATION 40
Interpretation GPE
Search evaluation
GRADUATION