North American Police Work Dog Association - Dedicated to Assisting Police Work Dog Teams Throughout the World.

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The North American Police Work Dog Association (NAPWDA) was formed in 1977 and is composed of law enforcement officers throughout the United States and several other countries. Our mission is that we are Dedicated to Assisting Police Work Dog Teams Throughout the World. We conduct in service training workshops in various states throughout the year and hold a major national workshop in a different state yearly. Officers and their K9's attend these workshops for problem solving, legal updates, new techniques in various phases of police work dog use and certifications to our standards.

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Take Care and Stay Safe, Jim Watson, National Secretary.

K9 Versus McK9Academies

Debate continues over the best and most efficient means of purchasing and training a police dog team. McK-9 Academies are springing up all over America especially since September 11, 2001 when demand for dogs in law enforcement grew at historic rates. These 2 to 4 week wonder private academies or vendors that sell a department “trained” police dogs and provide all the training a handler needs in a accelerated program are merely an extension of our desire to have things immediately....... [ Read entire tip ]

2009 NAPWDA National Workshop
June 18 - 27, 2009
Northbrook, IL
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2009 NAPWDA National Explosive Detector Workshop
February 9 - 13, 2009
Ft. Pierce, FL
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2009 American Aluminum K9 Training & Problem Solving Workshop
March 2 - 6, 2009
Perry, FL
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