SC K9 Workshop 2019: Full Schedule

09:00 EST

Parcel Interdiction

Limited Capacity filling up

We have seen a growing need across jurisdictional lines for the use of K9 teams in sorting facilities. This class will provide each student with classroom instructuction and hands on working knowledge of working Parcel Interdiction.

Trainer

James “ Fitz” Fitzpatrick

Assistant K9 Unit Trainer, Columbia Police Department

Police officer / 21 years experience both local and internationalCanine handler and trainer for over 13 years.Currently the assistant trainer with the City of Columbia SC Police Department K9 Team

Cody Grosinsky

CPL MWD, USArmy

I am a Corporal in the United States Army. I have been working with Military Working Dogs for over four years. I was first stationed at Schofield Barrack Hawaii, where I worked a Patrol Explosive Detector Dog (PEDD) named Davy. From September for 2016 to June of 2017 I was deployed... Read More →

Erik Rosengren

TRADOC (USA), US Army

Instructor

Matt Downey

Lieutenant – SLED Narcotics, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED)

Matt Downey began his law enforcement career as a Deputy Sheriff in Kershaw County, South Carolina in 2003 after graduating from Clemson University. Matt is now a narcotics investigator, and K9 handler with the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division in his sixteenth year in... Read More →

Wednesday November 6, 2019 09:00 - 12:00 EST
Richland County Sheriff Department K9 Unit 5601 Two Notch Road, Columbia, SC, USA

Classroom/Field Application

08:30 EST

K9 Critical Care

Limited Capacity seats available

This class will include classroom instruction and application. You may bring your dog to this class to apply techniques learned in class to your dog. The following areas will be covered.

K9 Vital Signs / Cursory Exam
- Administration intramuscular injections/medications
- Heat Casualties
- CPR
- Naloxone (Narcan) dosage and administration

Instructor

Amanda Leigh Jeffries

Veterinarian, U.S. Army

CPT Amanda Leigh Jeffries is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina. She received her Bachelor of Science is Animal Science and a Minor in Military Science from North Carolina State University (NCSU), where she completed the Reserve Officer Training Program (ROTC), earning her commission... Read More →

Thursday November 7, 2019 08:30 - 12:00 EST
Richland County Sheriff Department K9 Unit 5601 Two Notch Road, Columbia, SC, USA