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K-9 Trainer for Hand-Selected, High-Quality, Social Police and Military Working Dogs
📍Based in Western North Carolina
✅ Head Trainer: Brandon Gilmore
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10/31/2026

With North Carolina Police K9 Foundation – I just got recognized as one of their rising fans! 🎉

10/30/2026

This is what real training sounds like. Each of the CDS K-9s leave our facility ready for action. This is a great look behind that curtain in which our dogs and handlers gear up for real-life scenarios.

The intended behavior here is for the K-9 to engage with the decoy with a muzzle on, often called ‘Muzzle Fighting’. The dog keeps coming back to engage even after the decoy fights and struggles. This is exactly what we are looking for as it teaches the K-9 that they can engage with a decoy even without equipment (sleeves, suits).

Thinking about a professional patrol handler course for your organization? Contact us today to learn more! (828) 734-9095
[email protected]

10/28/2026

Muzzle Fighting is an important tool in the training toolbox that K-9 handlers have when searching a building or apprehending a suspect.

This was a building search training exercise and the K-9 here engages with the suspect until the handler can properly intervene. This is a great example of what we are looking for from the K-9.

This exercise is a part of our professional handler courses in which we train for a wide variety of real-world scenarios.

Thinking about a handler course for your organization? Contact us today to learn more.
(828) 734-9095
[email protected]

10/07/2026

Canine Detection Service would like to congratulate Officer Austin Howard from the Holly Ridge Police Department and Officer Heath Seay from the Asheville Police Department for their successful completion of a 10 week handler course. This training consisted of lesson plans covering the topics of learning theory, proper e-collar use, k9 first aid, proper decoy work, apprehension, muzzle work, obedience, scent detection, article searches and tracking. Needless to say… there wasn’t any down time and these two handlers put in a lot of hard work. We at CDS are proud of their accomplishments and are grateful for the opportunity to have played a small roll in laying the foundation that will lead to their success!

09/30/2026

It’s important to be specific when it comes to police and military K-9 training.

Here’s a quick look at some of the most important terms when it comes to K-9 tasks and what they can perform.

Scent Detection - Signaling to detectable odors like narcotics, explosives, etc

Tracking - Tracking a scent over a distance, often used to find missing persons or fleeing suspects in certain incidents

Apprehension - Searching for and detaining (biting) a violent criminal until the handler can make the arrest

Have questions about what CDS dogs can do? DM us!

09/23/2026

Tracking is one of the most advanced skills a K-9 can learn. At CDS we work through each step of the training process to make sure the K-9 is prepared for any situation.

Whether our dogs are working to find a missing person or track down a suspect, the basics of tracking training remain the same. Here's a quick look at how we do just that.

Have questions? DM us!

09/22/2026

Canine Detection Services would like to congratulate Officer Martin and Deputy Ruckart for successfully completing their 8 week basic handler course. They both put in a ton of work, and we are very proud of them and what they’ve accomplished. There is a ton of hours spent developing these dogs and preparing them for the real world. CDS is grateful to each of the agencies for the opportunity and entrusting us with that responsibility!

09/21/2026

Strength, Agility, Drive, and Obedience are just some of the top reasons our dogs get chosen by the top police and military organizations time and time again.

Whether we are working with new handlers in our K-9 handler course, training dogs to work at a new facility, or even training a K-9 for a civilian, we provide the highest-quality dogs with the highest-quality training.

Want to learn more about what CDS can do for you or your police/military organization? DM us today!

09/17/2026

We are closing out one of our basic K-9 handling courses here at CDS, so it’s important to take a look at what these students and future students will leave the course knowing.

Through each CDS K-9 Handler Course you’ll learn:
-Proper Care of the K-9
-K-9 Learning Theory
-K-9 Obedience Principles
-Scent Detection
-Tracking
-Article Searches
-Proper ‘Decoy’ Skills
-Building Searches + Scenario-Based K-9 Apprehension

Each of these skills is essential for a police K-9, and we work diligently to provide the highest level of instruction that not only benefits you and the dog, but also your organization.

To learn more about upcoming class availability, DM us today!

09/16/2026

Here’s a quick look at all that our students have accomplished over the course of our Basic K-9 handler course.

Through this course students work closely with our trainers to understand K-9 learning theory, obedience, scent detection, tracking, article searches, apprehension, and so much more. All students will finish the course by testing to receive their handler certification through a reputable certifying organization.

Interested in taking the course to boost your credentials? DM us today to learn about slots in upcoming classes!

Address

Sugar Cove Road
Clyde, NC

Website

http://www.cdsk-9.com/

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