INDANA SHERIFFS' K-9 ACADEMY

Indiana's 92 Sheriffs have joined ranks this year to open the first in-state academy dedicated exclusively to training and certifying law enforcement canines.

Part of expanded training offered by the Indiana Sheriffs' Association, the new K-9 Academy will feature kennels, classrooms and tactical search facilities. Handlers and dogs from all county, city and state agencies are welcome to enroll.

Canines have extraordinary talents in sight, smell, agility and diligence that can be invaluable policing tools in making our communities safer. A well-trained K-9 unit can help find lost children and others who have wandered from caregivers. They can detect drugs and explosives. What's more, canines and handlers can speed searches of parcels, vehicles and buildings when every moment counts for citizen safety.

ISA's K-9 Academy will be housed at the new Indiana Sheriffs' Youth Ranch, a privately funded project under construction to provide summer camps to youth of all 92 counties, as well as at-risk youth, young witnesses and victims of crime.

Part of the K-9 facility already existed as a veterinary clinic on the recently purchased Indiana Sheriffs' Youth Ranch property, located near Brazil, Indiana, between Indianapolis and Terre Haute. The existing vet office was remodeled to accommodate classroom training and team teaching. A new structure was added for simulations and evaluations of building and vehicle searches. Wooded areas on the 62-acre Youth Ranch will be utilized for search-and-rescue instruction.

Based on best practices of all other states, Indiana's police service dogs will be able to receive in-state patrol certifications on obedience, tracking, searches and control as well as detection certifications on narcotics and explosives. Training classes will also be conducted to include K-9 legal update and K-9 first aid.

Indiana taxpayers should benefit from the K-9 Academy's lower training fees and eventually less expensive police service dogs. Local law enforcement agencies will benefit from less out-of-state travel and time away from those we serve and protect.

Together, we will continue to make our Hoosiers hometowns safer.

MISSION STATEMENT

The Indiana Sheriffs' K-9 Academy strives to assist, unite and promote all law enforcement canine teams across Indiana through enhanced training, education, performance and overall professionalism in order to keep our communities and colleagues safe.

IN DIANA SHERIFFS' K-9 ACADEMY Location: 5325 North State Road 59

Brazil, IN 47834 317-356-3633 800-622-4779 Fax - 317-356-3996

REGISTRATION FORM

Contact Name _______________ _

Phone Number( __ , _______ _ E-Mail Address---------------

Address ________________ City, State, ZIP ___________ _

ATTENDEES HANDLER'S NAME HANDLER'S K-9'S TYPE OF LIST TRAINING

RANK NAME CERTIFICATION SESSION Please PRINT name as it shall (for certification NUMBER

classes) appear on a certificate (Dual or Single) ATTENDING

NOTE: Limited to 16 dogs per session

DATES AND TIMES

Training Date Time Type of Class Session

# #1 April 4, 2017 9:00 am-4:00 pm Legal Update &

First Aid Training #2 April 25, 2017 9:00 am K-9 Certification #3 April 25, 2017 1:00 pm K-9 Certification #4 April 27, 2017 9:00 am K-9 Certification #5 April 27, 2017 1:00 pm K-9 Certification #B September 19, 2017 9:00 am K-9 Certification #7 September 19, 2017 1:00 pm K-9 Certification #8 September 21, 2017 9:00 am K-9 Certification #9 September 21 , 2017 1:00 pm K-9 Certification

Directions: From 1-70, take Exit 23, turn North on State Road 59. K-9 Academy is approx. 1.3 miles on left.

From US 40, turn South on State Road 59. K-9 Academy is approx. 4.3 miles on right.

Registration Fee $100 (an invoice will be mailed to your agency)

CERTIFICATION CLASSES

Patrol Certifications: Obedience; Tracking; Building Searches; Control

Detection Certifications: Vehicles; Buildings/Rooms; Parcels, Luggage, Lockers; National Odor Recognition Test (NORT)

All certifications will be judged pass/fail. Contact /SA for standards.

Return registration form to the Indiana Sheriffs' Association by mail , 147 East Maryland Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204-3608; by Fax -317-356-3996; or scan and e-mail to Laura Vest at lvest@indianasheriffs.org

Deadline - Return registration form at least one week prior to the session attending begins