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The top methods for getting dogs to
find and stay at source

Core Canine Concepts was founded by Roy Lopez as a means to share his 20 years of training expertise and experience with others. ...CCC provides the most current and practical training methodologies to ensure clarity and efficiency in learning for both dogs and handlers.

Roy Lopez started his career in the U.S. Navy in 1987. He completed SEAL training in 1989 and was deployed as a Special Warfare Operator during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. After the Navy, he joined the Border Patrol in 1997 and became a founding member of both the U.S. Border Patrol’s Search, Trauma and Rescue Team (BORSTAR) as well as the BORSTAR K9 Program.Mr. Lopez became a SAR canine handler in 2001 and graduated the Border Patrol’s SAR Canine Instructor School a couple years later. As the agency’s first certified trailing canine handler, he was able to record nearly 2,000 people finds over his extensive career.

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Services

Human Remains Detection

Buried, Vehicles, Buildings, By Boat, Shoreline, Rubble, Crawl Space/Attic, Open Field

Tracking/Trailing

Rural: Desert, Forest, Swamp, Thick Brush, Open Field Urban: Transitions, Suburban, Industrial

Air Scent

Open Field, Wilderness, USAR, Buildings, From Vehicles, Boats, Horses etc. Subject: Concealed, Walking, Elevated, Injured, In Water

How Can I Get Started Training Right Now?

This online course is designed to take the mystery out of training and working a trailing canine. It pulls back the curtain to reveal the step by step process used by the U.S. government's top trailing canine teams. When these concepts are used, greater accuracy, canine readability, and effectiveness will result. Take this crucial first step.

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What Our Clients Say

"Where does an instructor go when they need instructing? I chose Roy Lopez. Roy demonstrates the ability to listen to the handler, watch the team work, then offers different techniques to make them better. A handler couldn’t ask for more of an instructor no matter the level at which they are. He is personable, easy to talk too, and makes his comments easy to understand without making the handler feel incompetent. I’d train with Roy any day!"

— Lisa Higgins.

"I have traveled thousands of miles to attend NAPWDA Workshops just so I could train with Roy...To this day I utilize the feedback he gave me during these workshops and seminars to successfully locate the missing. Roy is truly an elite Master Trainer! I am looking forward to training with him again in the near future."

— Robert Freedline.

"Thanks again for a weekend of great training. The leash work was the best take home for me. My eyes were opened to all the good things that can come from leash work. I had many other take homes that I’m adding to my tool chest."

— Mike De Lannoy.

Listen to Roy’s Podcast Episode

Find out what it is like to be on the front lines with the U.S. Border Patrol. Roy spent his career searching for missing people on Sea, Air and Land. He and his K-9 partners have located everyone, from hardened criminals trying to sneak into the country, to murder victims and kidnapped infants. Roy tells his story here.

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