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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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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
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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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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.