DETECTION DOG, The Best Breed?

Read the below article… Detection dog…best breed

Adlerhorst in Dog World Magazine

View the PDF of Dog World Magazine’s article on Adlerhorst International, Inc. Originally published on October 2009. Dog World Oct 2009

Man Hours Saved

Read the article originally published on the United States Police Canine Association website: Man Hours saved.pdf

Testing Protocol

Adlerhorst has the most comprehensive procurement program in the industry. We travel to Europe 6 to 8 times a year seeking out dogs for Police Service. It is important to us that each of our customers finds a dog that … Continue reading

Pricing and the World Market

Adlerhorst has been providing quality police service dogs and training to law enforcement agencies for 28 years. During this period we have seen an industry grow from being a law enforcement tool that could not properly be defined by many … Continue reading

Police Service Dog Training

Adlerhorst currently imports 25 to 30 dogs a month. All of our dogs have been personally tested and selected in Europe. More then 30 years ago we innovated this procurement process, during this span of time many have emulated our … Continue reading

What is the Community Standard?

The new generation of Police Dogs in the Western States started in the mid 1970’s. During this period much has changed in the procurement, training, certifying and ongoing training concepts. Prior to 1975 the primary source for service dogs, both … Continue reading

Guard & Bark

Viewed From the Behavioral Science Perspective As an individual who began my canine education in Europe some 40 years ago I accepted many concepts from old masters. The goals in training being to pass an examination for man & dog. … Continue reading

Release Techniques

Revised October 2011  The concept of having a “clean out” has been accepted by virtually the entire police K-9 community. However, we still encounter handlers that feel their dog becomes stronger if they are choked off the bite. They soon … Continue reading