Scott,
I can not begin to express my gratitude to you and your staff (Joel and Tommy) for the training received at the Southern Tier Seminar. In those three days up in Endicott, I never would have thought that I was able to learn as much as I did. Just wanted to say Thank you for an enjoyable three days of training.
Ryan Curving & K9 Arco
Patterson PD (NJ)
Scott:
It was great meeting you, Joel and Tommy in Endicott, NY. You all made it a great seminar. We learned some great new stuff from all of you and definitely some more creative ways to push my dog (and myself!). You bring not only the needed information and the experience to back it, but I also love your concept of the info coming from law enforcement who are actively training / working dogs and keeping yourselves current with the cutting edge in Police K9. It kind of goes with the name of your group....VALOR....we all have to keep strong. No sitting back in the easy chair or even taking a retirement too "easy"...keep learning and keep training :) Staying active and current on K9 training IS the key to staying strong and it was good to get that message from your group this week. The best part is your group isn't a bunch of elitists putting down handlers and dogs or expecting us to guess the answers to our own questions or to take the canned answer "cause that is the way it has always been done.". All of you were very approachable, regular guys and you had great detailed answers for any questions we had. Better yet....you could SHOW us. You guys were a blast. Thanks again. Be safe;)
Kris Hopkins and K9 Keno
State College PD (PA)
It was great meeting you, Joel and Tommy in Endicott, NY. You all made it a great seminar. We learned some great new stuff from all of you and definitely some more creative ways to push my dog (and myself!). You bring not only the needed information and the experience to back it, but I also love your concept of the info coming from law enforcement who are actively training / working dogs and keeping yourselves current with the cutting edge in Police K9. It kind of goes with the name of your group....VALOR....we all have to keep strong. No sitting back in the easy chair or even taking a retirement too "easy"...keep learning and keep training :) Staying active and current on K9 training IS the key to staying strong and it was good to get that message from your group this week. The best part is your group isn't a bunch of elitists putting down handlers and dogs or expecting us to guess the answers to our own questions or to take the canned answer "cause that is the way it has always been done.". All of you were very approachable, regular guys and you had great detailed answers for any questions we had. Better yet....you could SHOW us. You guys were a blast. Thanks again. Be safe;)
Kris Hopkins and K9 Keno
State College PD (PA)
Scott,
I just wanted to thank you, Joel and Tommy for all the work you did at our 17th Annual Advanced Handlers & Tactics Seminar held in Endicott, June of 2010. I can’t thank you enough for all the responsibilities and tasks that you took on for the tactical and tracking portion of the seminar. As I told you from the beginning, the seminar is all about the dog teams and our instructors are used and abused, you, Joel and Tommy gave everything to the dog teams and I thank you for that. All I had to do is give you a venue, the resources available and you took care of it. Your professionalism, preparedness and instruction were the best, and you far exceeded my expectations. I asked a lot and you delivered.
I heard nothing but positive comments from all the attendees (Police Service Dog Handlers, Administrative Officers and Tactical Officers) that attended and took part in your training. It was a pleasure to work with you and again my thanks for all you did to make our seminar a success for the teams that attended.
John “Larry” Vanek
Director
Southern Tier Police Canine Association Incorporated
Police Dog Handler-Endicott, NY Police
I just wanted to thank you, Joel and Tommy for all the work you did at our 17th Annual Advanced Handlers & Tactics Seminar held in Endicott, June of 2010. I can’t thank you enough for all the responsibilities and tasks that you took on for the tactical and tracking portion of the seminar. As I told you from the beginning, the seminar is all about the dog teams and our instructors are used and abused, you, Joel and Tommy gave everything to the dog teams and I thank you for that. All I had to do is give you a venue, the resources available and you took care of it. Your professionalism, preparedness and instruction were the best, and you far exceeded my expectations. I asked a lot and you delivered.
I heard nothing but positive comments from all the attendees (Police Service Dog Handlers, Administrative Officers and Tactical Officers) that attended and took part in your training. It was a pleasure to work with you and again my thanks for all you did to make our seminar a success for the teams that attended.
John “Larry” Vanek
Director
Southern Tier Police Canine Association Incorporated
Police Dog Handler-Endicott, NY Police