K9 Centre Dog Training

Many homes and businesses deal with termite problems but a place you don’t often see the pest inspectors is around power poles.

Sparky the kelpie and Buzz the black labrador paid a visit to Dubbo yesterday as part of an Australian-first trial to use sniffer dogs in order to detect termites in power poles.

Country Energy’s North Western regional general manager Peter Halliwell said the trial will take place in the Bourke and Nyngan region and will incorporate using the dogs to detect termites in 2000 poles.

“We are always trying to find better ways of maintaining our network,” he said.

“The network in these areas has always been very susceptible to termites, due to the soil type and the (dry) environment surrounding the network

“It is an ongoing issue and many poles have to be replaced.

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Puppies can get up to a lot of mischeif: biting, jumping and chewing anything they can get their mouths around. Nero a super cute black labrador puppy is no different, in fact he loves destruction! So to make sure he is controllable as a fully grown adult Sean has enrolled Nero in K9 Boot Camp.

Martin from K9 Centre training Nero

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We get many emails from people asking us how they go about joining Customs, AQIS or the Police Force as a dog handler. These government departments have their own training programs and are not accessible by the private sector. You must apply through the normal channels be accepted into the relevant agency you are interested in and then follow the process from there to join the dog squad. If you are looking to do a course in “dog training and /or handling” prior to joining, so you can improve your chances, from our experience, it is a waste of time as the government dog units like to train you from scratch. This was certainly the case for me when I joined the RAAF Police Dog Mustering. Of course prior knowledge is an advantage in respect to learning once you are in the dog unit but our opinion is don’t actively seek out a training course in the private sector that will improve your chances of joining. Also if a dog training establishment states that they have a course that will definitely help you join a government dog unit, steer clear of them.

The best course of action for anyone thinking of becoming a dog trainer/handler is to first define the area of the dog training/handling world that most interests you. Then seek out the information you need to take you specifically on that path.  For example if you were interested in becoming a police dog handler. I would not join a local puppy class for inspiration. I would apply to the police force as a recruit with the intention of applying for apposition as a dog handler internally.

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