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How Do Detection Dogs Smell Drugs?
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How to Handle an Unruly Dog with Guests Coming Over this Holiday Season
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The Basics of Tracking: Building SKILLS in Concentration Tracks
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The Road to Becoming a K9 Handler, Words of Advice, and More with C. Burke
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EP. 3 – Talking Military Transition Struggles, Staffing Standards, and Service Dog Training with Kevin Watts of Blue Cord K9.
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EP 2: Patrol Training as a Disabled Veteran, Challenges in the Dog Industry, and more with Josh Hughes
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Reporting Like a Pro – Online K9 Handler Report Writing Class
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The Ultimate Guide to Dog Training for Beginners
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The Secret to Becoming a Good Dog Trainer
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Belgian Malinois & Police: The Ideal Match?
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CCU’s K9 Teams for Hire: Experienced, Discreet, & Professional
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Cadaver Dogs: How? When? Who?
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The Importance of Working Dog Breeds and Their Roles
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Building Control Around A Decoy
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Published On: August 11, 2023Many people who love dogs dream of owning a [...]
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Take Your Training to the Next Level: Why You Should Attend a Professional Working Dog Training Course
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The Benefits of Veterans Training Working K-9s
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The Importance of K9 Supervisor Training
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Basic Obedience for Working Dogs – Advancing the Place Command
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Basic Obedience for Working Dogs – Teaching The Place Command
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K9 Tracking – The Working Dog’s Final Response during Article Searches
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K9 Tracking – Introducing Your Working Dog to Article Searches
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K9 Tracking – Decreasing Odor in Concentration Tracks
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K9 Tracking – Increasing Difficulty in Concentration Tracks
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K9 Tracking – Teaching the Scent Picture with Concentration Tracks
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Working Dog Tracking Basics – How to Introduce Your Dog to Tracking
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Working Dog Trainer & Handler Presence – How Your Dog Responds Starts with You
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K9 Detection and Scent Work – Introducing Distractions
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Working Dog Decoying Basics – Timing and Presentation
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Bite Work Basics – Learn to be a Working Dog Decoy using an Intermediate Bite Sleeve
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Working Dog Collars Used in Training
Published On: October 15, 2022There are six types of working dog collars [...]
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Working Dog Training Safety: Preventing Bloat and Overheating During Training
Published On: October 14, 2022Working Dog Training Safety: How Custom Canine Unlimited's [...]
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Comprehensive K9 Supervisor Training
Published On: September 2, 2022The Police K9 Supervisor Training Curriculum, is our most comprehensive [...]
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Professional Dog Training Service
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Beating Distractors of the Detection Dog
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Custom Canine Unlimited Welcomes New Partnership with Leica’s Saving Paws Rescue
Published On: July 23, 2021“…The biggest thing is that our K9 Trainers can really [...]
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Adam Crenshaw and the Police Decoy Course
Published On: June 23, 2021“A bad Decoy can screw up a good dog. I’ve [...]
CUSTOM CANINE UNLIMITED WELCOMES NEW K9 TRAINER
Published On: June 7, 2021Custom Canine Unlimited is pleased to announce and welcome their [...]
CUSTOM CANINE UNLIMITED WELCOMES DOUG SMITH AS NEW REGIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER
Published On: May 17, 2021Custom Canine Unlimited is proud to introduce their newest Regional [...]
“A Hero’s 5k” – The Ending
Published On: April 14, 2021Last month, in March 2021, Custom Canine Unlimited was a [...]
‘Cornhole for K9s’ with the Wildwood K9 Unit
Published On: March 25, 2021Custom Canine Unlimited had the great pleasure of meeting New Jersey’s Wildwood Police Department’s [...]
“A Hero’s 5k” – The Training (Part 3)
Published On: February 22, 2021To get a glimpse into the background of “A Hero’s [...]
“A Hero’s 5k” – The Building (Part 2)
Published On: February 11, 2021To check out the background on this amazing event, [...]
‘A Hero’s 5K’ – The Beginning
Published On: February 3, 2021“Do you regret that he joined the Army... do you wish [...]
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CUSTOM CANINE UNLIMITED HIRES NEW REGIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER
Published On: February 2, 2021Custom Canine Unlimited’s Growth Calls for a Need of Skilled Account Managers [...]
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ALEXANDRIA CAGLE JOINS CUSTOM CANINE UNLIMITED AS MARKETING COORDINATOR
Published On: January 29, 2021Custom Canine Unlimited Continues to Grow as Need for Marketing [...]
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Custom Canine Unlimited Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Published On: January 18, 2021Martin Luther King Day was first observed in 1986; he [...]
Law Enforcement Appreciation Week: Transit & Railroad Officers
Published On: January 14, 2021It’s almost nearing the end of Custom Canine Unlimited’s Law Enforcement Appreciation Week! [...]
Christian Paulin, Law Enforcement Hopeful, Joins the Staff at Custom Canine Unlimited
Published On: January 14, 2021Join Us in Welcoming Our Newest Kennel Technician Addition! Gainesville, [...]
Law Enforcement Appreciation Week: Fish and Game Wardens
Published On: January 13, 2021Thanks for staying tuned to Custom Canine Unlimited’s Law Enforcement Appreciation Week! [...]
Law Enforcement Appreciation Week: State Police
Published On: January 12, 2021It’s still CCU’s Law Enforcement Appreciation Week Day 4! Today we’re highlighting and [...]
Law Enforcement Appreciation Week: Detectives
Published On: January 11, 2021It’s Day 3 of our Law Enforcement Appreciation Week! Today we’d like to [...]
Law Enforcement Appreciation Week: Uniformed Officers
Published On: January 10, 2021For day 2 of our Law Enforcement Appreciation week, we’d [...]
Top Veteran Benefits of 2020
Published On: December 31, 2020It’s been no secret that 2020 has been a year [...]
“Magnum’s” Big Break
Published On: December 29, 202010:00am, Monday morning, December 21st. A city employee in Florence, South Carolina [...]
Crime Fighting K9 “Roney”
Published On: December 23, 2020Congratulations to one of Custom Canine Unlimited’s newest dogs in the field! K9 “Roney”, [...]
5 Types of K9 Training Methods
Published On: April 25, 2019You’re interested in K9 training methods. You want your unit [...]
6 Facts You Should Know About the Belgian Malinois as a Police Dog
Published On: April 24, 2019Before we dive into the six facts you should know [...]
The 3 Factors Behind K9 Drug Dog and Handler Reliability
Published On: March 27, 2019K9 dog teams need to perform reliably. When they are [...]
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Sarepta PD adds K-9 cop
Published On: February 27, 2019SAREPTA – The Sarepta Police Department is ready to “take [...]
How To Successfully Use A Police K9 (Part 2)
Published On: February 13, 2019Some of the best workers in law enforcement have [...]
How To Successfully Use A Police K9 (Part 1)
Published On: January 23, 2019Turns out man’s best friend can be man’s best [...]
How To Become A Dog Trainer For Law Enforcement
Published On: December 18, 2018One of the most rewarding jobs you can have in [...]
Custom Canine Unlimited, CEO AJ Vargas on HLN Crime Biters
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The History Of Police K9 Dogs
Published On: November 15, 2018When it comes to reliable law enforcement officers, some of [...]
Best Dog Breeds For Police K9 Training
Published On: November 2, 2018For more than a decade, man’s best friend has successfully [...]
8 Dog Training Tips From The CIA
Published On: October 30, 2018You might not know this, but the United States’ CIA [...]
4 Tips For Keeping Your Dog In Working Shape
Published On: October 10, 2018So, you just spent the time, money and effort [...]
Everything You Need To Know About Police K9 Training
Published On: September 26, 2018Police K9 training is very different from traditional dog [...]
From A Decoy Perspective
Published On: September 13, 2018As a decoy for over 10 years, there are a [...]
What you should know before accepting a K9 handler position
Published On: August 16, 2018Congratulations, you are interested in becoming a K9 handler. It [...]
Canine Testing. The Custom Canine Unlimited Way
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How To Recruit Your Next Decoy
Published On: December 28, 2017The Most Overlooked K9 Training Aid I am telling the [...]
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Green Dog Sales
Published On: November 10, 2017Custom Canine Unlimited has a rotating selection of green [...]
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Dog Obedience Training: A Trained Dog Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving
Published On: December 17, 2015Custom Canine Unlimited is one of the top providers [...]
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Service Dog Training: Is It Right For You?
Published On: November 25, 2015If you are a pet owner, you have probably wondered [...]
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Why You Should Become A Dog Trainer
Published On: November 11, 2015At Custom Canine, we offer small, interactive dog training classes [...]
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Meet Ken Sawyer
Published On: October 30, 2015Ken Sawyer joined the Custom Canine Unlimited team in the [...]
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How German Shepherd Training Varies From Normal Dog Training
Published On: October 12, 2015German Shepherds are among the most popular dog breeds in [...]
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Building a Foundation for Effective K9 Training
Published On: September 14, 2015Police and military canines are highly trained so that they [...]
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Kennel Maintenance
Published On: April 5, 2014One often forgotten but crucial phase of maintaining a K9 [...]
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Going Through The Motions
Published On: April 5, 2014Over the last few months there have been a lot [...]
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K-9 Handlers Learn To Write K-9 Reports
Published On: October 1, 2013Custom Canine Unlimited has just delivered a course like no [...]
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New Caribbean K-9 Project Manager Takes Reigns
Published On: September 15, 2013Anthony Giaquinta, long time K-9 Handler and K-9 Trainer takes [...]
Running with your Dog in 2025!
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