Policy Text
Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Policies and Procedures
TITLE: SHERIFF’S CANINE SECTION TRAINING NO: Q-1000
APPROVED: Donny Youngblood, Sheriff-Coroner
REFERENCE:
EFFECTIVE: REVIEWED: REVISED: UPDATED:
March 1, 2021
POLICY
Periodic training is necessary to maintain an optimal level of performance by the canine teams.
This training is just as important for the handler as it is for the canine. The training schedule calls
for a minimum of twenty (20) hours of group canine training per month (usually conducted in
10-hour blocks, twice per month). During this group training, training topics will vary depending
on needs. In addition to group training, canine handlers are expected to train together in small
blocks during their regular shifts. In the event a canine handler is experiencing a training
deficiency, which is not being corrected by either group or individual training, the canine handler
may contact the Sheriff’s Office Trainer for specific training.