Nebraska State Patrol K-9 teams attend training workshop

LINCOLN, Neb. – This week, Nebraska State Patrol K-9 teams traveled to Denver to participate in an elite training workshop.

The workshop lasted from Monday to Thursday and included K-9 teams from Nebraska, Colorado, Texas, Virginia and Wyoming. 

The nonprofit, K9s United, hosted the private workshop for K-9 teams to take vital information back to their hometown agencies.

The in-depth workshop focused on human detection, criminal apprehension techniques, scenario-based training and advanced obedience training.

Additionally, the workshop helped K-9 teams understand the importance behind dog selection and how it can impact a team’s success in the field.

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Justine Piehowski