Great K9 Capers with Sgt. MIKE GOOSBY, Chief Trainer LAPD K9 Metro!

LAPD Sgt. Mike Goosby - With more than 750 criminal apprehensions walking behind a K9, Mike Goosby is one of the nation's authorities regarding tactical K9 deployment. In this episode, Mike shares some fun stories about his K9s Thunder and Luca and some great gems re deployment, living with a police K9, and LAPD K9 command and control. A couple of Goosby originals: "You can't expect your K9 team to have Porsche performance when you only offer them minivan maintenance." "They are police dogs, not debutantes." 07:50 - K9 Thunder 25:00 - K9 Luca 33:00 - Living with a K9 39:05 - LACPCA 48:00 - A Day in the Life Mike is also the President of the Los Angeles County Police Canine Association (www.lacpca.com) a charitable organization which represents the law enforcement communities of the most populous county in the United States. Nearly 60 Law Enforcement agencies protect and serve 22 million citizens in an area of over 3500 square miles. Mike graciously offers himself up to help Handlers from departments across the country. I hope you enjoy the episode and will take the time to leave a kind review and share K9 Top Tales with your friends. Happy Training all! Sonja Nordstrom Sonja's Dog Training - offering Detection/Nosework/SAR Seminars and workshops as well as one-on-one training for your family dog - now also offering remote training via Zoom and Facetime. Sonja's Dog Training Blog with lots of Training Tips for the Detection K9 Handler Heimdallr K9 Services - Expert hand selection from the best dogs in Europe and personalized service to locate and integrate a personal/executive/family protection K9 into your home.