40 Hours

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December 13–17, 2025

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Mobile, AL

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40 Hours | December 13–17, 2025 | Mobile, AL |

Discrimination Workshop for Law Enforcement K9 Handlers

Sharpen your timing, precision, and decision-making with this hands-on, 5-day introduction to Operant Conditioning—designed specifically for law enforcement K9teams.

Through fast-feedback training with Leghorn chickens, handlers develop the observational and mechanical skills that directly improve real-world K9 performance.

5-DAY WORKSHOP TOTAL $1500USD

What you’ll learn

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    Operant vs. respondent conditioning

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    Timing, reinforcement, and criteria setting

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    Discriminative stimuli &; stimulus control

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    Behavior shaping through observation and clarity

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    Reducing handler error and increasing effectiveness

Kirsten Kraljevic & Dr. Bob Bailey

Instructed by

Kirsten Kraljevic, CPDT-KA, BA, and featuring Dr. Bob Bailey—former Director of Training for the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program and one of the world’s leading experts in applied animal behavior. Dr. Bailey has trained thousands of military, intelligence, and law enforcement teams and was instrumental in pioneering the science-based methods now used around the globe.

This foundational course prepares handlers for advanced work in Cueing, Criteria, and Chaining

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📍 Mobile, Alabama

🗓️ December 13–17, 2025