Tripwire will be at H.I.T.S. 2012 - Booth 307

America’s Premier K9 Training Event, HITS 2012 in Seattle, Washington

America’s largest and most innovative Law Enforcement K-9 Training Seminar is being held in Seattle Washington at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. We’re excited about how hugely popular HITS has become. We’ve packed so much training diversity into HITS that it draws worldwide attendance, and it grows larger every year.

HITS is anticipating attendees from around the globe for 2012 and our training classes are packed with information designed to educate everyone in the entire chain of command, from important legal factors for administrators to vital tactical deployment operations for the troops holding the leash.

With three training classes running simultaneously and continuing for three days, HITS 2012 fills the voids of training and learning like no other event in the world. From our ingeniously designed HITS program guide, you get to choose and organize your own personalized training seminar that fits your training needs. Many of the instructors are so popular they’re classes will be repeated throughout the seminar, so don’t worry about having to pick one class over another if your favorite classes are running simultaneously.

Schedule of Events

Tuesday August 21, 2012

Registration & Vendor Appreciation Night, Grand Ballroom 2^nd floor.

Registration starts at 6 pm at the Police K-9 Magazine Training & Consulting Booth in the vendor area. Receive your ID badge, HITS 2012 Event Guide and all other free HITS 2012 items.

6pm – 7pm Vendor Appreciation Night, Open bar for all attendees and vendors in the vendor area. Start HITS 2012 off right, meet the vendors and see what is new in the world of canine training and equipment.

Wednesday August 22, 2012 – Friday August 24, 2012

The most diversified and educational law enforcement canine classes ever offered. 

8:00am – 5:30 pm each day classes offered simultaneously in three rooms.
10:00 am – 10:15 am Break 
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm Break

During our breaks stretch your legs and visit the vendors, also enjoy food and drinks in the vendor area.

Thursday August 23, 2012 HITS Networking reception

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm - Enjoy HITS signature networking reception in the vendor area. 2 hours of open bar and over 10,000 dollars worth of raffle prizes given away. If you have never experienced our Networking reception, you don’t want to miss it. You must be present to win.

Update on Monday, March 19, 2012 at 2:22PM by TripWire Operations Group

H.I.T.S. 2012 UPDATE - INSTRUCTORS ANNOUNCED 

MORE INFORMATION CLICK HERE

HITS 2012 INSTRUCTORS:

Ryan Morris: Homemade Explosives for the K-9 Handler

Jeff Meyer: Dog on Dog Agression  & Tactical Area Search

Jeff Barrett: High Risk Tactical Tracking & Woodland Ops/Incident Debrief

Ted Daus: Drug Canine Legal Update

Andrew Weiman: Drug K-9 Record Keeping & Courtroom Testimony

Steve Sprouse: Patrol Canine Problem Solving & Making Your Dog Street Worthy

Brad Smith: Bullet Proof your Patrol Dog Records &Swat/Skidds

Scott Barber: Tracking Training Techniques

Dave Dorn: Supervising a K-9 Unit

Randy Hare: Detector Dog Problem Solving

Mike Colton: K-9 Communication & Utilizing a clicker for Detection Training

Ken Pavlic: Detection Dog Selection

Dave Stambaugh: Critical Incident Debrief

Doug Roller: Proper use of a Power Collar

Armin Winkler: Patrol Dog Selection & Aggression Control

John Peters: Patrol K-9 Legal Updates

Rob Lukeson: Hidden Compartments & Bad Religion

Dr. Kenneth Furton: Pseudo odor vs. Real odor: Which Should You Train With?  & Human Scent Tracking: What Odor Are You Following?

Dave Magdycs: Bulk Cash Smuggling