Canine Tactical Operations    or K9TacOps presents
S.K.I.D.D.S.
&
CATS
Swat & K-9s Interacting During Deployment School
&
CAnine Tactical School
Here is a list of past and future S.K.I.D.D.S. & CATS classes and seminars
Class 40:  April 5-9, 2004 in Wilmington, Delaware
Class 41:  April 19-21, 2004 in West Covina
Class 42:  June 14-16, 2004 in Vancouver, Washington State
Class 43:  June 21-23, 2004  in Vancouver, Canada
Class 44:  June 24-26, 2004 in Vancouver, Canada
Class 45 / 46:  August 9-15, 2004 in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Class 47:  October 11-13, 2004 in Quincy, Illinois
Class 48:  December 9-11, 2004 in ABQ, New Mexico
Class 49:  February 21-23, 2005 in West Covina
Class 50:  March 14-16, 2005 in West Covina
Class 51:  April 11-13, 2005 in Monterey
Class 52:  August 15-17, 2005 in West Covina
Class 53:  September 19-21, 2005 in Monterey
Class 54:  October 24-26, 2005 in West Covina
Class 55:  November 15-17, 2005 in Carlsbad, CA
Class 56:  December 9-11, 2005 West Covina
Class 57:  February 13-15, 2006 in West Covina
Class 58:  March 13-15, 2006 in West Covina
Class 59:  April 17-19, 2006 in West Covina
Class 60:  May 1-3, 2006 in North Las Vegas, Nevada
Class 61:  August 14-16, 2006 in Oak Brook, Illinois
Class 62:  August 29 - September 1, 2006  Stockton
Class 63 & 64:  September 18-23, 2006 in Wisconsin
Class 65 & 66: October 2-4, 2006 in Meridian, Idaho
Class 67 & 68:  Sao Paulo, Brazil  
Class 69:  December 3-6, 2006 in Monterey, CA
Class 70:  December 11-13, 2006 in Hawaii
Class 71:  January 8-10, 2007 in West Covina
Class 72:  March 5-8, 2007 in Monterey, CA
Class 73:  March 11-13, 2007 in Canby, Oregon
Class 74:  March 25-27, 2007 in Polk County, Florida
Class 75:  May 6-8, 2007 in West Covina, CA
Class 76:  July 24-27, 2007 in Monterey, CA
Class 77:  Sept 30 - October 2, 2007 in West Covina
Class 78:  October 7-9, 2007 in West Covina
Class 79:  October 15-17, 2007 in Sunapee, New Hampshire
Class 80:  December 9-11, 2007 in Rapid City, South Dakota
Class 81:  January 7-10, 2008 in Mountain View, CA
Class 82:  January 22-24, 2008 in San Francisco, CA
Class 83:  March 2-4, 2008 in West Covina, CA
Class 84:  April 21-24, 2008 in ABQ, New Mexico
Class 85:  April 27-29, 2008 in Alameda Co, CA
Class 86:  June 2-4, 2008 in Fairfax Co, VA
Class 87:  June 15-17, 2008 in Canada
Class 88:  June 22-24, 2008 in Multnomah Co, Oregon
Class 89:  August 10-12, 2008 in Alameda Co, CA
Class 90:  August 17-19, 2008 in Chesapeake, VA
Class 91:  November 1-8, 2008 in Sao Paulo Brazil
Class 92:  November 16-18, 2008 in Alameda Co, CA
Class 93:  November 30 - December 2, 2008 in Oxnard, CA. 
Class 94:  February 21-22, 2009 in Las Vegas at Law Dogs
Class 95:  March 22-24, 2009 in Stockton, CA
Class 96:  April 14-16, 2009 in Knoxville, TN
Class 97:  April 25-27, 2009 in New York
Class 98:  May 4-6, 2009 in Laval - Montreal, Canada
Class 99:  May 26-29, 2009 in Monterey, CA
Class 100: January 4-6, 2010 in Harker Heights Texas
Class 101: January 11-14, 2010 in Kings Co, CA
Class 102: February 23-25, 2010 in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Class 103: March 29-31, 2010 in Hawthorne, CA
Class 104: April 13-15, 2010 in Phoenix, AZ
Class 105: April 20-22, 2010 in Grand Rapids. Michigan
Class 106: August 3-5, 2010 in McKinney, Texas
Class 107: September 20-22, 2010 in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Class 108: November 2-4, 2010 in Elite K9 Security, VA
Class 109: December 1-3, 2010 in Pasadena Texas
Class 110: January 5-7, 2011 in El Monte, CA
Class 111: January 25-27, 2011 in San Francisco, CA
Class 112: March 1-3, 2011 in Palm Springs , CA
Class 113: March 14-16, 2011 in Yuma, AZ
Class 114: April 4-6, 2011 in Polk County, Florida
Class 115: April 20-22, 2011 in Anoka, Minnesota
Class 116: May 5-7, 2011 in Montgomery County, Maryland
Class 117: August 16-19, 2011 in Montery, CA
Class 118: September 7-9, 2011 in Cape Coral, Florida
Class 119: October 3-6, 2011 in Frsno Coounty, California
Class 120: October 12-13, 2011 in Little Rock, Arkansas
Class 121: October 25-27, 2011 in Nashua, New Hampshire
Class 122: December 5-7, 2011 in Jacksonville, Florida
Class 123: March 8-10, 2012 in Anoka County, Minnesota
Class 124: March 20-24, 2012 in Ontario California
Class 125: April 10-12, 2012 in Travis Co, Texas
Class 126: April 17-19, 2012 in Wilmington Delaware
Class 127: April 24-26, 2012 at Vohne Liche Kennels in Indiana
Class 128: May 30-June 1, 2012 in Lafayette County, WI
Class 129: June 4-6, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois
Class 130: July 16-18. 2012 in Douglas County Nebraska
Class 131:  July 24-26, 2012 in Fontana, CA
Class 132:  August 6-8, 2012 in Souoth Lake Tahoe, CA
Class 133:  September 26-28, 2012 in Boston, MA
Class 134: October 2-4, 2012 in Wilmington, Delaware
Class 135: October 15-17, 2012 in Orange County, CA
Class 136:  October 23-25, 2012 in Fairfax County, CA
For information or reservations for S.K.I.D.D.S. or CATS contact Brad Smith at the West Covina Police Department.  He can be reached at any of the following numbers:

E-Mail: Topdogwck1@aol.com
            Cell Phone:   626 523-4028

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S.K.I.D.D.S. and CATS is a unique and one-of-a-kind K-9 and K-9 Swat school.  S.K.I.D.D.S. and CATS is designed to educate and train both canine handlers, Swat and Tactical Teams on the deployment of police dogs in a Swat Operation.  During S.K.I.D.D.S. and CATS you will participate in numerous stealth entries, live gunfire and simmunition scenarios.  Teams will learn the latest canine searching methods, deployment and arrest techniques.

Determine how your police dog functions and how they can be used to assist Swat during a Swat deployment as well as in a standard patrol K-9 search operation.  Acquire the knowledge to select the proper police dog for your Swat Team.  Train as a team under realistic conditions before you are called out for a real deployment.  Attend a Liability Seminar on "Failure To Train" by Attorney Gene Ramirez.

Most of the training courses you attend as a police officer occur inside a classroom and require no physical exertion.  This course will differ greatly because 70% of the class will be outside of the classroom doing practical application exercises.  For those that do not understand canines and have misconceptions as to just how beneficial canines can be to a Swat Team, S.K.I.D.D.S. is the answer.

Since the first S.K.I.D.D.S and CATS course in 1997 over 500 departments from 25 different states and 3 countries have sent over 2,500 hundred Swat and canine officers through S.K.I.D.D.S. and CATS

Here is a list of some California agencies have attended S.K.I.D.D.S. & CATS   Many of these agencies have attended several times.  Alameda County, Anaheim, Amador Co SD, Banning, Benicia, Brea, Beverly Hills, Cathedral City, Carlsbad, Chico, Chino, CHP, Culver City, Concord, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Daly City, El Monte, Escondido, El Segundo, Elk Grove, Fresno, Fresno County Sheriff's, Fremont, Folsom, Fullerton, Gardena, Gilroy, Glendora, Hawthorne, Huntington Beach, Indio, Irvine, Kings Co, Lompac, Los Angeles County SD, Lodi, Los Angeles Housing Authority, Livermore, Merced Co, Newark, Newport Beach, Oakland, Oceanside, Ontario, Orange Co SD, Oxnard, Pacifica, Palm Springs, Pinole, Placentia, Placerville, Pleasanton, Pleasant Hill, Pomona, Rialto, Riverside, Roseville, San Bernardino, Salinas, San Diego, Santa Cruz Co, Santa Monica, Stockon, Santa Ana, Shafter, San Francisco, San Joaquin, Simi Valley, Sunnyvale, Sacramento Co SD, Sacramento PD, Solano, Torrance, Tustin, Walnut Creek and West Covina. 

As well as Out of State and Country SWAT and K-9 handlers from Hawaii, Arizona, Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Maine, Maryland, Delaware, Washington DC, Texas, Michigan, New Hampshire, Idaho, New Jersey, Idaho, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, Utah, Alabama, South Dakota, Minnesota, New Mexico, Colorado, Nebraska, Florida, New York, Canada and Brazil.

If traveling to the west coast would not be possible, S.K.I.D.D.S. and CATS can be taken on the road. We can modify the course to meet your department's needs.   We can even gear the class exclusively for canine handlers.

Upcoming 2012 S.K.I.D.D.S. & CATS Classes and Seminars

January 8-12, 2012
K9 Tactical Deployment block of instruction
CNCA Conference

February 21-23, 2012
Law Dog Seminar in Las Vegas, NV
Contact Danny King for details

March 4-6, 2012
4 hour block of instruction of K9 SWAT Deployment
at the Special Operation Training Association

March 8-10, 2012
SKIDDS Class 123 in Anoka County, Minnesota
Contact Brad for details

March 20-22, 2012
SKIDDS Class 124 in Ontario California
Contact Brad for details

April 10-12, 2012
SKIDDS / CATS Class 125 in Travis Co, TX
Contact Brad for details

April 13-15, 2012
Desert Dog K9 Trials in Scottsdale Arizona

April 17-19, 2012
SKIDDS / CATS Class 126 in Wilmington Delaware
Contact Brad for details

April 24-26, 2012
SKIDDS / CATS Class 127 at Vohne Liche Kennels Indiana
Contact Brad for details

May 16-19, 2012
Block of instruction of K9 SWAT Deployment
and K9 SWAT Tactical Debriefing on May 19th
at the Safariland Tactical seminar in New Hampshire

May 30-June 1, 2012
SKIDDS / CATS Class 128 in Lafayette County, WI
Contact Brad for details

June 4-6, 2012
SKIDDS / CATS Class 129 in Oak Brook Illinois
Contact Brad for details

July 16-18, 2012
SKIDDS / CATS Class 130 in Douglas County Nebraska
Contact Brad for details

July 24-26, 2012
SKIDDS / CATS Class 131 in Fontana
Contact Brad for details

August 6-8, 2012
SKIDDS / CATS Class 132 in Lake Tahoe, CA
Contact Brad for details

August 22-25, 2012
HITS in Seattle Washington
Contact Jeff Barrett for details

August 28-30, 2012
Michigan Tactical Officer Association
Block of classroom instruction of K9 SWAT Deployment
and 1 day SKIDDS / CATS class

September 9-14, 2012
N.T.O.A. SWAT Conference in Seattle, WA
Block of classroom instruction of K9 SWAT Deployment
and K9 SWAT Tactical Debriefing on Sept 11th

September 18-21, 2012
M.T.O.A. SWAT Conference at
Volk Field AFB in Camp Douglas, Wisconsin
4 hour block of instruction of K9 SWAT Deployment
and K9 SWAT Tactical Debriefing

September 26-28, 2012
SKIDDS / CATS Class 133 in Boston, MA
Contact Brad for details

October 2-4, 2012
SKIDDS / CATS Class 134 in Wilmington Delaware
Contact Brad for details

October 15-17, 2012
SKIDDS / CATS Class 135 in Orange County, CA
Contact Brad for details

October 23-25, 2012
SKIDDS / CATS Class 136 in Fairfax County, VA
Contact Brad for details

October 2012
Las Vegas K9 Trials

2011
           S.K.I.D.D.S. & CATS             Classes and Seminars

January 5-7, 2011
SKIDDS / CATS Class 110 in El Monte
Contact Brad for details

January 10-14, 2011
K9 Tactical Deployment block of instruction
CNCA Conference

January 25-27, 2011
SKIDDS / CATS Class 111 in San Francisco
Contact Brad for details

March 1-3, 2011
SKIDDS / CATS Class 112 in Palm Springs, CA
Contact Brad for details

March 7-9, 2011
4 hour block of instruction of K9 SWAT Deployment
at the Georgia Tactical Officers Association

March 14-16, 2011
SKIDDS / CATS Class 113 in Yuma, AZ
Contact Brad for details

April 4-6, 2011
SKIDDS / CATS Class 114 in Polk County, FL
Contact Brad for details

April 8-10, 2011
Desert Dog K9 Trials in Scottsdale Arizona

April 12-14, 2011
3 hour block of instruction of K9 SWAT Deployment
at the New York Tactical Officers Association Seminar.  Contact Larry for details

April 18-19, 2011
4 hour block of instruction of K9 SWAT Deployment
at the Special Operation Training Association

April 20-22, 2011
SKIDDS / CATS Class 115 in Anoka County MN
Contact Brad for details

April 28-May 1, 2011
4 hour block of instruction of K9 SWAT Deployment
at the Texas Tactical Officers Association Seminar

May 1-3, 2011
4 hour block of instruction of K9 SWAT Deployment
at the Indiana SWAT Officer Association Seminar

May 5-7, 2011
SKIDDS / CATS Class 116 in Montgomery County, MD
Contact Brad for details

May 25-26, 2011
Law Dogs in Las Vegas
Contact Danny King for details

July 25-28, 2011
ALECA K9 Officer Survival Seminar in Arizona

August 16-19, 2011
I.T.R. SKIDDS / CATS Class 117 in Monterey, CA
Contact Brad for details

August 24-27, 2011
HITS / Police K9 Magazine Conference
Contact Jeff for details

August 30-September 1, 2011
K9 SWAT presentation at Vohne Licke Kennels
Contact Kenny for details

September 7-9, 2011
SKIDDS / CATS Class 118 in Cape Coral, Florida
Contact Brad for details

September 21-24, 2011
True Handler Training in Denver, CO
Contact Leslie for details

September 27 / 28, 2011
4 hour block of instruction on K9 SWAT Deplyment
American Police Canine Association National Convention  
Contact Bill for details

October 3-6, 2011
SKIDDS / CATS CLass 119 in Fresno County, CA
Contact Brad for details

October 10-14, 2011
NPCA National seminar in Beamont Texas
Contact Katy for details

October 12-13, 2011
Arkansas Tactical Officers Association Seminar
SKIDDS / CATS Class 120 - 2 day
Contact Henry or Ben for details

October 12, 2011
8 hour block of K9 SWAT instruction
International Police Working Dog Association
Contact Tony for details

October 14-16, 2011
Las Vegas Police K-9 Trials
Contact Tom Moore for details

October 25-27, 2011
SKIDDS / CATS Class 121 in Nashua, New Hampshire
Contact Brad for details

November 7-11, 2011
Western States Police Canine Association

December 5-7, 2011
SKIDDS / CATS Class 122 in Jacksonville, Florida
Contact Brad for details