Canines in the Courtroom — Howell, MI

A one-day training course focused on bulletproofing drug dog cases and strengthening courtroom defensibility. The course covers recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions and legal updates affecting police K9 deployments.

This training is intended for active law-enforcement K9 handlers and supervisors and focuses on drug dog case articulation and courtroom defensibility, including legal updates, operational application, and documentation practices.

June 1, 2026

8:00 am

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5:00 pm

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Key topics covered

Bulletproofing drug dog cases

Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions and legal updates

Articulating probable cause in court

K-9 learning theory and reliability

Drug dog record keeping and documentation

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About the Canines in the Courtroom training

HITS Training & Consulting is hosting a one-day training course for all Law Enforcement Drug Dog Teams. This 7-hour course is designed specifically to enhance your skills at articulating necessary facts which are important to showing K9 reliability during court proceedings.

What you’ll learn

Our Instructors will cover the essentials of K-9 learning theory so that each K-9 Handler has a clearer understanding of why and how their dog consistently performs every time he locates drug odors. This type of information is vital to a police K-9 Handler.

The best dog training techniques in the world won’t win a conviction in court if it’s not properly documented and presented. Learn from the experts what drug dog record keeping really means and how to present it to your prosecutors and the courts as proof of your dog’s reliability.

The topics taught in this class are some of the most valuable tools a Drug Dog Handler can have in his arsenal. More cases are lost because of the inability of the Handler to adequately demonstrate that the performance of his Police Dog rises to the level of Probable Cause. Come train with us and don’t let all your hard work go down the drain.

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Location

Livingston Public Safety Complex

1911 Tooley Road, Howell, MI 48843

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What attendees say

Municipal, county, state, federal, and military K9 units nationwide rely on HITS training to strengthen deployment judgment and courtroom defensibility.

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Go to HITS. It's a great class. Great conference. This is the third one that I've been to. I try and go every time. They change up the classes. It's offered for detection and apprehension or patrol canines. All the classes are great. You should definitely check it out. I'm going to try and come back next year.

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Greg Edlund
Broward Sheriff Office

Hi, this is Brian Laas. I'm from Arvada, Colorado. This is about my second or third time with HITS, and I've enjoyed it greatly. I like the vast amount of instructors' backgrounds, so even though I've come once or twice before, I'm always gaining a lot of knowledge. This is a great seminar for both the new and the old handlers. I think you can't go wrong coming here. It's a good time and well-spent money for your department.

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Brian Laas
Arvada Police Department

Hi, my name is Neil with U.S. Park Police. This is the first time I ever attend HITS and it's great training. A lot of different courses that definitely benefit my career. I've been a handler for 14 years now. I'm still learning and I recommend people to come down here and learn something.

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Neil
US Park Police

Been to hits a couple times, keeps getting better every time. This year it's been amazing, a lot of people, a lot of great classes, great camaraderie between all the agencies here. It's a good time, I highly recommend it.

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Unknown Attendee

Hi, Mark with BCBK9 here at HITS 2017, lets you know what a success it was. Tons of handlers, tons of great classes. We're really glad that we drove all the way out from Missouri and we're looking forward to 2018 being in DC and we hope to see you all there.

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Mark
BCB K9

Yeah, this is my first time it hits. It was a great time. Actually, I've been to a lot of conferences before. This is definitely the best.

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