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HITS K9 Consulting Services

Justify your HITS attendance

Get a simple, command-ready document to help explain the value of attending HITS.

HITS training supports more than professional development. It gives handlers and agencies access to instruction, legal context, vendor evaluation, and operational perspective that can strengthen K9 performance long after the conference ends.

Use this documentation to help explain why attending HITS is a practical training investment for your unit.

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Includes the Attendance Justification Document and HITS 2026 Training Overview.

Preview of the HITS 2026 Attendance Justification Document showing conference overview, training value, and class schedule pages
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What the document helps explain

The justification document is designed to help handlers clearly communicate the value of HITS to supervisors, command staff, or training approval teams.
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It can help outline:

  • Why HITS training is relevant to active K9 operations
  • How the conference supports courtroom defensibility
  • What attendees gain from national instruction and peer exchange
  • How vendor access supports equipment evaluation
  • Why the training investment can benefit the full K9 unit
Training approval often requires more than interest from the handler. Command staff may need to understand how the conference supports department priorities, training requirements, operational readiness, and legal risk reduction.
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What’s included

Travel, duty time, and conference budget all require approval. HITS is structured to make that decision defensible with outcomes that agencies value:

Conference overview

A summary of the event, including dates, location, audience, and training focus.

Training value

A breakdown of how HITS supports deployment decisions, documentation, testimony preparation, and operational performance.

Vendor and equipment access

Details on opportunities to evaluate equipment, technology, and services used in active K9 programs.

Cost and logistics

A simple area for attendees to add travel, registration, lodging, and schedule details.

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