Learn from nationally recognized K9 expertise

Instruction shaped by real-world K9 deployment, operational decision-making, and courtroom accountability.

August 25, 2026
Brad Gillespie
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Brad Gillespie, President, Canadian Police Canine Association

About
Brad Gillespie

Brad Gillespie has trained police and military working dog teams for over 25 years and serves as president of the Canadian Police Canine Association.

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Featured session at HITS 2026

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Aug 25th, 2026
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1:30 pm
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3:30 pm

Operations-Based Training: Train the Dog, Train the Handler, Train the Team

Details

This class is designed for professional working dog handlers and teams seeking to enhance operational effectiveness through realistic, principle-based training.

Principle-based training that ties canine behavior, learning theory, and human performance under stress into a deployment-ready dog, handler, and team.
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Other classes

4:00 pm
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6:00 pm

Operations-Based Training: Train the Dog, Train the Handler, Train the Team

Aug 27th, 2026
Brad Gillespie
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Learn from
Brad Gillespie
at
HITS K9

Join national-scale K9 education designed to strengthen deployment judgment, legal defensibility, and long-term operational performance.

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See who else is teaching at HITS

HITS brings together prosecutors, scientists, federal advisors, and operational trainers whose instruction reflects real-world deployment and courtroom scrutiny.

Jeff Schettler

Owner
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Georgia K9 NTC
Jeff Schettler is a retired police K9 handler who served with the City of Alameda and the County of Amador in California.
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Shay Maimoni

Founder
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Israeli Special Tactics K9
Founder and lead trainer at Israeli Special Tactics K9, specializing in muzzle fighting, drive engineering, and counter-terrorism K9 development.
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Kevin Good

Engineer
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Battelle
Battelle engineer teaching practical science-backed tactics for producing operationally relevant detection dogs.
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