Learn from nationally recognized K9 expertise

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

August 25-26, 2026
Erik Good
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Erik Good, Head K9 Trainer, Fort Lauderdale Police Department

About
Erik Good

Erik Good is a K-9 handler and head K-9 trainer with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, certified by FDLE as a K-9 team instructor and evaluator.

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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

No Equipment, No Hesitation: Muzzle Fighting for K9 Teams

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No Equipment, No Hesitation: Muzzle Fighting for K9 Teams Muzzle fighting is a critical component of training that prepares your dog to confidently engage a suspect without the presence of bite equipment.

A structured system for committed muzzle engagement—neutralizing the dog to the muzzle, building muzzled search, and progressing to high-intensity muzzle fighting.
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Other classes

8:00 am
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10:00 am

No Equipment, No Hesitation: Muzzle Fighting for K9 Teams

Aug 27th, 2026
Erik Good
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10:30 am
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12:30 pm

Operational Obedience: From Foundation to Deployment

Aug 26th, 2026
Erik Good
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Learn from
Erik Good
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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.

Michael Nezbeth

Founder
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Grassroots K9
Michael Nezbeth is the Founder and Training Director of Grassroots K9, an internationally recognized canine training company specializing in law enforcement and working dog development.
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Nicholas Bonney

Instructor
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Ace Interdiction Tactics
Nebraska State Patrol interdiction specialist teaching consensual encounter tactics and reasonable suspicion development.
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Brad Gillespie

President
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Canadian Police Canine Association
Senior trainer and president of the Canadian Police Canine Association, specializing in operations-based K9 team development.
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