Learn from nationally recognized K9 expertise

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

August 26, 2026
Jason Purgason
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Jason Purgason, President, Highland Canine Training

About
Jason Purgason

Jason Purgason is president of Highland Canine Training and a national instructor in detection dog development.

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Featured session at HITS 2026

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Aug 26th, 2026
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10:30 am
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12:30 pm

From Error to Excellence: Leveraging Mistakes to Improve Detection Performance

Details

This class examines how training and operational errors can be intentionally used to improve detection performance rather than avoided or dismissed.

Treat mistakes as data—recognize handler and canine errors, learn what they reveal, and turn them into measurable detection improvement.
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Other classes

4:00 pm
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6:00 pm

From Error to Excellence: Leveraging Mistakes to Improve Detection Performance

Aug 27th, 2026
Jason Purgason
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Learn from
Jason Purgason
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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.

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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Ronnie Manganiello

President
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FLECA
South Florida K-9 handler, head trainer, and president of the Florida Law Enforcement Canine Association (FLECA).
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Dr. Kelvin Frank

Forensic Science Lecturer
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FIU
Assistant professor at FIU’s Global Forensic and Justice Center, leading canine detection science, standards, and the International Commission on Detector Dogs (ICODD).
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