Learn from nationally recognized K9 expertise

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

August 24, 2027
Ted Daus
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Ted Daus, Owner, HITS T&C

About
Ted Daus

Ted Daus is a longtime prosecutor and national lecturer on canine law and search-and-seizure, with decades of courtroom experience handling drug-trafficking cases.

He has served as counsel of record in U.S. Supreme Court K-9 cases and regularly teaches handlers and agencies what courts require from modern canine deployment and testimony.

His instruction focuses on one outcome:

K-9 work that holds up in court.

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Learn from
Ted Daus
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.

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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Dr. Melanie Uhde

Canine Researcher
Ph.D. biologist bridging neuroscience and applied K9 training, with research on motivation, stress, and resilience in working dogs.
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Michael Nezbeth

Founder
,
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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