CLEP on Sniffer dogs training
Date
11-03-2024 09:00 - 15-03-2024 17:00 UTC
ART code
CTR/013/003
Short description
The CLEP training is targeted to the Customs officers working as dog handlers at the EU´s external border to improve the vocational skills of the service dogs and dog handlers.
Domain / Area
Customs
Location
Gajary (Slovakia)
Application deadline
31-01-2024 17:00 (UTC +02:00) Europe/Brussels
Organizer
Slovakia
Number of participants
6
Number of participants / country
2
Description
The objective of this training is to improve the vocational skills of the service dogs and the customs officers working as dog handlers at the EU´s external border and to exchange the practical experience and best practices in the field of training and use of service dogs to search for narcotics and psychotropic substances, tobacco and tobacco products, as well as financial cash.
Mutual cooperation of dog handlers and sniffer dogs from different countries and comparison of training methods directly in the training process will contribute to the preparation and training of sniffer dogs.
This training will improve training techniques of dog handlers for sniffer dogs.
The training will consists of:
- presentations of the service cynology methodologies
- practical demonstrations, working with service dogs
- discussions and sharing best practices
Profile of participants
- Customs officers working as dog handlers at the EU external border
- Experienced dog handlers with sniffer dogs (at least 1 year of practice) – member groups of K9 teams of participating countries
- Dogs with previous experiences in Tobacco, Drugs, CITES or Cash searching
Target
Subject matter experts