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About Clay Smith

Owner/Trainer at Clay's Top Dog | 15+ Year Law Enforcement Officer | 12+ Year Police K9 Handler | Certified Law Enforcement Instructor | State of Arkansas K9 Certifying Official | DrugBeat National Certifying Official | Instructor at Little Rock K9 Academy | Serves on the Board of Directors for the Friends of the Conway Animal Shelter 501(c)(3) F.O.C.A.S.

My concepts of drives in protection training

 A closer look at my understanding of “Drives” in dog training. Now, as a disclaimer, I will go ahead and say that I am not the original creator of any of these theories.  They represent the knowledge that has been passed on to me from several trainers who were better at training than I will [...]

By |2019-01-07T19:19:52-06:00April 26th, 2015|Categories: General Dog Training, Law Enforcement Topics|Comments Off on My concepts of drives in protection training

When can the police use K9 to conduct a sniff of a lawfully stopped vehicle? – by Clay Smith

  As a result of the recent United States Supreme Court Decision in: RODRIGUEZ v UNITED STATES there has been a lot of discussion, concern, confusion, and controversy on the issue of using a K9 to sniff a vehicle during or after a traffic stop.  Actually I am unsure why this case has received as much publicity [...]

By |2019-01-07T19:19:52-06:00April 25th, 2015|Categories: K9 Legal Issues, Law Enforcement Topics|4 Comments

The only thing two dog trainers can agree on is that the third trainer is wrong!

The title of this post is one of my favorite quotes about dog training that I have heard over the years. These days there are more so-called and self-described “experts” found in every nook and cranny of the internet, forums, Facebook, blogs, and chat rooms than you can shake a stick at. So how do [...]

By |2019-01-07T19:19:53-06:00November 25th, 2014|Categories: General Dog Training|2 Comments

When can your K-9 search the inside of a vehicle?

When can you put your dog into a vehicle to conduct a K-9 search inside the car?  What if my dog jumps into the car on his own during the search? Every class I am involved in teaching at the Little Rock K9 Academy these questions alway come up.  Most everyone, myself included, likes to have [...]

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