Performance Kennels Inc.

07/30/2026

Sadly, 2 more dogs were killed while inside a vehicle who’s air conditioning failed. They were inside a newer Chev Suburban at a K-9 certification a few days ago. The outdoor temperature was 100 degrees or better. For some reason Chevrolet has their engines programmed to shut down after a given amount of time. 15 minutes for some, 30 minutes for other vehicles. Great idea Chevy! The handler knew about this and “thought” that he did an override of the shutdown. So, the dogs were left in the Suburban and yup, the engine shut down as did the A/C and the dogs died. Come on now! Handlers are responsible for the health and life of their dogs. Stop relying on a mechanical solution (A/C) to keep your dogs alive. Handlers must keep the rear windows down AND check on their dogs regularly during these super hot days. Failed equipment does not kill dogs any more than guns kill people or cars drive drunk. No excuses. Be smart. Check on your dogs, get a fan, get a heat alarm, and keep the rear windows down. Own it!

07/24/2026

Hennepin County Sheriff’s K-9 Iggy had another huge find. The West Metro DTF executed a search warrant at a Minneapolis residence on April 29th. The search netted multiple fi****ms, over $5000 in cash, and roughly 4.5 pounds of powder fentanyl. A 28 year old man has been charged with multiple felonies. Super job Iggy and all of the detectives with the DTF.

07/13/2026

Robbinsdale PD (MN) K-9 Gator who just hit the street in early June made a nice find. Seems that a homeless dude stole a handgun and went back to the garage that he was squatting in. A search warrant was issued and Gator located 3.5 grams of co***ne. Police also located the stolen handgun and a bunch of extra ammo. Okay, not the seizure of the century but still a nice job for a super rookie dog and rookie handler!

07/09/2026

Are you there yet? Disregard the decoy, this is about the dog. Very nice

07/04/2026

Independence Day. Happy 250th!

06/29/2026

I understand that this post is from the Department of Redundancy but I don’t think that the love, respect, and admiration for Joe Fuller can be overstated. Joe lost his battle with cancer yesterday. One of the finest human beings on the planet for sure. We are all saddened by his loss but happy that his suffering is over and that he is in a much better place.

06/20/2026

06/13/2026

Check out this article from Precision Explosives. https://www.pre-exp.com/post/training-dogs-to-find-guns-the-science-behind-gsr-detection-precision-explosives

This science is super cool. Many gun dog handlers & trainers are imprinting and training their GSR/fi****ms dogs on freshly fired casings and guns. (Me too). What they are not imprinting the dog on is the diphenylamine or DPA. DPA is a stabilizer found in 91% of all smokeless powder. Ever do a search for shell casings a week or 2 after a shooting and come up empty? Why? Because the human odor and associated odors on the fired casings have evaporated and/or degraded and are not detectable by your dog. However, an MIT - Lincoln Labs study found that DPA on the spent casing tested as "strong" on day 366 of testing as it was on day #1 after firing the round. So, if you give the dog a clear understanding of what he is looking for, (DPA) your dog will be more effective at locating spent casings days, weeks, or months after the shooting. Sure, the dog has always smelled the DPA on the freshly fired round. But he may not have had a clear understanding that he should alert to the DPA. Maybe I am super late to this party but I find this information to be a game changer. Thanks to Precision Explosives for the information

What is your fi****ms detection dog actually finding? Not "guns" - Diphenylamine, a smokeless powder stabilizer present on every fired weapon in the world. Here's the science.

06/12/2026