CloverField K9

06/28/2025

Remember now is the time to prepare for July 4th! Not July 3rd! More dogs run away on July 4 than any other time of year! Most important thing to remember is that not all fireworks are July 4! Towns stagger across multiple days so do your research of surrounding downs! Also keep in mind that your neighbors may play with some backyard fireworks over the next week or so! Be prepared.

Stock up on distractions toys, long-lasting treats, and calming supplements if needed!

Is this your first 4th with your dog? Not sure if they will mind? If your dog minds thunder, he/she will likely mind fireworks even more!

06/23/2025

While pet and sport dogs should take the day off, and enjoy the air conditioners today…… police K9s are still out saving the day!

For our law enforcement handlers, here are some reminders to keep your dogs safe today/tomorrow!

06/22/2025

Don’t forget to sign up for the Eric Stanbro seminar, October 1-3 here at CloverField K9!

Eric is a retired Police K9 handler, and the owner/founder of VanEss K9 Academy. He was the head trainer of the Canton Police Department K9 Unit and spent time as a trainer for the Naval Special Warfare Group 1 (SEALs).

He is very well known as the author of E-Collar without Conflict for Pets and Working Dogs.

We cannot wait for this seminar! Register today!

06/20/2025

Happy first birthday to the 2024 Boy X Ruby litter! They’re all doing great things ❤️

06/18/2025

🎯 K9 Luci - Burlington PD.

06/13/2025

Big things just keep happening here at CloverField! Our next MAJOR announcement is that Rob Johnson will be joining the CloverField team as an adjunct instructor. Rob is well known in the New England working dog community, and has worked with Police K9s in Vermont for many years. Rob’s role at CloverField K9 will be supplementing our Police K9 Schools (Detection, Tracking, Patrol) with specialized instruction and mini-classes. Rob will also be assisting with our private-hire dogs and police prospects, and providing decoy instruction.

Our Spring/Summer 2025 Police K9 Detection school is already underway. We have our next session of Patrol School and Detection school beginning this fall. Our school has put together a team to be reckoned with. Departments, inquire today about enrolling your next K9 in school with Laura, Rocco, Bryon, and Rob.

06/13/2025

Way to go Max! Max is a CloverField K9 Police K9 Tracking School graduate from our class of 2024. He attended our 17 week program last summer, ending with a national level certification! Max has developed from a pet dog into a fantastic dual purpose working K9, with incredible talent on tracks.

We are so proud when our graduates head out to do great things. Thanks Max, for making our streets safer and catching the bad guy! And also thank you to the Vermont Police Canine Association for bringing in trainers like Rob Johnson to keep these dogs in tip-top-shape after they graduate (as everyone knows, training goes on long after certifications)!

🚨 Great Work, K9 Max! 🐾

This week, K9 Max has been hard at work refining his skills at Urban Tracking School—training alongside a top instructor and subject matter expert, Robert Johnson, to sharpen the tools needed for real-world success.

That training paid off in a big way.

While still attending the school, Max was deployed and successfully located a subject during a real-world track. His performance is a powerful reminder of how critical ongoing training is—and how preparation saves lives.

Opportunities like this are made possible through the support of our community. Donations to the Vermont Police Canine Association help us bring in expert trainers and provide essential education for our K9 teams. We also want to thankCloverField K99 for all they taught Max as well!

If you’d like to support dogs like Max, you can donate here:
🔗 https://www.vtk9.com/store/p19/Donation.html

Way to go, Max! 🐾💪

📸 802 Puparazzi

06/13/2025

So you want my Kong? Good Luck with that🍀!!! K9 Luci enjoying the rewards of her successful search! Luci is one of our own and we are super excited with the progress that she is making with her new handler in our narcotics detection school! Go get it Luci!!! 👊

06/13/2025

Another exciting announcement from CloverField K9! We are so excited to welcome Bryon as a Police K9 In-Service Training Instructor.

Bryon started his working dog journey here at CloverField K9 in our earliest days with his pet dogs. Over the years, Bryon has developed into a strong Police K9 handler with his dog Nova working for the Essex Police Department!

Bryon and Nova regularly train here at CloverField. We are excited to be part of the next step in his career as an instructor, and we are equally as excited to have an active-duty K9 handler as part of our teaching staff.

06/09/2025

WELCOME ROCCO!

CloverField K9 is so excited to welcome our newest staff member, Rocco!

Rocco is CloverField K9's new in-house decoy and assistant trainer to the operational and working-dog program. Rocco is a retired K9 Handler for the US Marines. His career highlights include being a squad leader for the 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion Kennels, a trainer for the Exercise Cope North 2020 with the Royal Australian Airforce, Japanese military, the US Navy, US Army, and US Airforce. He was also deployed as NCO for Canine on the 31st MEU for floats 21-1 and 21-2. Rocco was also a foreign weapons instructor and a fast rope master. Now, Rocco assists with the training in our working dog programs including the Police K9 Patrol and Narcotic schools, private contract dogs, in-service trainings, and acts as our decoy.

06/06/2025

The new shoot house is READY! We are so excited for a second scenario structure! This addition will help our police k9 handlers perfect their tactics while working with their k9 partners.

We are proud to offer as an opportunity for all local law enforcement to utilize for their tactical, scenario based training (with or without dogs)! If your department is interested, give us a call!