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Darkhorse K9 Services Darkhorse K9 Services provides training and canine assets for civilians, law enforcement, military, sport, and personal protection.

As a dedicated K9 professional I am committed to helping you improve your relationship with your dog. I have been training dogs for over 20 years and I am ready, willing, and able to assist you. I have trained numerous dogs that have met and exceeded the standards set forth by the following organizations:
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, United States Police Canine Association

, North American Police Work Dog Association, United States Department of Justice - ATF/E. I specialize in obedience (from beginner to tactical/sport) training, tracking, and odor detection (my true love), call me to schedule an introductory session.

Congratulations to Schenectady Police Dept on their recent acquisition of this fine canine asset. Please join me in wis...
05/09/2025

Congratulations to Schenectady Police Dept on their recent acquisition of this fine canine asset. Please join me in wishing this new team a long, healthy, safe, and productive career together!

When it matters….DHK9’s
17/07/2025

When it matters….DHK9’s

DHK9’s making waves agian;)
17/07/2025

DHK9’s making waves agian;)

Darkhorse dogs come out on top again…The United States Police Canine Association Region 7 Detector Trials took place tod...
30/03/2025

Darkhorse dogs come out on top again…

The United States Police Canine Association Region 7 Detector Trials took place today with DHK9’s taking first and second place. Congratulations to these outstanding teams for setting and maintaining standards of excellence.

03/03/2025

The sky’s the limit for little Rooster 😎 Willie X Ladybug 03/02/25

15/01/2025

Willie X Ladybug pups @ 6 wks. I predict these three will be the fire breathing dragons of the Lab world. They are not for sale, we have some special plans for them.

Congratulations to the handler of former DHK9 “Dumbledore” on his recent graduation from detection school. This particu...
21/12/2024

Congratulations to the handler of former DHK9 “Dumbledore” on his recent graduation from detection school.

This particular handler is a trainer with his agency and their K9 unit is tight.

They have their collective s**t together!

When trainers of this caliber seek out DHK9 specifically for their next dog, that makes us both grateful and proud.

Please join us in wishing this new team a long, safe, healthy, and productive career together.

What his handler had to say about him:

“…crazy bastard. He’s like a Mal trapped in a lab body. Everything that I wanted.”

“He’s a little monster. I love it.”

What a privilege to have been able to close out our AKC Jr Hunt title at the Labrador Retriever Club National Event. Br...
06/10/2024

What a privilege to have been able to close out our AKC Jr Hunt title at the Labrador Retriever Club National Event. Brollyboy brought it as he always does and I just tried to stay out of his way. Next stop - Seniors. We’ve got a LOT of work to do before that but we are undaunted. I Thank God for placing the people, the animals, and the circumstances he has in my life.

04/10/2024

In this short piece of shaping/UDC odor association you can see two things. The first is the pup morph into a sit TFR (trained final response). The second is my effort to negate that response by marking earlier. To be clear I picked this pup up Saturday and have done absolutely no obedience work with him. This is also the first time he has seen this odor “picture”. It amazes me how strong some behaviors become in such a short time period with limited reinforcement history.

03/10/2024

Today we built off of the foundation work we did yesterday. I replaced the tennis ball with a clean/aired hollow chuck it ball. Inside the ball are three cotton balls impregnated with UDC (Universal Detector Calibrant) odor. This is a synthetic odor which was specifically designed to smell like nothing else on earth. For a much more detailed explanation I’ve attached this link https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10963624/ At this point I am beginning to classically condition this pup to this odor in addition to simultaneously enhancing pups desire to chase, retrieve, and collectively possess a high value toy. I’ve also attached a picture of two TADDs (Training Aid Delivery Device(s)) which are connected. This allows the UDC odor in one TADD to flow into the second TADD containing the cotton balls, impregnating the cotton balls with the UDC odor. The wonderful aspect of the TADD with the UDC odor is that it has a built in “one way” membrane which only allows the odor to emanate from it. It does not allow any other odor to pass through the opposite way and contaminate the source (UDC) odor. For more information on TADDs, follow this link- https://www.scik9.com/ Feel free to ask any questions you have about the things you see. This is only one of many ways to condition a dog to odor.

21/07/2024

Both grateful and proud of the owners of DHK9 dogs who expend the substantial amounts of time, effort, and money to “bloom the genetics” (iykyk) of the pups we produce!! Big Congratulations to Erin Roy-Jourdin and her young bitch Furies on earning their French Ring Brevet this weekend in Andover CT. Please help us wish Erin & Furies the best of luck in the future on what we hope is a long, productive, and healthy French Ring journey!

Brollyboy - Labrador Retriever 🧡
22/06/2024

Brollyboy - Labrador Retriever 🧡

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