Tin Star K9

Tin Star K9 Tin Star K9 is owned & operated by retired LEOs with experience & knowledge in producing working dogs for police, military, & search/rescue organizations.

We offer the top quality scent discriminant trailing, detection, & multi purpose dogs on the market. Tin Star K9 offers trained trailing and detection dogs to Law Enforcement, Search and Rescue, and Civilian organizations. All of our dogs are hand selected as puppies and start their training at 8 weeks old. Taking full advantage of the crucial time in a dogs life between 8 and 16 weeks old, the pu

ps are started on search games, trailing, and exposed to a wide variety of environmental issues to ensure they are properly imprinted to work where they will perform and are environmentally sound. Our unique training program was developed over decades and was heavily influenced by the challenges encountered in real world deployments. The Tin Star K9 staff has over 80 years of law enforcement experience combined, 40+ years of that being in criminal investigations and missing persons. Our staff knows what it takes to be successful when deploying your dog. At Tin Star K9, we train where we work. A percentage of all training is conducted in wooded, rural, and minimally populated areas, but the vast majority of the training is conducted in heavily populated urban areas where the bulk of deployments occur. Tin Star K9 offers a variety dogs such as bloodhounds, retrievers, and pointers to suit your organization's needs. Our bloodhounds and retrievers are all scent discriminant man-trailing dogs that will far exceed the standards set by SWGDOG, NAPWDA, and NPBA. Our detection dogs are custom fit and available in a large selection of disciplines, to include:
Narcotics detection
Explosives detection
Fi****ms detection
Electronics detection
Currency detection
HRD (cadaver)
Invasive Species detection
We have also trained several specialty detection dogs for private/civilian applications. Tin Star K9 has both finished and better than green dogs available to fit your program. We provide basic handler training, advanced training, group seminars, as well as additional on-going training and deployment consultation at no charge with the purchase of a dog. We offer:

Trained Bloodhounds for sale to both Police and Search and Rescue (SAR) K9 teams

Single and Dual Purpose Detection dogs for sale

Police K9 training and Police K9 Handler training

K9 and Handler certification

SAR K9 training and SAR K9 handler training

Police and SAR K9 unit training

Schools and seminars custom built to suit your needs


Groundbreaking training
Putting the best bullet 'n the gun

01/10/2025

Amazing video of a puppy learning how to trail!!!!!
If you're into tracking/trailing dogs you have to watch this!

At Tin Star K9 we utilize self-discovery to train our trailing dogs. On this 80 yard trail the 10 week old Border Collie pup watched the first half being layed, but couldn't see the last half.

Watch how this pup runs the first half from memory, misses the turn and stalls out. Then suddenly realizes it can use its nose to get to the end.

As trainers, this is the moment we're waiting for; self discovery.
No handler influence. No baited trails.

Check back to see how this pup starts flying through our program.

23/09/2025
Fresh new recruit!Border Collie, Jessie.This 8 week old Border Collie just arrived at Tin Star K9  yesterday, and has al...
22/09/2025

Fresh new recruit!
Border Collie, Jessie.

This 8 week old Border Collie just arrived at Tin Star K9 yesterday, and has already started training!

Check back to watch how this pup progresses.
Will be available as a started or finished dog at Tin Star K9.

Available--Trained Search and Rescue Dogs at Tin Stsr K9.Human Remains Detection, Scent Discriminant Trailing, and Area ...
10/07/2025

Available--Trained Search and Rescue Dogs at Tin Stsr K9.

Human Remains Detection, Scent Discriminant Trailing, and Area Search.

Handler course included with every dog. All of our dogs and Handler courses taught by retired Law Enforcement Officers.

Contact us at
[email protected]
815-520-1110

02/07/2025

Missing 5 year old located safe by MCSO Deputy Stephen Lopez and Bloodhound Piper (trained by Tin Star K9). Awesome job!!!!!

Congradulations to this HRD Team! Multiple successful deployments in the past few months!!!Deputy Director Jon Siedschla...
12/05/2025

Congradulations to this HRD Team! Multiple successful deployments in the past few months!!!

Deputy Director Jon Siedschlaw of the Oglala Sioux Emergency Management and K9 Lyla have been busy lately. While details of these investigations cannot be released, we applaud the hard work and dedication Jon has put in for his community and surrounding communities.

Lyla was originally trained here at Tin Star K9 as HRD and scent discriminant trailing dog. Jon paired up with Lyla a little over a year ago and this has become a remarkable Team!

Which one's your favorite?Tin Star K9
05/03/2025

Which one's your favorite?

Tin Star K9

03/03/2025

Bloodhound pup making it look easy! 14 wk old puppy running 125 yard trail with 4 turns.

Tin Star K9 puts out the best trailing dogs on the market. This young pup shows all the proper behavior changes and has tons of drive!

We currently have 2 male Bloodhounds available, and both are coming up strong.

Contact us for more info
[email protected]
815-520-1110

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