05/05/2023
"KNPV Training and Certification Process"
See 6 videos taken during Joeri's KNPV Trials in the Netherlands May of 2022, on YouTube, go to YouTube SEARCH type in Vom Davis German Shepherds LLC. Then click on SEARCH below keyboard.
Joeri van de Hornhutte KNPV PH1 "met lof". Joeri (Yuri) received his KNPV certification May 28-29, 2022 in Holland before arriving here on June 9th, 2022.
The following is an excerpt from the publication, "An Introduction to the Royal Dutch Police Dog Association (KNPV), 2nd edition by G. Straatman and J. Jons.
"This book is the first book published in English that describes in detail, the Royal Dutch Police Dog certification and examination program.
The KNPV is a nationally sanctioned Dutch working dog certification and competitive training organization that is sponsored by the Royal Dutch family. The KNPV governs and administers the examination of the National Police Dog certification programs and examination processes, promotes the training of dogs for modern utility purposes like police work, tracking, search and rescue and guard work. They also promote the breeding of dogs suitable for modern utility work and the education of civilians and police officers to become good dog trainers.
The KNPV certified police dogs are raised and trained primarily by Dutch civilians. It takes over 2 years to create a dog that can pass the KNPV Police Dog 1 (PH1) certification exam. The examination includes obedience, swimming, searching for lost articles and persons, performing canine protection work that apprehends, guards, transports and controls a criminal suspect and protects his handler. The KNPV dog trainers and their dogs and training clubs view the certification examination process as a competitive challenge, to pass the exam with the highest possible score, that will enable them to compete in the National Police Dog Championship competition. After certifying a dog, the KNPV trainer may sell his dog to the Dutch Police, Security or Military organizations. The trainer then acquires a puppy and again begins the process of competitively training another KNPV Police Dog.
Due to the proven success, objective and credibility of the KNPV program these KNPV certified Police Dogs are being exported from Holland to meet the needs of Police, Security and Military agencies worldwide.
The dog breeds mostly used in KNPV are Belgian Malinois, Dutch Shepherds and German Shepherds."