Sgt. Christine Boyd
INBTI Instructor
K9 Unit Supervisor and Trainer
City of Madison Police Department, Wisconsin
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Coordinate, organize, and facilitate K9 team trainings
- Present instructional information and coach handlers in training police K9s
- Prepare K9 teams for certification in narcotics detection and patrol functions
- Provide information in skills and application of K9s in police investigations
- Imprinted narcotics odors and trained a behavioral response to detecting those odors
- Provided initial obedience training and developed certifiable obedience skills
- Provided K9 services to numerous agencies involved in narcotics investigations in Dane County as well as federal agencies such as: DEA, FBI and DCI.
K9 Trainer Experiences
K9 Training
Hours
1997 International Police K9 Conference 40
1998 University of Wisconsin K9 Behavior Seminar 16
1998 Vohne Liche Kennels, Handler Training and Certification 200
1998 Southern Police Canine Inc., Police K9 survival Conference 32
1998 Wisconsin Law Enforcement Canine Handlers Association Conference 24
1999 National Association of Police Working Dogs Association Conference 24
1999 International Police K9 – Tactical patrol K9 program 50
1999 Wisconsin Law Enforcement Canine Handlers Association Conference 24
2000 National Association of Police Working Dogs Association 40
2000 Wisconsin Law Enforcement Canine Handlers Association Conference 24
2001 SWAT & K9 Interaction During Deployment 16
2001 Wisconsin Law Enforcement Canine Handlers Association Conference 40
2001 National Association of Police Working Dogs Association 40
2002 Wisconsin Law Enforcement Canine Handlers Association Conference 24
2003 Wisconsin Law Enforcement Canine Handlers Association Conference 24
2003 National Association of Police Working Dogs Association 40
2003 National Association of Police Working Dogs Association 36
2004 Wisconsin Law Enforcement Canine Handlers Association Conference 24
2005 Northcentral Technical College, Police Canine Handler Update 24
2005 National Association of Police Working Dogs Association 40
2005 Wisconsin Law Enforcement Canine Handlers Association Conference 24
2005 Northern Michigan K9 Inc. training course/certification 160
2006 E-Collar Training – That’s My Dog training center 24
2006 National Association of Police Working Dogs Association 40
2007 Tarheel K9 Trainers Course and Certification 120
2007 Wisconsin Law Enforcement Canine Handlers Association Conference 24
2007 Tarheel K9 Training w/new MPD dog 40
2008 Law Dog Conference, Las Vegas 24
2008 Tarheel Police K9 Training Update 40
2009 National Association of Police Working Dogs Association 40
2009 Tarheel K9 Training w/new MPD dog 40
2010 National Association of Police Working Dogs Association 24
2010 Wisconsin Law Enforcement Canine Handlers Association Conference 24
2011 Police K9 Magazine Handler Instruction and Training Seminar 32
2011 National Association of Police Working Dogs Association 16
2012 Wisconsin Law Enforcement Canine Handlers Association Conference 32
2012 SWAT & K-9 Interaction Deployment School (S.K.I.D.D.S.) 16
2012 MPD Supervisory Leadership Academy 40
2012 National Association of Police Working Dogs Association 16
2013 National Association of Police Working Dogs Association 16
Total training hours 1,542
AWARDS:
TESTIMONIAL:
As a law enforcement officer and INBTI instructor I have had the opportunity to instruct law enforcement agencies and SAR organizations in the Kocher method of man-trailing. I have instructed in 5 states and 2 European countries.
Through the course of my career as a K-9 handler, unit supervisor, trainer and INBTI Instructor I have contributed to many successful searches.
In my opinion INBTI and TKM is the most successful and simplest method of training. I have experienced training in other methods and have found this method to be the simplest and most successful. Our K-9 unit is now much more capable of tracking in a variety of situations and conditions. It has worked very well for me and my organization. I teach it and promote it because the methods work.