About Police Service Dogs, Inc.

Police dogs from Oxford

Police Service Dogs, Inc. is a woman- and Hispanic-owned police dog company at 2914 County Road 200 in Oxford. Since 2000 it has specialized in social police dogs, single and dual purpose dogs and military working dogs for law enforcement agencies, security companies and the military. The company is ATF licensed and DEA registered, so its detection dogs train on real explosives and narcotics.

Training

Alongside supplying dogs, the company offers private or group training sessions in scent work (detection and tracking), obedience and bite work, along with courses and seminars at the Oxford facility or at client facilities, including law-enforcement-only training. A puppy program works with puppies from eight weeks to one year to tailor a dog to a client's needs. The approach draws on classical and operant conditioning and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, with a food-based reward system during learning, a marker system and proper use of electronics.

The trainers

Training director Lazaro Cabrera is a certified police K-9 handler, trainer and certification judge credited with six consecutive police dog regional championships and four national championships. Head trainer Mario Garcia works with him to select dogs from breeders in Europe.

What to ask

Ask which training sessions are open to private owners and how sessions are scheduled. Phone 305-274-0057.