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New Hampshire Police K-9 Academy

The New Hampshire Police K-9 Academy is located at the Pease Air National Guard Base, Portsmouth, NH. The Working Dog Foundation has established a U.S.P.C.A. sanctioned training site and a quality training program to ensure the success of the K-9 teams and to enhance the safety of our citizens.

Our academy offers a comprehensive training program for Police K-9 teams in all stages of training and street level experience. Our training site is a United States Police Canine Association sanctioned training facility. We train not only for trial preparation but for realistic street scenarios, vital to any New England K-9 team. Acres of wooded area, various buildings, access to vehicles and a certified agility area, the academy offers a superior training experience. One key element is New Hampshire K-9 Academy & volunteer staff offer a high quality/low cost training for your K-9 unit's needs.

Each year the academy and foundation are busy sponsoring classes in Emergency K-9 care, obedience related education & seminars, Police K-9 Tactics, K-9 Behavior and other unique, specialized training.

Our program is designed to meet the needs of police agencies in our area. Our on-going in-service training meets on a continuing basis, every Monday & Thursday, including special night classes. These continual training days are designed to work on problem solving, use of the most up to date training tactics in the K-9 field and keeping accurate, timely training logs of the K-9 teams, as well as preparation for the 2x yearly certifications.

The low, yearly membership fee entitles a K-9 team to join our proven academy.

The trainers at the New Hampshire Police K-9 Academy have over 150 combined years of experience. They have judged and titled dogs under such organizations as the United Police Canine Association, North American Working Dog Association, Police Canine Association of America and Eastern Police Canine Association. .

Head Trainer: Officer John Usher

Patrol Dogs
Sgt. George Joy
Off. Jeff Downing
Off. Steve Tenney
Off. Jeff Connors (Bloodhound)
Off. Rebecca Hester
Off. Jason Champlin
Off. Rob Kelly
Off. John Harvey
Off. Art Merrigan

Narcotic Dogs:
Off. Tim Keefe
Off. Jay Durgin
Off. Keith McKenzie

Adjunct Instructors:
Off. Mike Robbins (retired)
Chief Shawn Bernier

K-9 Academy Teams

 

Name

Department

1.

Sgt. Todd Baravalle/K-9 Joy

Canaan PD

2.

Off. Paul Benoit/K-9 Till

Salem PD

3.

Chief Shawn Bernier/K-9 Louie

New Durham PD

4.

Off. Jeff Bird/K-9 Max

Highway Enforcement

5.

Off. Kevin Chabot/K-9 Elli

Wells PD

6.

Off. Jason Champlin/K-9 Kruger

Sanford PD

7.

Sgt. Keith Chauvette/K-9 Rex

Goffstown PD

8.

Off. Shane Childs/K-9 Czar

Salem PD

9.

Off. Jeff Connors/K-9 Ginger

Nashua PD

10.

Off. Jeff Downing/K-9 Baron

Sunapee PD

11.

Off. Joseph Dechesne/K-9 Ronja

Ossipee PD

12.

Off. Jay Durgin/K-9 Emma

Kittery PD

13.

Off. John Harvey/K-9 Barry

Nashua PD

14.

Off. Rebecca Hester/K-9 Viktor

Portsmouth PD

15.

Off. Christian Johnson/K-9 Zeke

Northwood PD

16.

Off. Tim Keefe/K-9 Norman

Dover PD

17.

Off. Rob Kelly/K-9 Jack

Laconia PD

18.

Off. Sean Kennedy/K-9 Ace

Dover PD

19.

Off. Stephen Kessler/K-9 Rony

Moultonborough PD

20.

Off. Karl Koch/K-9 JJ

New Durham PD

21.

Off. Keith MacKenzie/K-9 Fina

Rochester PD

22.

Deputy Donald Melvin/K-9 Libby

Cheshire County Sheriff

23.

Off. Arthur Merrigan/K-9 Ocsi

Bow PD

24.

Off. Tod Moriarty/K-9 Brona

Nashua PD

25.

Off. James O'Brien/K-9 Max

Wolfeboro PD

26.

Off. Dustin Parent/K-9 Agbar

Gilford PD

27.

Off. Scott Pearl/K-9 Wess

Portsmouth PD

28.

Deputy Brittany Perley/K-9 Edge

Carroll County Sheriff

29.

Off. Robert Prindle/K-9 Sugar

Methuen PD

30.
Off. Scotty Roy/K-9 Jake Veteran's Affair Police
31.
Off. Eugene Stahl/K-9 Zahn Pelham PD
32.
Off. Kenneth Tabor/K-9 Coda Monmouth PD
33.
Off. Steve Tenney/K-9 Laika Keene PD
34.
Off. Jeff Torrisi/K-9 Dunkin Methuen PD
35.
Off. John Usher/K-9 Eddie Dover PD
36.
Off. Adam Watson/K-9 Colt Sanford PD
37.
Off. Randy Young/K-9 Caisson Strafford PD