2)  Why do your handlers use foreign commands?   The imported dogs have already started training in their native country, it is easier to teach a new handler 20 commands in a foreign language, than to retrain the dog.

3)  Why do you train the Guard and Bark?   We train the guard and bark for the following reasons:
A)  It teaches the dog a conditioned response(bark) when they locate 
someone that they cannot get to.
B)  It allows you to use the dog in various situations, that a find and bite
dog may not be deployed in.

4)  Do you use female dogs?   Yes we will use female dogs when we can find  a good one, unfortunately this is rare due to their value for breeding.

5)  Do you cross train dogs(Patrol and Detection)?   Yes we do cross train dogs, if  the correct dogs are selected for this, it is a very cost effective option for a department.  Some of the most effective detection dogs are cross trained dogs.
We very strongly feel there is no disadvantage if the dogs are properly selected.

6)  Who is Danny LaMaster?   Mr. LaMaster has been involved with dogs for most of his life.  He initially began training his own dogs for A.K.C. competitions.  He soon became interested in the German dog sport of Schutzhund and spend several years training and competing in Schutzhund trials in California.  Mr. LaMaster graduated from Mandelyn Kennels, School for Dogs, in 1975, with honors, from the Master Trainer Course.  He is the owner and director of Master K-9, a fifteen-acre Police Dog Handler training school, in Cherry Valley, California.

Presently he is involved with over sixty agencies and has well over two hundred dogs in service.  Mr. LaMaster has trained several K-9 Teams with top finishes at 
Police Dog Trials and has the distinction of having trained the only K-9 Team to win the Top Dog Gold Overall at the California Summer Games two years in a row.  This accomplishment was surpassed only by having another team win three years in a row ('93, '92 and '91).  This K-9 Team was also the Top Dog Gold at the World Police and Fire Games in 1993.  1996 also proved to be another stellar year, with yet another Top Dog Gold Overall win at the California Police Summer Games.

Mr. LaMaster is an original member of the Board of Directors for developing the current P.O.S.T. guidelines regarding the minimum requirements for Police Service Dogs and Narcotic Detection Dogs.  He is also a founding member and a lifetime member of the California Narcotic Canine Association, a certifying official, and on the Board of Directors of C.N.C.A.

Mr. LaMaster was certified in April 1985 as an expert witness in Los Angeles Federal Court regarding Police Service Dogs.  He is also certified as an expert witness in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside County Superior Courts.

Presently, Master K-9's Police Service Dog Handler Training School, under Mr.LaMaster's direction, is one of the largest and most innovative in the Nation.
Between 1993 and 1996, over 165 entry level Patrol, Narcotic Detection and Explosive Detection teams were placed into service, 80 Teams evaluated at an Advanced level and monthly evaluations were provided for an average of 120 teams per month throughout the Western United States.

For a complete copy of Mr. LaMaster's curriculum Vitae please feel free to contact us.