Jason is the Training Director of Highland Canine Training, LLC and has over 25 years of experience in training dogs and people for Detection, Police Patrol, Search and Rescue, Tracking, and other aspects of working with dogs.
A police officer and former Police Canine Handler, Jason conducts police canine handler courses in addition to the oversight of all other trainers’ courses offered at Highland Canine Training, LLC. Jason was a full-time canine handler employed at Reidsville Police Department, North Carolina, for more than 10 years. He was also a canine unit supervisor for this department which included five dog teams. For almost nine years, he was the Supervisor of the Vice Narcotics/ Interdiction Unit and was an Operator on the SWAT team.
Jason earned his Police Canine Instructor’s Certification from North State Canine Academy in 2003 and has been training dogs for over 25 years. He has trained canines in the areas of Narcotics Detection, Explosives Detection, Human Detection, Termite Detection, Mold Detection, Human Remains Detection, Allergen Detection, Bat Guano Detection, Police Patrol, Urban Disaster, Wilderness Search and Rescue and Scent Discrimination Tracking / Trailing. Jason has trained over 1000 working dogs and handlers for detection, police patrol and search and rescue.
Jason has trained and certified police patrol and detection dogs through several national organizations, some of which include:
- United States Police Canine Association
- Eastern States Working Dog Association
- International Police Working Dog Association
- National Narcotics Detector Dog Association
- National Police Dog Tactics Association
- National Tactical Police Dog Association
Jason was formerly the evaluator for the Office of Homeland Security for the State of Mississippi for their working dog teams. Jason has instructed seminars and trained dogs and handlers for Police Canine Handlers at NASA, the Pentagon Police and for many other professional, government and law enforcement teams across the world. Some of these seminars and training events include:
Tactical Building Search Theory & Applications Seminar, 2004
York Regional PD, New Freedom, PA.
Advanced Explosives Detection Seminar, 2005
NASA and Pentagon Police, Greenbelt, MD
Advanced Narcotics & Explosives Detection Seminar, 2006
NC State and local Law Enforcement, NC
Advanced Narcotics & Explosives Detection Seminar, 2007
Central Piedmont Community College, Huntersville, NC
Police K-9 & SWAT Applications Seminar, 2007
Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD, Charlotte, NC
Advanced Explosives Detection – Police K-9 & SWAT Applications, 2007
Eglin Air Force Base, Fort Walton Beach, FL
Advanced Explosives Detection – Police K-9 & SWAT Applications, 2007
Olive Security Training Center, Nesbit, MS
Basic Search and Rescue Techniques Seminar, 2007
National Police and Fire, Sao Paulo, SP Brazil
Advanced Search and Rescue Techniques Seminar, 2008
National Police and Fire, Sao Paulo, SP Brazil
Search and Rescue Fundamentals Seminar, 2008
Office of Homeland Security, Meridian, MS
Tactical Police K-9 Applications and Decoy Techniques, 2008
Policial Jundiai. Jundiai, SP Brazil
Advanced Explosives Detection – Police K-9 & SWAT Applications, 2008
Brazilian Marine Corps. Central Nuclear Technology Center, Ipero, SP Brazil
Police Canine Decoy Seminar, 2009
State and local Law Enforcement, NC
Police Canine Applications Seminar and Certification, 2009
American Police Dog Tactics Association, Robbinsville, NC
K9 Unit Management and Supervision Seminar, 2009
Marietta Police Department, Marietta, GA
Police K9 Handler School & Advanced Detection and Interdiction, 2009
Policial Seguridad Vial, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Trained narcotics detection dog and handler
Search and Rescue Pilot Program, 2009-2011
United States Army Fort Meyer, VA, United States
Re-purposed 6 Combat Tracking dogs for Urban Search and Rescue
Police K9 Handler School & Advanced Detection and Interdiction, 2011 Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police, Abuja, Nigeria
Trained 12 dogs and handlers for patrol, narcotics, cadaver and search and rescue
Military K9 Course, Spring, 2012
Course included instruction on Explosives, Narcotics, Cadaver, Search and Rescue, Trailing and Police Patrol Applications
Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police, Abuja, Nigeria
Trained 24 dogs and 26 handlers for explosives, patrol, narcotics detection
Military K9 Course, Summer, 2012
Course included instruction on Explosives, Narcotics, Cadaver, Search and Rescue, Trailing and Police Patrol Applications and Supervisory Training
Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police, Abuja, Nigeria
Trained 24 dogs and 26 handlers for patrol, explosives, narcotics detection, and Supervisory training
Police K9 Handler School & Advanced Detection and Interdiction, 2012
Infinity Security Group, Abuja, Nigeria
Trained 2 dogs and handlers for explosives detection
Advanced Explosives Detection and Interdiction, 2012
DeSoto County EMA, NWTF-1, Hernando, MS
Behavior Problems Solving & Advanced Explosives Detection, 2013
United States Army Fort Meyer, VA, United States
K9 Cop Police & Military Working Dog Conference, 2013
Instructor, Nashville, Tennessee
HITS K9 Police & Military Conference, 2013
Instructor, St. Louis, Missouri
K9 Cop Police & Military Working Dog Conference, 2014
Instructor, Nashville, Tennessee
HITS K9 Police & Military Conference, 2014
Instructor, Phoenix, Arizona
Alabama Police K9 Conference, August 2014
Instructor, Pelham, Alabama
Police K9 Decoy Skills and Techniques Seminar, 2014
Instructor, Huntsville Police Department, Alabama
Police K9 Supervisor Course, 2014
Instructor, Virginia State Police, Virginia
Police K9 Conference, March 2015
Instructor, Las Vegas, Nevada
Alabama Police K9 Conference, September 2015
Instructor, Pelham, Alabama
Advanced Detection Seminar, 2015
Instructor, Abu Dhabi Airport Police, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Police K9 Decoy Skills and Techniques Seminar, 2015
Instructor, Windcrest Police Department, Texas
Tactical Tracking Seminar, December 2015
Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office, Florida
Advanced Detection and Interdiction, December 2015
Instructor, Hurlburt Field Air Force Base, Florida
K9 Cop Police & Military Working Dog Conference, 2015
Instructor, Nashville, Tennessee
HITS K9 Police & Military Conference, 2015
Instructor, Jacksonville, Florida
Police K9 Conference, March 2016
Instructor, Las Vegas, Nevada
Police K9 Supervisor Course, April 2016
Instructor, North Carolina
Oregon Police Canine Association Conference, May 2016
Instructor, Oregon
Tactical Tracking Seminar, May 2016
Instructor, Jasper, Alabama
Police K9 Supervisor Course, 2016
Instructor, Veterans Administration, Montrose, NY
Police K9 Supervisor Course, 2016
Instructor, Richmond, Texas
HITS K9 Police & Military Conference, 2016
Instructor, Dallas, Texas
Virginia Police Working Dog Association, 2016
Instructor, Isle of Wight, Virginia
Police K9 Supervisor Course, 2016
Instructor, Radford, Virginia
Police K9 Supervisor Course 2016
Instructor, Frisco, Texas
Police K9 Supervisor Course 2016
Instructor, DFW Airport, Texas
Advanced Detection Seminar, 2017
Instructor, Mexican Marines, Mexico City, Mexico
Advanced Detection Seminar, 2017
Instructor, Mexican Army, Mexico City, Mexico
Explosives Detection Seminar, 2017
Instructor, PGR, Mexico City, Mexico
HITS K9 Police & Military Conference, 2018
Instructor, Washington, DC
Detection & Police Instructor Course INL – Guatemala Police 2019
Instructor, North Carolina
Advanced Detection Seminar, 2019
Instructor, Istanbul, Turkey
Bravo 3 Conference, 2019
Instructor, Daytona, Florida
Police K9 Supervisor Course, 2019
Instructor, John’s Creek Police, Georgia
Police K9 Supervisor Course. 2020
Instructor, Monroe Police Department, Washington
Police K9 Decoy & Patrol Seminar, 2020
Instructor, John’s Creek Police, Georgia
Police K9 Supervisor Course. 2021
Instructor, DFW Airport Police, Dallas, Texas
HITS K9 Police & Military Conference, 2022
Instructor, Orlando, Florida