Police K-9 Magazine Editorial Advisory Board

Editorial Advisory Board Members

Police K-9 Magazine's Editorial Advisory Board members, contributing editors and writers, and trainers are second to none in the industry.

Terry Anderson

Editorial Advisory Board Member

Terry Anderson is president of the National Police Canine Association and is a certifying official and instructor for that group. Prior to becoming president, he was a member of NPCA's Standards Committee. He has been a police officer since 1988 and has been involved in the K-9 program his entire career. Currently he works for the Pasadena Police Department Narcotics Unit, where he handles a dual-purpose dog and trains narcotics, explosives, patrol, and tactical teams from local agencies. He also is an assault team member within Pasadena's SWAT Unit. Terry has attended numerous schools and seminars in this industry (K-9 and SWAT) as a student, instructor, and judge and has testified in numerous court cases.

H.D. (Ben) Bennett

Editorial Advisory Board Member

Ben Bennett began working with police dogs in January 1968 as a handler. He spent 20 years of a 30-year career in K-9. Ben served as a handler, supervisor, head trainer, and executive officer of a 30-team department. He was the founder and first president of the Virginia Police Work Dog Association, and he is president of the North American Police Work Dog Association (NAPWDA). NAPWDA has more than 4,000 members in the United States and seven foreign countries. Ben is a certified master trainer through NAPWDA and he owns a K-9 consulting business.

Ted Daus

Contributing Editor

Ted Daus is an assistant state attorney with the Broward County State Attorney's Office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He has been a prosecutor for the past 13 years, the last nine of which he has been assigned to the Drug Trafficking Unit for the State Attorney's Office. Ted graduated from Nova Southeastern School of Law in 1991. He has extensive experience as a lecturer on search and seizure for D.E.A., U.S. Customs, various Florida police departments, the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, the Police K-9 Training Institute, and the Canine Development Group.

Robert S. Eden

Editorial Advisory Board Member

Robert Eden is the president of Eden Consulting Group. He has been a police officer since 1981, working with the Delta Police Department in British Columbia. Initially assigned to patrol and the traffic section, he became a member of the dog section in 1983. He has written two books, Dog Training for Law Enforcement and the K-9 Officer's Manual, has authored many articles, and has been involved in developing video productions for law enforcement K-9 training. He has been a member of the B.C. Police Commission's committee to create minimum police dog training standards for law-enforcement agencies in British Columbia. In 1991 he developed the International Police K-9 Conference.

Terry Fleck

Contributing Editor

Terry Fleck is a deputy sheriff II/canine handler for the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office in South Lake Tahoe, California. Terry has been in law enforcement for 27 years and has been involved with police dogs during that time. Terry has been a police dog handler and trainer for 22 years and is currently working his third canine partner, a PSD cross-trained for narcotics, evidence recovery, and tracking. Terry is an expert in the field of canine legalities and has authored books about legal issues in using canines in law enforcement. He also teaches Canine Legal Update and Opinions classes throughout the United States and Canada. His classes focus on canine legalities, the prevention of litigation and canine tactics.

Marv Gangloff

Editorial Advisory Board Member

Marv Gangloff has been training handlers and dogs in all phases of law enforcement for more than 33 years. He also launched the city of Santa Cruz' first K-9 Unit 23 years ago. He is the owner/director of the Mar-Ken International Police K-9 Training Center in Santa Cruz, California, and he trains and supplies dogs for more than 130 agencies throughout the western United States and Mexico. He is a California P.O.S.T. certified instructor for Advanced Handler, Agitator, and Evaluator courses.

Russ Hess

Editorial Advisory Board Member

During his 35-plus year career, Russ Hess has held every rank from patrolman to chief. Russ has been involved with police canines since 1970 and is the current national executive director of the United States Police Canine Association. He has been a national judge for the USPCA since 1975. He has trained, evaluated, or judged more than 6,000 police service dogs.

Wendell Nope

Editorial Advisory Board Member

Wendell Nope is the director of the Utah P.O.S.T. service dog program. He began working with police dogs more than 30 years ago and has trained, evaluated, and certified thousands of teams. Wendell is the sole U.S. representative to the International Congress of Police Service Dogs. He also is the only certified teaching judge in the United States. His duties include training and supervising the training of police service dog handlers, instructors, and judges throughout the United States. Wendell is recognized as an expert witness in the field of police service dogs and has testified in U.S. state and federal courts.

Brad Smith

Contributing Editor

Brad Smith has been a K-9 handler for the past 18 years and a SWAT dog handler for 15 years. He specializes in field tactics and officer safety. He is a K-9 SWAT instructor for California P.O.S.T., Utah P.O.S.T., and the U.S. Police Instructor Team. He has given courses on K-9 SWAT deployment throughout the United States, Canada, and Brazil. Brad also started the SWAT & K-9's Interacting During Deployment School (SKIDDS)

Andrew Weiman

Editorial Advisory Board Member

Andrew Weiman has been a police officer for more than 16 years. He is a narcotics detective with the Broward Sheriff's Office, utilizing narcotics dogs daily. He is a graduate of the Canadian Customs Detector Dog Service and a trainer for the Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training Center. He has taught narcotics dog operations and interdiction classes throughout the United States. Andrew has been called upon to use his expertise in state and federal cases involving drug detection canines and to evaluate drug detection canines for various U.S. agencies.

Donn Yarnall

Editorial Advisory Board Member

Donn Yarnall retired as a sergeant after 28 years with LAPD. He established the first narcotics detector dog for LAPD in 1977, as well as the first patrol K-9 unit in 1980. Donn has conducted thousands of K-9 searches and trained more than 1,500 dogs during his time as chief K-9 trainer for LAPD. He also has judged police K-9 events in the U.S., Europe, and Canada. He is an expert witness in state and federal courts, testifying more than100 times. Donn has attended training schools and seminars worldwide as a student and a judge.

Bob Wright

Contributing Editor

Bob is an inspector with the Field Support Division of the Niagara Regional Police in Ontario, Canada. He also instructs in tactics, problem solving, officer safety, firearms, and handler selection and supervision for administrators at seminars and conferences throughout North America. Bob is a qualified expert witness and has authored numerous articles about using police service dogs.

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He also is an assault team member within Pasadena's SWAT Unit. Terry has attended numerous schools and seminars in this industry (K-9 and SWAT) as a student, instructor, and judge and has testified in numerous court cases. H.D. (Ben) Bennett Editorial Advisory Board Member Ben Bennett began working with police dogs in January 1968 as a handler. He spent 20 years of a 30-year career in K-9. Ben served as a handler, supervisor, head trainer, and executive officer of a 30-team department. He was the founder and first president of the Virginia Police Work Dog Association, and he is president of the North American Police Work Dog Association (NAPWDA). NAPWDA has more than 4,000 members in the United States and seven foreign countries. Ben is a certified master trainer through NAPWDA and he owns a K-9 consulting business. Ted Daus Contributing Editor Ted Daus is an assistant state attorney with the Broward County State Attorney's Office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He has been a prosecutor for the past 13 years, the last nine of which he has been assigned to the Drug Trafficking Unit for the State Attorney's Office. Ted graduated from Nova Southeastern School of Law in 1991. He has extensive experience as a lecturer on search and seizure for D.E.A., U.S. Customs, various Florida police departments, the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, the Police K-9 Training Institute, and the Canine Development Group. Robert S. Eden Editorial Advisory Board Member Robert Eden is the president of Eden Consulting Group. He has been a police officer since 1981, working with the Delta Police Department in British Columbia. Initially assigned to patrol and the traffic section, he became a member of the dog section in 1983. He has written two books, Dog Training for Law Enforcement and the K-9 Officer's Manual, has authored many articles, and has been involved in developing video productions for law enforcement K-9 training. He has been a member of the B.C. Police Commission's committee to create minimum police dog training standards for law-enforcement agencies in British Columbia. In 1991 he developed the International Police K-9 Conference. Terry Fleck Contributing Editor Terry Fleck is a deputy sheriff II/canine handler for the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office in South Lake Tahoe, California. Terry has been in law enforcement for 27 years and has been involved with police dogs during that time. Terry has been a police dog handler and trainer for 22 years and is currently working his third canine partner, a PSD cross-trained for narcotics, evidence recovery, and tracking. Terry is an expert in the field of canine legalities and has authored books about legal issues in using canines in law enforcement. He also teaches Canine Legal Update and Opinions classes throughout the United States and Canada. His classes focus on canine legalities, the prevention of litigation and canine tactics. Marv Gangloff Editorial Advisory Board Member Marv Gangloff has been training handlers and dogs in all phases of law enforcement for more than 33 years. He also launched the city of Santa Cruz' first K-9 Unit 23 years ago. He is the owner/director of the Mar-Ken International Police K-9 Training Center in Santa Cruz, California, and he trains and supplies dogs for more than 130 agencies throughout the western United States and Mexico. He is a California P.O.S.T. certified instructor for Advanced Handler, Agitator, and Evaluator courses. Russ Hess Editorial Advisory Board Member During his 35-plus year career, Russ Hess has held every rank from patrolman to chief. Russ has been involved with police canines since 1970 and is the current national executive director of the United States Police Canine Association. He has been a national judge for the USPCA since 1975. He has trained, evaluated, or judged more than 6,000 police service dogs. Wendell Nope Editorial Advisory Board Member Wendell Nope is the director of the Utah P.O.S.T. service dog program. He began working with police dogs more than 30 years ago and has trained, evaluated, and certified thousands of teams. Wendell is the sole U.S. representative to the International Congress of Police Service Dogs. He also is the only certified teaching judge in the United States. His duties include training and supervising the training of police service dog handlers, instructors, and judges throughout the United States. Wendell is recognized as an expert witness in the field of police service dogs and has testified in U.S. state and federal courts. Brad Smith Contributing Editor Brad Smith has been a K-9 handler for the past 18 years and a SWAT dog handler for 15 years. He specializes in field tactics and officer safety. He is a K-9 SWAT instructor for California P.O.S.T., Utah P.O.S.T., and the U.S. Police Instructor Team. He has given courses on K-9 SWAT deployment throughout the United States, Canada, and Brazil. Brad also started the SWAT & K-9's Interacting During Deployment School (SKIDDS) Andrew Weiman Editorial Advisory Board Member Andrew Weiman has been a police officer for more than 16 years. He is a narcotics detective with the Broward Sheriff's Office, utilizing narcotics dogs daily. He is a graduate of the Canadian Customs Detector Dog Service and a trainer for the Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training Center. He has taught narcotics dog operations and interdiction classes throughout the United States. Andrew has been called upon to use his expertise in state and federal cases involving drug detection canines and to evaluate drug detection canines for various U.S. agencies. Donn Yarnall Editorial Advisory Board Member Donn Yarnall retired as a sergeant after 28 years with LAPD. He established the first narcotics detector dog for LAPD in 1977, as well as the first patrol K-9 unit in 1980. Donn has conducted thousands of K-9 searches and trained more than 1,500 dogs during his time as chief K-9 trainer for LAPD. He also has judged police K-9 events in the U.S., Europe, and Canada. He is an expert witness in state and federal courts, testifying more than100 times. Donn has attended training schools and seminars worldwide as a student and a judge. Bob Wright Contributing Editor Bob is an inspector with the Field Support Division of the Niagara Regional Police in Ontario, Canada. He also instructs in tactics, problem solving, officer safety, firearms, and handler selection and supervision for administrators at seminars and conferences throughout North America. Bob is a qualified expert witness and has authored numerous articles about using police service dogs.
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