The 2024 Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Association

Basic Police K-9 Handler School

The  Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Association (MLEOA) will be hosting the 2023 Basic Police Canine course in.  There is no cost for this eight-week course which will start January 8th and run through March 8th , 2024 and is open to any Law Enforcement Agency.   

This is a Mississippi Board on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Training approved course, and officers who attend the course will receive 320 hours of continuing education for the first eight weeks. 

This class will be taught by Horn Lake PD Officer CJ Schuetz and Tupelo PD Corporal Dustin Tutor. Both are Mississippi BLEOST Certified K-9 Trainers. 

 Membership of MLEOA is required for all participants. 

The course will cover the following areas for Dual Purpose Canine teams, but can be adjusted for Single Purpose teams:

·       Detection (Narcotics and Explosive)

·       Obedience / Control

·       Patrol Operations

·       Tracking / Area Search

·       Evidence Recovery

·       Criminal Apprehension

·       K9 Case Law

·       K9 First Aid

·       Realistic Scenario Training Events  

For more information on this class please contact CJ Scheutz @ 662-291-1726, or Dustin Tutor @662-610-3852 for questions.

THIS IS A FREE CLASS TO ALL MLEOA MEMBERS