Employment                                                                                                                                                      

1979 – Present       Tennessee, Post Certified Law Enforcement Officer
1985 – Present       Canine Handler
1989 – Present       Canine Trainer, Criminal Patrol / Canine Detection
1992 – Present       Canine Command, Owner and Operator



Schools and Certifications                                                                                                                              

1978 - Nashville Vocational Tech. School                    Emergency Medical Technician
1979 - TN Law Enforcement Training Academy  Basic Police School
1981 - Metropolitan Police Department                       Advanced S.W.A.T. School
1981 - TN Department of Safety                                   Radar Speed Measurement
1982 - M.P.H Industries                                                  Doppler Radar Operation
1982 - Metropolitan Police Department                       Advanced S.W.A.T. Seminar
1986 - Metropolitan Police Department                       Basic Patrol Canine Course
1987 - Metropolitan Police Department                       Police Basic Recruit Training Program
1988 - Urkunde SV Certification                                   Sch H I, Certification, Bowling Green KY
1989 - Metropolitan Police Department                       Query Certification for TIES/NLETS/NCIC
1993 - United States Police Canine Association         Nationally Certified Level I Trainer
1996 - United States Police Canine Association         Nationally Certified Level II Trainer
1997 - Metropolitan Police Department.                       Tactics for Criminal Patrol
1988 - United States Police Canine Association         Training Seminar, Williamson Co. TN
1988 - United States Police Canine Association         PD1 Nationals, Waite Park, MN
1989 - United States Police Canine Association         PD1, Certification, Nashville, TN
1991 - United States Police Canine Association         PD1, Certification, Huntsville, AL
1991 - United States Police Canine Association         National Training Seminar, Baton Rouge, LA
1992 - United States Police Canine Association         National Training Seminar, Delray Beech, FL
1993 - United States Police Canine Association         Narcotics Detection Certification, Franklin, TN
1993 - United States Police Canine Association         National Training Seminar, Canton, OH
1994 - United States Police Canine Association         National Training Seminar, Biloxi, MS
1995 - United States Police Canine Association         National Training Seminar, Cook County, IL
1996 - United States Police Canine Association         National Training Seminar, Canton, OH
1998 - United States Police Canine Association         National Training Seminar, Yukon, OK
1998 - United States Police Canine Association         Narcotics Detector Certification, Nashville, TN
1998 - U.S. Department of Justice,                               Operation Pipeline / Convoy
1998 - U.S. Department of Justice,                               Highway Interdiction
1998 - TN Narcotics Officers Association,                   Covert Methamphetamine Labs
1999 - United States Police Canine Association         Narcotics Detector Certification, Nashville, TN
1999 - United States Police Canine Association         Regionally Certified Detector Dog Judge
1999 - United States Police Canine Association         Regionally Certified P.D.1 Judge
1999 - Int.Narcotics Interdiction Assoc.                         Narcotics Interdiction Law Enforcement
1999 - TN Bureau of Investigation                                 TIES/NCIC/NLETS Query Certification
2000 - United States Police Canine Association         Narcotics Detector Certification, Nashville, TN
2000 - Criminal Interdiction Consultants                       Legal and Practical Aspects of Traffic Stops  
2001 - United States Police Canine Association         Narcotics Detector Certification, Nashville, TN
2001 - Narcotics Training Specialists                            Advanced Narcotics Interdiction
2002 - United States Police Canine Association         Narcotics Detector Certification, Nashville,   
2003 - United States Police Canine Association         Narcotics Detector Certification, Nashville, TN
2004 - United States Police Canine Association         Narcotics Detector Certification, Nashville, TN
2005 - United States Police Canine Association         Narcotics Detector Certification, Nashville, TN
2006 - United States Police Canine Association         Narcotics Detector Certification, Nashville, TN
2007 - United States Police Canine Association         Narcotics Detector Certification, Nashville, TN
2008 - United States Police Canine Association         Narcotics Detector Certification, Nashville, TN
2009 - United States Police Canine Association         Narcotics Detector Certification, Franklin, TN




Accomplishments                                                                                                                                             

Trained approximately 200 canine teams in criminal patrol, narcotics detection, explosive
detection, and tracking.
Judged over 1500 canine teams in patrol / detection, field trials and certifications.
Testified as an expert witness in both state and federal cases concerning canine teams.


W. Dean Hunter
108 Chatsworth Court
Hendersonville, TN 37075

Phone # (615) 498-4268
Phone # (615) 824-2280
E-mail:    dean@caninecommandllc.com

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