Our Staff
Michael McHenry
- Owner & Lead Trainer F.M. K9 LLC
- Over 25 years in the canine field and industry
- US Army Combat-Veteran – 8 years
- BSA Criminal Justice
- Master Degree Psychology
- 11 years on SWAT – 3 1/2 years as SWAT Commander – worked canine with SWAT team
- over 20 years in law enforcement – retired
- 10 years as a shift commander / supervisor in Law Enforcement
- 18 1/2 years as a canine handler
- 18 years supervisor experience of canine unit
- DRE / SFST Instructor
- Defensive Tactics Instructor
- Expert witness in canine state, local & federal court’s
- Over twenty years experience training canine for explosive detection, narcotics detection, patrol-utility work, SAR, Cadaver, for local, state, federal and military
- Instructor of Decoy Basic skills for over fifteen years
Nicholas Kruger
- Trainer of F.M. K9 and instructor
- 17 years corrections 2001-2018
- 10 years Supervisory experience
- 5 years Honor Guard
- 14 years experience training & handling canine
- Handled two single Purpose K9’s ( Corrections ) and a EOD K9
- Trained & certified decoy for canine
- General Instructor of the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
- EVOC Instructor Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
- Taser Master instructor through Taser International ( currently Axon)
- Pepper Ball Instructor through Pepper Ball non-lethal technology
- OC Instructor through Personal Protection Inc – Safaria Land
Flora A. McHenry
- Trainer – Administrator – Photographer
- 15 plus years in Law enforcement – still actively working
- Canine handler dual purpose Patrol / Utility & Narcotics Detection
- Associates Degree in Criminal Justice
- EVOC Instructor
- Field Training Officer
- Supervisor of Patrol
- Crime Scene Technician
- Critical Incident Negotiator
- General Instructor ILEA
- Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) Certified Police Officer
Training Offered
- Basic Utility Canine Course
- Basic Utility and Narcotics Course
- Basic Utility and Explosive Course
- Basic Narcotics Course
- Basic Explosive Course
- Basic Cadaver Detection Course
- Basic and Advanced Decoy Training
- Basic and Advanced Scenario Based Training
- In Service Training (scheduled) – prices upon request
- Certification with IPWDA Utility, Narcotics, Explosive, SAR – ( others upon request )
- Practice for State Of Illinois Narcotic Detection tube test available
Our Training consists of:
- Written Pre-Test
- Weekly Written Quizzes
- Written Final test (80% or higher is required to graduate training)
- Oral Discussion and Explanation
- Training Manual Covering Course Topics
- Minimum of 40hrs a week in the field training with canine
Our Training Classes are:
- 7 week class for dual purpose Utility/Explosive
- 6 week class for dual purpose Utility/Narcotics
- 5 week class Explosives only
- 4 week class Narcotics only
- Certification to International Police Work Dog Association ( IPWDA)
All below listed topics are covered during class:
- Obedience
- Sociability
- Area Search
- Article Search
- Building Search
- Tracking
- Aggression Control
- Officer Protection
- Narcotic Detection
- Explosive Detection
- Cadaver Detection
- Court Testimony
- Legal Aspects
- First Aid
- Understanding Health of a dog
- Proper Bathing and Care of Canine
- Problem Solving/Solutions
- Demonstrations
- Canine Records: Maintaining, Training, Tracking and Usages
- SAR
Housing:
- Housing for duration of training, (seven days a week) included in price of purchase of canine and class.
- Optional offsite housing is available at area hotels. Contact us for pricing.
Canines:
- Malinois, German Shepherds, Labs, Dutch Shepherds and specialty breeds
- Green canine; no training at all. Canine possesses the genetic make up and qualities to successfully complete training in the time allotted
- Pre-Trained Dogs – completely trained in your choice of: Utility Narcotics, Utility Explosives, Narcotics only or Explosives only (at the request of department/agency) – prices upon request
Our Canine Guarantee:
- Two-year health guarantee certificate issued with canine covering hips, back, spine, elbows and major disease or illness. All canines are x-rayed and cleared by a veterinarian prior to training
- One year guarantee on training after successfully completing our basic class
- One satisfaction guarantee on all canine’s sold
- Free training offered at our facility for working life of teams trained by us
- Online and phone consultations available for problem solving assistance for working life of teams trained by us
We recommend agencies select their canine(s), 30 days prior to the start of class which allows us to pre-train basic obedience, imprint narcotics or explosives and imprint tracking; preparing the canine for training.
We pride ourselves in training high quality social canine(s) for law enforcement, government and private security.
After the completion of training any team may return for training assistance or refreshers at no charge for the working life of that team.
References available upon request