Inside Utah POST K9: How a State-Backed Program Trains Court-Ready Teams

Podcast: The Police K9 Training Podcast with Jeff Meyer · Jeff Meyer

Opublikowano: 2026-10-24

In this episode of the Police K9 Training Podcast host Jeff Meyer sits down with Art Lopez, director of the Utah POST K9 program, to provide an in-depth look at how Utah’s state-run K9 program works and why it’s become a model for agencies nationwide. Jeff and Art trace the program’s origins, its ties to international German police standards, and how Utah POST grew from a single-discipline effort in 1990 into a multi-discipline, government-backed certification system. The conversation covers the full structure of the program: how handlers are trained in the eight-week patrol and detection course...