Genesis K9 Group offers comprehensive training in service dog handling through the following Unit Standards:
- Care of a Service dog (Unit Standard 243188)
- Handle a trained service dog to Deter Crime (Unit Standard 243190)
- Supervision of Kennel Practices (Unit Standard 243196)
- Handle a patrol dog to assist in searching for and apprehension of a suspect (Unit Standard 120463)
- Handle a trained sniffer dog to assist in the detection of substances (Unit Standard 120461)
- Utilise a tracker dog to follow a human scent trail (Unit Standard 120456)
The duration for the full time DH1-DH5 course is 12 weeks, Monday to Friday. Each subject runs for 2 weeks at a time. Our general class hours are 08:00 – 16:00, and we finish between 12:00 and 14:00 on Fridays.
You are not required to complete all five levels at the same time. You can complete one unit standard at a time, and you may spread them out to suit your availability.
Unit Standard 243188 and Unit Standard 243190 are compulsory (fundamentals); the rest of the Unit Standards are electives. However, in order to receive accreditation for any subject, it is necessary to have completed the module that precedes it. The training is both theoretical and hands-on, and integrates with the day-to-day activities at the kennels.
