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 Doug
Morrison is a world recognized Canadian leader in the training
of specialized working dogs. He is one of only two Dog Masters to ever receive
accreditation by the United Nations as a handler authorized to
utilize explosive detection dogs (EDD) for mine detection and
clearance.
Mr. Morrison began his career as a Constable with
the Vancouver City (British Columbia, Canada) Police
Department’s Dog Squad in the early 1970s.
During that time, he and his dog “partner”,
Donner, achieved the distinction of recording the
largest number of arrests ever in the Vancouver City
Police Department. In their off duty time, the “partners”
entered and won numerous international obedience,
agility and tracking trials, setting record standards
which are still unbroken to this day.
Because of his expertise and accomplishments, Mr.
Morrison helped set up dog squads in other Canadian
cities and to this day is recognized as one of only a
handful of elite Dog Masters. During the 1980s, Mr. Morrison owned and operated
one of Canada’s largest security companies,
specializing in mobile patrol dogs.
All dogs were trained in tracking, evidence
searches, building searches, area searches and scent
discrimination.
Never one to turn down a
challenge, Mr. Morrison became involved with the mine detection
program being operated by the Canadian government in the late
1990’s, which resulted in a stint of duty in Kosovo in 2000 as
a member of the NOTRA/CIDA mine clearance program. Upon his
return, Mr. Morrison was honored by numerous agencies and
organizations for his humanitarian efforts in Kosovo.Mr.
Morrison founded and established Morrison K-9 Concepts Ltd., one
of Canada’s largest family oriented dog training schools. He
currently has franchises throughout Canada, as well as one in
Japan. As a frequently featured expert, Mr. Morrison was never
one to step back from controversy or from offering his own
opinion on numerous subjects, and appeared in the Ottawa Citizen
newspaper regularly. Recently relocating to beautiful British
Columbia, he continues to share his knowledge and experience,
offering comprehensive professional instructor courses,
franchises, and presenting numerous aggression seminars. He is
the featured expert with Nanaimo’s Harbour City Star
Newspaper, offering advice to readers’ questions, and is
referred by many veterinarians on the Island as “the” expert
in dog aggression remedial behavior.
Doug is always ready to perform community services and has been
involved in several community business symposia. He remains dedicated to providing common sense knowledge and
in depth assistance to all dog owners in his never ending quest
to provide a long, healthy and mutually beneficial relationship
between man and dog.
With his endless array of amusing antidotes, and
self-effacing description as the “little fat bald guy”, Doug
has earned the admiration and affection of his peers, colleagues
and clients. Working
in the private sector and with government agencies, Mr. Morrison
is considered by his peers and throughout the world as a leading
expert with dogs in many different fields of training. He
has developed a unique method of training and has inquiries from
around the world seeking his advice.
Organizations and private citizens in Italy, Japan,
Jamaica, Virgin Islands, the United States, and Canada are using
his services. His
professional dog trainer’s course is world renown,
graduates now working in the dog industry around the
globe.
The
following is an overview of Mr. Morrison’s vast expertise:
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39
years of dog training experience, including 3 yrs. Royal
Canadian Air Force military police, 10 yrs. Vancouver City
Police Department (V.C.P.D.), specializing in the Police Dog
Squad as Dog Master/Trainer.
While with the VCPD, he had the privilege of working
and training several police dogs, including the assisting of
training the very first police dogs in Seattle (Washington),
Coos Bay (Oregon), Regina (Saskatchewan) and Thunder Bay
(Ontario).
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trained
and implemented the first drug detection dog for
civilian use in Ottawa, ON
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trained
Canada’s first mold detection dog.
Mold Alert Dogs (MAD) provides dogs to detect and
identify mold in homes, busses, schools, hospitals, ships,
etc.
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tour of duty in Kosovo
as a Mine Detection Dog Handler
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Certified
by the United Nations
as a Mined Detection Dog Handler/Trainer
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Contracted
by NOTRA Environmental Corporation (Ottawa) to train 4 mine detection dogs
in accordance with United Nations regulations as a pilot
program
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Executive
Director of Canadian Landmine Detection Dog Society
www.landminedogs.com
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Executive
Director
for Mold Alert Dogs
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Guide
Dog for the Blind Trainer and Instructor
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Hearing
Ear Dog Trainer and Instructor
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Narcotics
Dog Trainer and Instructor
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Mine
Detection, Explosives and Search & Rescue
Trainer/Instructor
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Therapy
Dog Instructor
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Certified
by the Canadian Courts as an Expert Witness to provide
opinionated evidence for court cases
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Founder
and trainer
for Canada’s largest dog security company
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Featured
radio/tv/newspaper personality
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Featured
author of numerous newspaper/magazine articles
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Conducted
world’s largest obedience class (106 dogs)
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Founder
of Canada’s Super Dog course
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Graduate
of New England Dog Training Association
sponsored by Cornell University for Canine Behavior
Disorders
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has trained in excess of
25,000 dogs worldwide
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Consultant
to Municipal Bylaw Officers re handling of aggressive
dogs
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Inspector
for S.P.C.A.
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