Episode #38 Jay Nix "Stop arguing and go train dogs"

The Working Dog Depot Podcast

We got the bugs worked out since the last episode and we were both able to participate. We both really enjoyed this episode and feel as though there are many great lessons to be learned. Hope you all enjoy the conversation and get some nuggets of wisdom or inspiration.
Jay Nix, is a Sergeant with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, in Florida, where he has served as an active-duty law enforcement officer since 2000. He started his K9 career in 2002 as a handler assigned to the patrol division K9 unit. During his career, he was assigned as a handler on a joint agency task force, followed by a handler and unit commander on the agency’s Criminal Interdiction Unit. Ultimately, he was assigned to the Special Operations Bureau, where he holds his current position as the agency’s K9 Unit Commander and Head Trainer. Jay is a certified law enforcement K9 instructor and evaluator for both the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Florida Law Enforcement Canine Association.
Additionally, he serves as the Vice President of a national nonprofit organization called K9s United, which supports K9 teams across the country. He is also the organization’s Training Director of their Law Enforcement K9 training program, which comprises several professional law enforcement K9 trainers who travel across the country, providing advanced training to handlers at no cost to the agencies.Sorry, how’s this

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