Detector Dog Training with Gary Haddon: Obedience to Odor
From The Police K9 Training Podcast with Jeff Meyer by Jeff Meyer
June 9, 2026 · 1h 5m · Episode 79
About this episode
Jeff Meyer interviews K9 instructor Gary Haddon about detector dog training and the importance of obedience to odor.
Host Jeff Meyer sits down with longtime K9 instructor Gary Haddon for an in-depth episode on detector-dog operations, training philosophy, and real-world deployment. The conversation focuses on obedience to odor: how to bring the dog to the hunt, not the toy, and shape dogs to ignore visual and food distractions while staying laser-focused on scent. Gary and Jeff compare reward strategies (primary rewards vs. markers), building distance, leash-counter techniques, proofing with distractors, and practical ways to teach dogs to re-engage on source odor versus non-productive odors. To contact Jeff Meyer, email him at: JeffMeyer1@outlook.com To see more about Jeff and the classes that are offered go to: www.Policek9Training.net Thanks to this shows sponsors: AceK9.com ______________________________________________________________________________ KATS K9 Record Keeping www.katsplatinum.com ______________________________________________________________________________ Ray Allen K9 https://www.rayallen.com/ ____________________________________________________________________________ The Next Level K9 https://www.thenextlevelk9.com/…
People in this episode
Host: Jeff Meyer
Guest: Gary Haddon
Topics covered
- detector dog training
- obedience to odor
- training philosophy
- reward strategies
- distraction management
- real-world deployment
Keywords
- detector dogs
- K9 training
- obedience
- scent detection
- training techniques
- distractions
- reward systems
Sponsors
AceK9.com, KATS K9 Record Keeping, Ray Allen K9, The Next Level K9
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Colorado K9 Conference, Police K9 Training
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