Episode #60 - Ron Cloward of Top Dog Police K9 Training and Consulting

About this episode

Ron Cloward discusses his extensive experience in law enforcement and K9 training.

Send us Fan Mail Ron Cloward is a retired Lieutenant with the Modesto Police Department in California, bringing more than 35 years of experience in law enforcement and nearly 21,000 hours of K-9 training. During his 26-year police career, he handled three patrol dogs and, along with his final partner, Pele, earned Top Dog and Top Competitor honors in 1997. After being promoted to Sergeant in 2000, he became trainer for Modesto PD’s 14-team K-9 unit. Following his promotion to Lieutenant in ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Howard Young, Rich Hardin

Guest: Ron Cloward

Topics covered

• K9 training
• law enforcement
• police dogs
• dog training
• consulting

Keywords

• K9
• police training
• law enforcement
• dog training
• Modesto

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Modesto Police Department

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