Red Bluff, CA (January 9, 2012) Representatives from Canadian Jebel K-9 Training and Services Center, a registered canine services provider in the Sultanate of Oman has selected Vigilant Canine Services International LLC, as their sub-contractor to provide working dogs and training to government personnel within the country of Oman. The representatives from Canadian Jebel K-9 Training and Services Center visited the Red Bluff VCSi training and kennel facilities and met with VCSi management and staff.
“We are delighted to partner with the members of the Canadian Jebel K-9 Training and Services Center team to provide these services to the people of Oman”, stated Buck Dikes, CEO, Vigilant Canine Services International, LLC.
VCSi has been supporting the freedom efforts internationally since 2007 and is currently one of the largest provider of detection dog teams for private security and military in the world.
For additional information about VCSi, or to schedule an interview with VCSi’s CEO Buck Dikes please call Shaun Hoover at (530) 517-1771 or shoover@vcsik9.com.
Vigilant Canine Services International is in the news again. The Redding Record Searchlight news agency recently ran a story on VCSi. This story outlined the growth, expansion, and the success of VCSi and our CEO Mr. Buck Dikes. The story highlights how VCSi was created and the positive financial impact the company has had on the law enforcement K-9 industry in California.
VCSi works hard to make world class K-9 services and K-9 training accessible to all law enforcement agencies regardless of budget issue departments are facing.
To view the full story click the link provided. FULL STORY
Vigilant Canine Services International is offering a 3-Day K9 Assisted Interdiction Course covering aspects of parcel, passenger vehicle and airport interdiction. The first day will consist of a lecture that will explain to the attendees how to identify suspicious shipping characteristics and the use of air and overland transport smugglers use to move and conceal contraband. The attendees will complete the course with an understanding of the tactics and indicators used to identify smugglers.
This course is only available to current law enforcement personnel.
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Kabul, Afghanistan (November 3rd, 2011) Vigilant Canine Services International, LLC (VCSi), was recently informed, that one of our Morale Canines “LUCY” was involved in an incident that took her life.
We received the below email to inform VCSi and other troops that “LUCY” had passed.
“For those that may be unaware, the Camp Phoenix Vet Team lost our morale dog, Lucy. She was the German Shorthaired Lab that would hang out in our office and with the Combat Stress Team. She was owned by VCSI, and her program manager was nice enough to allow us to “adopt” her in order to interact with Soldiers throughout Kabul to make their deployment a little brighter. It worked! She became domesticated with us and a true team member.
She was killed in action during the incident on Saturday, while traveling with the Combat Stress team from Phoenix, a LTC and an NCO, whose loss we also feel greatly. She was traveling to Dubs to play with the Soldiers.
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Vigilant Canine Services International will be attending the California Narcotics Officers Association (CNOA) 47th Annual Training Institute and Law Enforcement Exposition November 12th and 13th in Sparks, Nevada. The CNOA is expecting around 2000 of its members to attend this year’s conference. The CNOA is a great association and we are pleased to be invited to their conference again this year. VCSi extends its list of world class K-9 services to all the members of the CNOA. We will customize K-9 programs to meet the needs of any CNOA member’s agency. We look forward to seeing you at this year’s expo.
VCSi will be sponsoring the Western State Police Canine Association (WSPCA) annual conference in Reno, Nevada. VCSi’s International Operations Manager Mr. Greg Wrigley, Director of Business Intelligence Mr. Shaun Hoover, and VCSi’s CEO Mr. Buck Dikes will be attending the conference. There will also be a large number of VCSi trainers that will be teaching and instructing K-9 training classes at the conference.
Mr. Dikes has again decided to generously donate a police K-9 to the WSPCA for this year conference raffle. VCSi is excited to work with the law enforcement agency that wins the donated K-9. We are looking forward to meeting all the attendees from law enforcement agencies all over the western United States. It is VCSi’s honor to be able to work with and help support the WSPCA.
VCSi would like to help celebrate the decades of law enforcement service Lt. Cloward selflessly served with the Modesto Police Department.
Lt. Cloward’s career includes 26 years of progressive law enforcement experience. He started working a police dog in his third year of law enforcement. Lt. Cloward worked three different canines on patrol prior to being promoted to sergeant in 2000. He has been involved with police canines for 23 years. He has attended basic and advanced handler courses certified by California P.O.S.T.
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November 18th, 2011
Shasta County Sheriff’s Office and VCSi will be sponsoring the Law Enforcement Canine Legal Update course presented by Terry Fleck, Ed.D. Mr. Fleck will be retiring from presenting courses and teaching at conferences at the end of this year. This will be your last opportunity to attend his Law Enforcement Canine Legal Update course in California. Please take this advantage of Mr. Fleck’s tremendous knowledge of canine legalities and tactics. This will be a course that you will not want to miss.
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November 19th, 2011
Shasta County Sheriff’s Office and VCSi will be sponsoring the Search and Rescue (SAR) Canine Legal Update course presented by Terry Fleck. SAR legal update courses are rare and this one is being presented by the absolute best in the business. Mr. Fleck will be retiring from presenting courses and teaching at conferences at the end of this year. This will be your last opportunity to attend his Search and Rescue Canine Legal Update course in California. Please take this advantage of Mr. Fleck’s tremendous knowledge of canine legalities and tactics. This will be a course that you will not want to miss.
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November 28th-30th, 2011
VCSi will be hosting a K9 Assisted Narcotics Interdiction Workshop in South San Francisco.
Vigilant Canine Services International is offering a 3-Day K9 Assisted Interdiction Course covering aspects of parcel, passenger vehicle and airport interdiction. The first day will consist of a lecture that will explain to the attendees how to identify suspicious shipping characteristics and the use of air and overland transport smugglers use to move and conceal contraband. The remaining two days will consist of hands-on exercises where the handlers and their canines will participate in mock scenarios searching passenger vehicles, parcels and luggage.The attendees will complete the course with an understanding of the tactics and indicators used to identify smugglers.
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