Canine Week in Delaware County

Delaware County Sheriff’s Office

280 Phoebe Lane Suite #1

Delhi, New York 13753

Craig S. DuMond     Kim Smith 

Sheriff         Undersheriff

PRESS RELEASE

04/28/2023

Delhi – Today, Sheriff Craig DuMond announced that Corporal Jeffrey Clark and his K9 partner Edge, continue to hone their Explosion Detection Skills. 

Beginning on Monday April 24^th 2023 the K9 team attended a week long training hosted by the Department of Homeland Security at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, NY. The training event known as “Canine Week” brought together over 50 Explosive Detection Canine Teams and 33 instructors/trainers from across NYS. Also in attendance were teams from other States, two teams from Canada, and one from the Country of Belgium. 

This was the third annual Canine Week held at the state of the art one of a kind facility. 

Canine Week gives every handler and his partner real world experiences throughout the entire week by utilizing reality based training scenarios consisting of 9 skill lanes; special event security, discharged firearms searches, initial EDC response to managing critical incidents, EDC Team coordination with accelerant detection assets, helicopter socialization flights, bomb technician/EDC team integration, effective search strategies, medical support operations for K9’s and odor recognition testing.

This was an amazing opportunity for Corporal Clark and his partner to test their skills in real world situations, helping their development into a more effective K9 team better prepared to serve the citizens of Delaware County and their fellow Law Enforcement professionals. 

Homeland Security covers all cost associated with this weeklong training including lodging.

Through residential courses, third party facility usage, and mobile training programs, the State Preparedness Training Center (SPTC) provides contemporary, cutting-edge training to thousands of first responders each year.