Seminar with Jeff Schettler: Urban Trailing

This class will cover the basics of mantrailing in an urban environment as well as real world tactics for finding suspects and missing persons. Jeff will also go over many of the myths of mantrailing and discuss the „Clever Hans” effect in dog work.

This is a two hour lecture on the viability of trailing dogs in an urban environment. We will discuss how trailing dogs may be used in searches and the ability of dogs to work human odor in a contaminated city environment. Jeff will also cover off on training topics, suitability of dogs for the job, and training records. Jeff has been working trailing/ tracking dogs for 30 years. His courses are offered all over the world.

Jeff Schettler is a retired police K9 handler who worked for the City of Alameda and County of Amador in California and was attached to the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Teams’ K9 Assistance Program for two years. This program was designed to locate and apprehend high-risk fugitives on the run. Jeff has worked hundreds of trailing cases across the USA and is a specialist in the areas of tactical tracking applications. Schettler is a certified military trainer graduating from the prestigious US Army’s Leadership Academy also known as Drill Sergeant School.

Jeff’s work has been seen on CNN, ABC, CBS, Unsolved Mysteries, and Mythbusters. He is considered an expert witness in tracking/ trailing. Jeff is the author of four books on K9 Tracking Work published by Alpine Publications and writes for K9 Cop Magazine.