Please upload your résumé using the upload link at the bottom of this form and include any and all official K9 handling and/or training experience.

Applications submitted without supporting documentation will not be processed.

Certifying Officials must have a minimum of five (5) years of handling and/or training experience (or equivalent) in the certification category for which approval is requested.

Civilian applicants with no law enforcement or military K9 handling experience are not eligible to certify law enforcement teams.

You may also email supporting documents to clay@drugbeat.com

If you are requesting detection certification authority, please provide:

-letters of recommendation and

-a written statement documenting your legal authority to obtain and/or possess controlled substances for training purposes (e.g., a DEA registration number or authorization through your law enforcement employer based on your employment status).

The more documentation you provide, the easier the approval process will be. Drugbeat will maintain documentation of Drugbeat Officials’ qualifications for court purposes.

Drugbeat K-9 Certifications highly values the knowledge and expertise brought to the organization by our Certifying Officials (CO’s).  Certification standards will be published and available online and officials must agree to follow all official and published standards, guidelines, and pricing structure that is in place at the time of each certification evaluation they administer.  CO’s are allowed to charge any other fees directly with client for time, materials, or training in addition to any fees owed to Drugbeat. 

All decisions for certifications are final with the CO’s ruling.  Officials are not permitted to certify their own dogs that they handle or own.  Certifying Officials who are also Dog Vendors may not certify a dog they have recently sold to an agency.  A certifying official shall not have any vested financial interest outside of certification fees collected in dogs they certify.  CO’s shall maintain their own records for certifications they administer including type and quantity of aides used or specialized standards requested by handler or handler agency. Drugbeat K-9 Certifications reserves the right to revoke the CO status for failures to follow any posted standards or other rules. 

Once approved CO Status will remain valid until an official fails to certify any K9 team over a consecutive 24 month period.  After 2 years inactive CO status will be removed and they would need to re-apply to become an active CO again.  

Please sign below to indicate that you have read, understand, and will abide by all current and future published requirements to become a Drugbeat Certifying Official.