Gord McGuinness is currently a member of the Metro Vancouver Transit Police Service in British Columbia, Canada. This new assignment follows a 34-year career with the Vancouver Police Department. Prior to his retirement from the VPD, Gord spent 18 of 34 years as a canine handler and worked five police service dogs during his time in the VPD Canine Unit.
For more than a decade Gord held the position of Head Trainer in the Canine Unit where he was responsible for implementing the first single purpose, narcotic and explosive detection dog teams in the history of the Vancouver Police Department. His responsibilities also included the acquisition and training of 21 general duty, and 4 detection dog teams. Throughout his time in the Canine Unit, Gord worked his own general duty and explosive detection dog.
In addition to his policing career, Gord operates a private consulting business in which he trains patrol, narcotic and explosive detection dogs for the private security industry. He has worked closely with Fred Helfers, over the past 19 years and is a co-founder of the Pacific Northwest Police Detection Dog Association.
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Season 2 Episode 22: Pat Stuart "The Operant Canine"
Season 2 Ep. 21 Dr. Nathan Hall (Updates and Announcements)
Season 2 020 Cameron Ford (role reversal)
019 Jo-Anne Brenner of K9 Medic
018 with Kimberly Artley (Health and Wellness)
017: Dr. Lauryn Degreeff “Odor Mixtures”
016 "Experience Counts" with Andy Weiman
015: Dr. Paola Teidemann (Prada) "Pseudo vs. Real"
014 Detection Sports and Chemistry with Stacy Barnett
013 Simon Prins (Detection is Dutch to me)
012 Talking Tracking (Mashup with Working Dog Radio)
011 Dr. Michele Maughan and Jenna Gadberry.... Keep that Odor to itself
010 Ariel Peldunas (From Military Handler to Academic)
009 Breaking Bad with Kevin Sheldahl
008 - Mike Herstik (Science, Pseudo Science and Lessons from life)
007 - Canine Cognition on Detection Dogs with Dr. Brian Hare of Duke University
006 - Interview with Mallory DeChant (Researcher Canine Olfaction Laboratory Texas Tech University)
005 - Advice for New Handlers. Ret. K9 Sgt. Gregg Tawney
004 - Science of Odor with Dr. Nathan Hall
003 - K9 Nose Work" - Speaking with the founders Amy Herot and Jill Marie O'Brian
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