National USPCA K-9 Trials Set to Begin on Monday

Drive around town today and you are likely to see hundreds of various police vehicles from around the country as teams arrive in Lakeland for the 2007 National USPCA K-9 Trials. Let's give a warm Lakeland welcome to our visiting K-9 teams and wish them all the best of luck in this year's trials.

The teams are practicing today at the LPD Training Center and completing final preparations for the trials that begin Monday morning.

A complete schedule of events for the entire week is available here for your reference. All events are free and open to the public. You can also view a promotional video of this event.

Interested in when Lakeland's K-9 officers will be competing?

LPD's teams are part of the GROUP ONE listing, and they will compete in the first positions each day beginning at 7:30 AM. The K-9 officers then assume their roles as event hosts for the rest of the day.

Here is a listing of when and where LPD will complete:

Monday - Obedience and Agility at Lake Parker Park Soccer Field Complex

Tuesday - Articles and Boxes at Sun n Fun Campus

Wednesday - Criminal Apprehension at Victory Church Football Field &
    Gunfire at Lake Parker Soccer Field Complex

Thursday - Day off from competition

A public demonstration is set for Thursday evening at 7:00 PM at the International Speedway on SR 33. Everyone is invited to watch the teams give demonstrations on a variety of police K-9 activities - this event is a real treat to watch.

- Lt. Joe Henson

Comments

[Asst Chief Bill LePere]

Great question Laurie. I have the complete poster in a PDF file at the office. I am out of the office this weekend, but I will upload the entire poster in the next day or two. If you are in the Lakeland area, you may call me at the office (863-834-8989) next week as we may have some extra copies at the station. You are welcome to one of those. Thanks for your interest.

[laurie schoepe]

how can i get a copy of the poster for the event? i mean what a beautiful dog.