Resume' of Gregg Tawney
Diensthunde of Greater Sacramento, Copyright 2010-2013
                          
Trained police dogs for the following Law Enforcement Agencies:

Elk Grove Police Department                      Folsom Police Department
Sutter County Sheriff’s Department             Auburn Police Department
Yuba County Sheriff’s Department              Lincoln Police Department           
California Department of Corrections          Suisun City Police Department        
Yuba City Police Department                       Marysville Police Department    
Williams Police Department                         Placerville Police Department
U.C. Davis Police Department                      Placer County Sheriff's Office
Oroville Police Department                          Gridley Police Department


Experience

1991 – 1996 Trained under Heinz Peters
1995 – 1998 Trained under Brian Mowry (Current K-9 trainer for Secret Service)
1996    Founded Diensthunde of Greater Sacramento (D.O.G.S.)
1996 – 2006 Trainer for NAPD / PSA clubs (earned several NPL and PSA titles)
1997 – 1999 Police K-9 Handler for City of Rio Vista
2001 – 2005 Police K-9 Handler for City of Placerville
2003 – 2006 Police K-9 Supervisor for City of Placerville (K-9 Sergeant / Lieutenant)
2006 – (Present) Police K-9 Handler/Trainer for the City of Elk Grove
2010 -  (Present) Regional trainer for VCSI K-9


Handler Accomplishments

1998 - Overall highest team score at the Art O’Keefe K-9 Challenge with K-9 Max
1999 - Sacramento Police K-9 Trial Top team award / 1st place obedience with K-9 Max
2004 - CHP K-9 Challenge / 1st Place Narcotics (Building search) with K-9 Rebel
2007 - Desert Dog Competition (Arizona) / 1st place Tactical Challenge with K-9 Rombo
2008 - Folsom Police K-9 Trial / 1st place Narcotics / Decoys choice with K-9 Rombo
2008 - Capitol K-9 Challenge / 1st place Narcotics (Vehicle search) with K-9 Rombo
2008 - Capitol K-9 Challenge / 2nd place Article search with K-9 Rombo
2010 - Modesto Police K-9 Trial / 1st place Overall narcotics  with K-9 Rombo
2010 - TACDOGS Top team award with K-9 Rombo
2011 - SDA PP1 title (Highest trial obedience score) with Esley
2013 - Manteca Police K-9 Trial / 1st place Obedience, Chiefs Award with K-9 Rango
2013 - Modesto Police K-9 Trial / 1st place Obedience, 1st place search with K-9 Rango

Training Accomplishments

1995 – Decoy for the California Police Olympics
1997 – Western States Police Canine Assoc. Decoy
1999 – California P.O.S.T.  K-9 Team Evaluator
2000 – Pro Trainer for Tri-tronics
2004 – U.C. Davis Appreciation award for assisting with K-9 Unit
2004 – Trained team (Ofc. Cannon and Rico) Stockton K-9 trial, 1st place protection phase
2005 – Bred and trained K-9 Dexter (Dep. Gwinnup) California Police Olympics, 1st place
            Gold medalist in protection
2006 – PSA (Protection sports Assoc) – Thor memorial award (High owner trained club award)
2006 – Trained team (Ofc. Metzner and K-9 Sasko) Sacramento S.O. K-9 trial, 1st place search
2006 -  Bred and trained K-9 Rory (Dep. Houston) / Folsom K-9 trial, 1st place Overall
2006 – Western States Police Canine Assoc. Judge
2007 – Recognized as subject matter expert by California P.O.S.T. / Consultant for P.O.S.T. on K-9  
            training DVD that was distributed to law enforcement agencies throughout California
2007 – Imported and patrol trained K-9 Rudie (Dep. Devries) Sonoma K-9 Trial, 1st place   
           protection and  1st place overall, Recipient of the Maverick’s Memorial Best Dog Award
2007 – California Department of Corrections Appreciation award for work done with K-9 Unit  
2008 – Trained team (Ofc. Magdaleno and K-9 Rocco) South Lake Tahoe K-9 Trial, 1st place protection
2009 -  Trained team (Dep. Traynor and K-9 Karo) Sonoma K-9 Trial, 1st place protection, 1st Overall
2009 – Trained team (Deputy Devries and K-9 Rudie) Alameda K-9 trial, 1st place protection,  
           1st place Agility, 1st place Overall
2011 - Vice President of WSPCA (Western States Police Canine Assoc.)
2011 - Trained team (Deputy Lybarger and K-9 Spike) Overall top competitor for the year for WSPCA
2012 - Trained team (Deputy Lybarger and K-9 Spike) Overall top team for the year for WSPCA


Continued Education

Spent four weeks in the Netherlands training with the KNPV and Dutch Police
FBI Basic SWAT School
TACDOGS camp in Colorado
Sacramento County Sheriff’s Basic SWAT School
SKIDDS (Swat and K-9 Interacting During Deployments School)
CATS (Canines and Tactics School)
Adlerhorst Basic K-9 Handler’s School
Adlerhorst Police K-9 Tracking School
Tracking course by Roel Schotkamp / Sandra Zuijlekom of the Dutch police / KNPV
P.O.S.T. K-9 Team Evaluator Course
K-9 Supervisor School
International Police K-9 Conference – Attended in 2000 and 2008
CNCA (California Narcotic Canine Assoc) Training conference
Fred Hassen Seminar
Hans Schlegel Seminar
Dean Calderon Seminar
Decoy Seminar (Stephen Mckenzie)
Periodic K-9 Legal Updates (Praett / Fleck / Ramirez)