Aaron Harwich
Aaron spent 27 years in law-enforcement, working for both the San Diego Police Department as well as the Murrieta Police Department. He spent the last 10 years of his career as a dual purpose Police Dog Handler for the City of Murrieta. He was the head trainer for Murrieta and assisted other local agencies in […]
Marty Lepird
Marty is a retired Sergeant with the Arizona Department of Public Safety. He spent seventeen years assigned to the canine unit where he served as a handler, trainer and training supervisor. He has worked for Adlerhorst since 2017 and currently conducts the monthly maintenance training and annual certifications for patrol in Northern California.
Dan Bill
Dan Bill K9 Trainer/Certifying Official PROFILE City of Phoenix Police Officer and K9 Handler/Trainer. (Retired) Adlerhorst International Certifying Official EXPERIENCE Police Officer for Phoenix Police Department 2001-2022 K9 Handler/Trainer 2008-2022 National Police Canine Association Certifying Official National Narcotic Detector Dog Association EDUCATION University of Arizona BA 1992 SKILLS Trained Basic, Advanced, SWAT, Narcotics K9’s for […]
Paul Western
Paul Western has been in law enforcement for 23 years with the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department and the Pomona Police Department. He spent 13 years as a K9 officer, working with a dual-purpose dog for apprehension and explosives detection. Additionally, he served 10 years as a SWAT team member, functioning as both a K9 handler […]
Tom Brown
Tom Brown served with the Pasadena Police Department for 30 years before retiring. He spent five years as a decoy before transitioning to a canine handler, working with a cross-trained patrol dog for nine years. Since 2008, Tom has been part of Adlerhorst, having completed the POST Evaluators Course. He serves as a POST Evaluator […]
Tom Fidel
Tom Fidel has over 25 years of experience in law enforcement and currently serves as a dual-purpose canine handler for an agency in San Diego County. With over 15 years as a handler, Tom has worked with three police canines, specializing in patrol, narcotics, and explosives detection. He currently oversees patrol and detection monthly training […]
Quinn Hanley
Quinn Hanley is a Marine veteran and has been a police officer for over 15 years. For the past 5 years, he has served as a dog handler, currently working with a dual-purpose patrol/narcotic detection dog and serving as the SWAT K9 handler for his agency’s tactical unit. Quin has extensive experience in training patrol, […]
Michele Estrada
Michele Estrada began working with dogs in 2004 when she attended the Military Working Dog School at Lackland Air Base. Shortly after, she deployed to Afghanistan with her Military Working Dog (MWD), where her primary task was managing the baggage line for incoming and outgoing flights. Over the past 16 years, Michelle has handled patrol […]
Rick Johnson
Rick brings over 31 years of law enforcement experience to Adlerhorst. He retired from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in 2015 as a Sergeant, having served as a K-9 handler for 9 years. His K-9 was expertly trained in both apprehension and narcotics detection. Additionally, Rick served as the department’s K-9 Sergeant for 5 years. […]