Mike McCarthy
Instructor
Mike recently retired from the Santa Ana Police Department as a field supervisor. He was a K-9 handler for over 14 years working two K-9s during that time. Mike worked both K-9s in apprehension, narcotics detection, tracking, and firearms detection. He has over 25 years of law enforcement experience and served 6 years on his […]
Michele Estrada
Administrative
I started working with dogs in 2004, when I attended Military Working Dog School at Lackland Air Base. A few months later I deployed to Afghanistan with my MWD. My main task was to work the baggage line for incoming and outgoing flights with my MWD. I have handled patrol/detection dogs for 16 years.
Miguel Diaz
Instructor
Miguel Diaz Retired from California Dept of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) after 26 years 1995-2021. Became an Agitator through Adlerhorst in 1998. In 2002 I went through Adlerhorst Narcotics Detection School and 2006 Adlerhorst Tracking school. During my career I became a K9 trainer for CDCR in 2017 which included conducting academy training as well […]
Miguel Diaz
Instructor
Miguel Diaz Retired from California Dept of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) after 26 years 1995-2021. Became an Agitator through Adlerhorst in 1998. In 2002 I went through Adlerhorst Narcotics Detection School and 2006 Adlerhorst Tracking school. During my career I became a K9 trainer for CDCR in 2017 which included conducting academy training as well […]
Michael Macias
Kennel Staff
Michael has been with Adlerhorst since June 2021. He is passionate about working dogs and his goal is to be a handler for a department in the future.
Marty Lepird
Instructor
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.
Michael Reaver
Owner, Instructor
Michael Reaver has served as an army veteran for six years, deployed overseas to numerous countries, Iraq , Afghanistan, Macedonia and Afrika. His fundamentals for dog training were laid at an early age. By 8 years of age he had obedience trained several young dogs. At 14 years of age he made several procurement trips […]
Matthew Bolton
Instructor
Rod is a retired California Highway Patrol Officer. He has worked for Adlerhorst since 2016 serving as a detection instructor for explosive and narcotic K9’s. He currently works the monthly narcotic and explosive maintenance classes and annual certifications for Northern California.
