# From Puppy to Patrol Dog with Mike Nesbeth

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Podcast: [The Police K9 Training Podcast with Jeff Meyer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-police-k9-training-podcast-with-jeff-meyer-6700630)
Published: 2026-02-16T05:03:22+00:00
Episode link: https://jeffmeyer1.podbean.com/e/puppy-to-patrol-building-better-police-dogs-with-mike-nesbeth/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/62dub45kkifqpk78/From_Puppy_to_Patrol_Dog_with_Michael_Nezbeth7hyy2-4cfkcv-Optimized.mp3
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Duration seconds: 3431

## Resource

In this episode Jeff Meyer welcomes Mike Nesbeth to preview his keynote at the upcoming Colorado K9 Conference. He discusses his long-time passion project breeding and raising Malinois (one to two litters a year), the advantages of raising dogs locally (complete life-history, tailored police-dog preparation), and why North American production differs from large European kennels. Key training philosophies covered: prioritize horsepower before brakes, avoid making puppies "sticky" to handlers, and build innate curiosity and hunt value early. Mike outlines progressive training stages and ages: early loose food-luring and weight gain, marker/clicker work and shaping targeted behaviors around 8–12 weeks, building duration for hunting and tracking through many reps, and introducing leash/e‑collar pressure later (commonly around one year) applied to pre-shaped, away-from-handler behaviors. He explains why detection and patrol skill development overlap (hide-and-seek and building-search games early) and stresses that detection success often hinges on commitment and hunt duration rather than just early obedience. To contact Jeff Meyer email him at: JeffMeyer1@outlook.com To see more about Jeff and the classes that are offered go to: www.Policek9Training.net Thanks to this shows sponsors: AceK9.com ______________________________________________________________________________ KATS K9 Record Keeping www.katsplatinum.com ______________________________________________________________________________ Online Class Click Here k-9services.com _____________________________________________________________________________ Ray Allen K9 https://www.rayallen.com/ ____________________________________________________________________________ The Next Level K9 https://www.thenextlevelk9.com/ ___…

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