Steve Sprouse has been in law enforcement for 24 years and a K-9 officer for 19 years. He is currently the trainer for the Broward County Sheriff's Office, located in South East Florida. Steve has been an FDLE certified canine instructor since 1993. He has competed and placed as high as first place in numerous regional and national police canine events. Steve's third dog was one of five dogs in the nation to receive "Honorable Mention" in the AKC 2002 Law Enforcement Dog of the Year award. Steve and his canine partners over the last 19 years have been involved in hundreds of K-9 apprehensions, many resulting in canine use of force. In 1989, Steve was shot and seriously wounded in a K-9 deployment and has since been involved in the importance of training for reality. He has lectured and taught numerous K-9 classes and seminars and has had several canine training articles published in popular police K-9 publications.

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