Cameron Ford — Instructor Profile

About Cameron Ford

United States Military Veteran Cameron Ford is the current Owner and Chief Instructor / Master Trainer of the Santa Rosa, California based Ford K9 LLC (NV. PILB #2914), one of the leading educational institutes in the K9 detection dog training industry.

As Chief Instructor at Ford K9, Cameron offers certification classes for K9 handlers, K9 trainers, law enforcement officials, bedbug Handlers, sport detection competitors, and members of the public seeking to enter the multi-billion-dollar Detection K9 global market.

Currently, Cameron offers educational classes in Certified Police and Professional Detection K-9 Training and Certified Sport Detection Dog Trainer Level 1 and 2, as well as focused classes for Detection Dog Trainer, Detection Dog Handler, Canine odor imprinting and training and Canine Cognitive studies. Ford K9 LLC also offers fully trained K9’s for sale custom raised and trained by Cameron and his staff.

Presently, and for the past five years, Cameron has served as a Consulting Research Advisor for Duke University and Texas Tech University Forensics and Canine Olfaction Laboratories.

Cameron is also a member of the Dogs and Sensors Committee for (AAFS) American Association of Forensic Science which is establishing national standards and best practices for Police K9s. Cameron is also on the Advisory Board for National Entomology Scent Detection Association which is the national association for Bedbug and Termite Detection.

Prior to establishing Ford K9 LLC, Cameron was in San Diego, CA and worked for Naval Special Warfare Group 1 (NSWG1) on Cobra Canine LLCs contract. Cameron was Multi-Purpose Canine Training Instructor for SEAL Teams 1, 3, 5 and 7. Training Duties were to select, prepare and train the dogs and then train the SEAL team operators with their dogs for special forces deployments using the multi-purpose canines to locate IEDs and hidden military combatants.

From 2005 to 2014, Cameron was a Police officer and SWAT Operator in Central FL. During his time as a Police Officer in FL. Cameron was awarded the prestigious MEDAL OF VALOR for his actions during shooting call. Later, Cameron moved to Texas and worked as a Reserve Police K9 officer and SWAT Team Operator in in the San Antonio area. Concurrently, Cameron was also engaged as a Government Contractor K9 Instructor for Ronco/G4S in San Antonio, Texas, where he trained and worked with over 300 K9 Teams deploying to the Middle East, in support of K9 contracts for Department of Defense and Department of State.

From 2001 to 2004, Cameron worked as a Contract Explosive Detection Dog Handler for the Sanford-Orlando International Airport. During this time, he also ran his own Police K9 Training business based in Orlando.

Cameron is a former contributing writer for Police K9 and K9 Cop Magazine, USPCA magazine Canine Currier.

He also now hosts a weekly K9 podcast called K9s Talking Scents, and frequently offers K9 webinars live-streamed and past webinars available for sale via the website FordK9.com.

Cameron is a Certifying Official in all forms of Detection and Police K9 Patrol work for:

National Police Canine Association (NPCA)
California Police Canine Association (CNCA)
California POST (CA POST)
DrugBeat Canine Association
Ford K9 LLC is also accredited by NESDCA and IACP (International Association of Canine Professionals) for detection training and education.