Josh Brainard — Instructor Profile

Canine Deployed · 12 year LEO
Avg 4.95/5 91 reviews 100% recommend

About Josh Brainard

As a police officer, Josh is a Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Use of Force Instructor, Indiana Law Enforcement Academy Instructor, K-9 trainer/K-9 handler, American Working Dog Association (AWDA) Evaluator and is currently teamed with a dual-purpose K-9. Josh has been assigned to a Criminal Interdiction Unit and Street Crimes Unit as a K-9 Handler, as well as a High-Risk Tracking Team. Josh and his partner have tracked and apprehended several dangerous individuals and are responsible for many significant seizures of drugs, firearms, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash. Further, Josh is recognized as an expert in Use of Force and in the K-9 field.

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Recent Reviews

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Jan 21, 2026
Student Review
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

Class was great! A must for new handlers and back up officers who work around canine units.

Jan 21, 2026
Student Review
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

This is a great course whether you are a handler or not. It gives insight to the workings of the K9 and how to work with them.

Jan 21, 2026
Student Review
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

Class was solid good information

Jan 21, 2026
Student Review
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

Course provides an overview of the common applications of patrol K9 and how it relates to the patrol officer.

Jan 21, 2026
Student Review
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

Great class for a prospective handler, I left with some basic knowledge of how dogs work.

Jan 21, 2026
Student Review
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

Great class to learn the ins and out of working K-9 dogs.

Jan 21, 2026
Student Review
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

Great class.

Jan 21, 2026
Student Review
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

Good class

Jan 21, 2026
Student Review
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

Very enthusiastic high drive instructors that truly want to teach and improve k9 teams!

Jan 21, 2026
Student Review
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

This was a great class. I would recommend this to any handler that does tracking. Very impressed.

Jan 21, 2026
Student Review
★★★★☆ · Highly recommended

Great class. Lots of good hands on tracking. Learned a lot.

Jan 21, 2026
Student Review
★★★★★ · Highly recommended

The course was very well run and the instructors offered great feedback while running tracks.