Qualifications and Experience
Lt. Mark Robertson ret. - Owner, Trainer, Seminar Instructor
- 28 years with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office in Memphis, TN. Uniform Patrol Division
- 4 years S.W.A.T.
- 17 years as a patrol dog and narcotics detection dog handler, trainer and unit commander of a 13 drug dog unit.
- Member of the United States Police Canine Association and is a Certified Narcotics Detector Dog Judge.
- He has conducted seminars for the U.S.P.C.A. at both Regional and National Training Seminars.
- Lt. Robertson is a graduate of the U.S. Customs Detector Dog Technical Trainers Course at Front Royal, VA.
- He is a graduate of the F.B.I. National Academy "171" at Quantico, VA. where he received his Instructor Development Certificate.
- Has been qualified and has testified as an expert witness in Federal Courts in Memphis, Nashville, Boston and the Eastern District of Arkansas.
- Robertson is a Lead Instructor for the Multi-Jurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training Program out of Saint Petersburg College in Fl.
- He has conducted training seminars for over 1200 canine teams all over the United States, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands and San Juan, Puerto Rico for the M.C.T.F.T. program.
- Certified narcotics detector dog trainer.
Narcotic K-9 drug dog training is the only focus at PRC. Class sizes are limited to 6 teams. You don't wait in line for a few minutes of training behind the patrol dogs.
- Positive Response Canines -
Expert instruction in drug search dog and handler training
Teams trained in Passive or Aggressive Response
Qualifications and Experience
Ptlm. Mark Smith, ret. - Trainer and Seminar Instructor
- 30 years of service with Jackson Police Department Jackson, TN
- 20 years in Metro Narcotics as K9 Handler/trainer and investigator
- Graduated from the United States Customs Canine Enforcement Training Center in Laredo, TX
- Graduate of the highly regarded IPTM K-9 Management School in Jacksonville, FL
- Graduate of the Instructor Development School for Law Enforcement Donelson, TN
- Long time member of the United States Police Canine Association
- Has competed and placed in the top 10 of the National Detector Dog Trials numerous times. One of the dogs in his training group for which he was responsible won 1st place in the USPCA National Detector Dog Trials 2000
- Participated in Package Interdiction
- Developed and participated in the highly successful School Bus Interdiction program for the Jackson City School System
- Participated in hundreds of Search Warrants

Familiarity with working the streets provides a firm foundation for teaching both handlers and K-9s in narcotics detection. PRC trains from years of experience, not just theory. Goal Oriented Training Seminars are also available for Law Enforcement Agencies using K-9 Teams as well as an Advanced Training Seminar for drug dogs and handlers.
Mark Smith and K-9 Impulse
Mark Robertson and K-9 Major
Qualifications and Experience
Tim Hawn, AIC of ICE Team - Seminar Instructor
- 19 years in Law Enforcement – 9 years with Roane Co. Sheriff’s Dept. and 10 years with
21st Drug Task Force.
- 17 years experience handling and training with drug detecting K9’s.
- Currently Agent in Charge of 21st Drug Task Force Interstate Criminal Enforcement Team
and supervises 5 drug detecting K9 Teams. ICE Team has been responsible for seizures of hundreds of pounds of drugs and multi million dollars in currency from Interstates 40, 65 and 75.
- 1999 to 2003 assigned to DEA Commercial Interdiction Task Force working a drug detecting K9.
- Tim Hawn and K9 Bo and later K9 Barko were responsible for seizures of hundreds of pounds of drugs and multi million dollars in currency from airport.
- Member of United States Police Canine Association, National Narcotic Detector Dog
Association, National Criminal Enforcement Association and Tn Narcotics Officers Association.
- K9 instructor for 5 years for Multi-jurisdictional Counter Drug Task Force Training Center in
St. Petersburg, FL. Instructed Canine Narcotic Operations for hundreds of K9 teams across
the United States.
- Instructor for Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Training.

Robertson, Smith and Hawn are seasoned law officers with nearly 80 years of combined experience.
Their outstanding credentials mean you get the best training available whether it is drug dog or instruction at a PRC Goal Oriented Training Seminar.
Detection Dogs and Handlers - Training by street experienced and expert instructors produces exceptional narcotic detection dogs and handler teams.
K-9 drug dogs trained from years of street experience by expert instructors
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