Topic: K9 - Unit

Speaker:  Officer Josh Porter

Officer Josh Porter is a K9 Officer for Middleburg Heights Police Department. He has been an Officer for the City for years and have been assigned to the K9 Unit for the past 3 years.  His K9 partner's name is Axel. They are apart of the West Side K9 Training Group that consists of following Police Departments: Independence, Brecksville, Parma, Walton Hills, Brunswick, Bedford and Strongsville.

The relationship between a police dog and his or her handler requires a closeness and ability to communicate and work together well as a team. A judicious obedience to hand-signals, voice commands, and pre-meditated training procedures is required from the dog.

Registration is mandatory.

NEW FOR 2024-2025 SAFETY COUNCIL MEETING REGISTRAION

New for this council year we have stream lined your regisration process.  Please see below for all meeting dates for the 2024-2025 Safety Council year. You can now register and pay for all meetings for the year at one time.  Topics and meeting times will be emailed to you prior to the meeting date which will include an overview of the meeting with speakers that will be present.

Please contact Kent Crytzer at [email protected] with any questions!