Canine Standards International
Canine Standards International
Mission
To encourage the professional and ethical use of the public service working dog.
To achieve and maintain the highest level of competence among public
service canine handlers and all participating public service officers
by encouraging standards for certification of canines, handlers and trainers
as based on formal canine handling education, advanced seminars
and ethical standards
To promote research into training and the education of new techniques,
procedures and case law that affects the public service canine.
To actively support legislation that betters public service canine operations
by establishing standards for the certification of animals, handlers
and trainers.
To advance the principles of proper public service use of working dogs to
protect the citizens and the rights of citizens in the United States whose
public service members may become members of the Corporation.
To promote the Corporation and unite in purpose training and utilization of
police service dog teams
To act as an information center for Professional Security Service and government agencies.
To direct all phases of training towards “street proficiency”
To give the canine’s “testimony” the greatest possible weight directed by correct training.



