December 2011
President's Update . . .
Season's Greetings from the A.P.C.A.
On behalf of the American Police Canine Association, we the Executive Board extend to each of you a joyous Holiday Season to you and your family. We also wish you a safe and prosperous new year as we enter the year 2012. 
Just a few quick notes of association business....Please don’t forget to mail in your 2012 Membership Dues no later than January 31, 2012 and be sure to update any change of address information and forward it to our Membership Chairman, Russ Day. Please forward dues to the A.P.C.A. Membership Chairman, C/O Russ Day, P.O. Box 21266, Owensboro, Kentucky 42304 by this date. This will assist us in forwarding your upcoming Police K-9 Magazine subscriptions and membership information to you at the correct address.
For our Master Trainers and Trainers, please remember to submit your 2011 Resume Update to A.P.C.A. Secretary John H. Dunham no later than January 31, 2012. Resumes may be e-mailed to jr67k9@gmail.com or mailed to A.P.C.A. John H. Dunham Jr., 1783 Homeward Avenue, Lima, Ohio 45805.
The A.P.C.A. welcomes new members Nathan P. Gue, Cabarrus County, North Carolina Sheriff’s Office - Fred M. Coomes, McLean County, Kentucky Sheriff’s Department - Thomas A. Jarrels, Linton, Indiana Police Department - Jeremy D. Bridges, Bedford, Indiana Police Department and Craig A. Cox, Washington, Indiana Police Department who recently joined our association this past month. Glad to have each of you Officers as part of our growing association. For those members who are interested in ordering A.P.C.A. jackets please be sure to get your orders in soon to prepare for those cold winter months of training. Order information can be found on this website. If you have any questions please contact us at APCA1@ATT.NET.
Congratulations to one our fellow A.P.C.A. member teams, Deputy Marshall Randy Van Natter & K-9 Kayos, Russiaville, Indiana Police Department who took this year’s first place trophy during the 2011 Canine Olympics for Certified Working Dogs. The competition, Hard Dog, Fast Dog was hosted by Vohne Liche Kennels, Denver, Indiana. Randy & Kayos competed against over one hundred K-9 teams from around the globe in which they took this year’s top honors. Great Job Randy & Kayos for receiving this prestigious award. More about Randy & Kayos can be found on the News Section of this website.
The 2012 A.P.C.A. Sniff-Off is just over two months away. The event is getting interest from teams throughout the association from the east coast to the west coast. This year’s event will feature as always great detection dog teams, great food, event shirts and top honor award plaques to the top three placing teams. Please check out more information concerning this event on this site under the UPCOMING EVENTS SECTION of our website. This event promises to be a great day of training, competition, fun and fellowship. We hope to see you there!
On a personal note, My wife Bonnie and I wish every member of the American Police Canine Association a very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year. May God keep you and bless you as we celebrate the reason for the season.
Sincerest Regards,
Mike Johnson, President
American Police Canine Association
