GregG Tawney
Gregory Tawney
(916) 802-8264
Gregg has been involved in police dog training for twenty-eight years. He has handled four different dogs as a police K-9 handler and has been a K-9 Sergeant and a K-9 Lieutenant. He has been a SWAT team member, SWAT team leader and a Tactical Commander.
Gregg has had the opportunity to train with the Dutch police as well as numerous KNPV clubs throughout the Netherlands. Gregg has taught classes on marker training and the importance of positive reinforcement at K-9 Conferences across the country.
Gregg has trained dogs for over twenty law enforcement agencies throughout Northern California. He is a certifying official for P.O.S.T. (Peace Officers Standards and Training). In addition, Gregg is a Judge and certifying official for W.S.P.C.A. (Western States Police Canine Association). Gregg has been recognized as a subject matter expert and was selected as a consultant for P.O.S.T. for the newly revised State of California K-9 Evaluation guidelines.
Current Police K-9 Trainer for following Law Enforcement Agencies:
Placer County Sheriff’s Department
Elk Grove Police Department
Citrus Heights Police Department
Folsom Police Department
Pleasanton Police Department
Amador County Sheriff’s Department
South Lake Tahoe Police Department
Sutter County Sheriff’s Department
Nevada County Sheriff’s Department
Yuba City Police Department
Marysville Police Department
Grass Valley Police Department
Pittsburg Police Department (Patrol and EOD K9s)
Antioch Police Department
Union City Police Department
Napa Police Department
San Ramon Police Department
Pleasant Hill Police Department
Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department
Riverside Sheriff’s Department
Butte County Sheriff’s Department
Sierra County Sheriff’s Department
Fairfield Police Department
Vacaville Police Department
Sacramento Probation Department
W. Sacramento Police Department
Experience
1991 – 1996 Trained under Heinz Peters
1995 – 1998 Trained under Brian Mowry (Current K-9 trainer for Secret Service)
1996 Founded Diensthunde of Greater Sacramento (D.O.G.S.)
1996 – 2006 Trainer for NAPD / PSA clubs (earned several NPL and PSA titles)
1997 – 1999 Police K-9 Handler for City of Rio Vista
2001 – 2005 Police K-9 Handler for City of Placerville
2002 – 2006 SWAT team Leader for Foothills Integrated Regional SWAT team
2003 – 2006 Police K-9 Supervisor for City of Placerville (K-9 Sergeant / Lieutenant)
2006 – 2016 Police K-9 Handler/Trainer for the City of Elk Grove
2017 – 2018 Police K-9 Sergeant for the City of Elk Grove
Handler Accomplishments
1998 Overall highest team score at the Art O’Keefe K-9 Invitational with K-9 Max
1999 Sacramento Police K-9 Trial Top team award / 1st place obedience with K-9 Max
2004 CHP K-9 Challenge / 1st Place Narcotics (Building search) with K-9 Rebel
2007 Desert Dog Competition (Arizona) / 1st place Tactical Challenge with K-9 Rombo
2008 Folsom Police K-9 Trial 1st place Overall Narcotics with K-9 Rombo
2008 Capitol K-9 Challenge / 1st place Narcotics (Vehicle search) with K-9 Rombo
2010 Modesto K-9 Trial / 1st place Overall Narcotics with K-9 Rombo
2011 Top Dog award for TAC DOGS training camp in Colorado with K-9 Rombo
2013 Western States Police Canine Assoc. / Top Dog / Top Competitor with K-9 Rango
2014 Western States Police Canine Assoc. / Top Dog / Top Competitor with K-9 Rango
Training Accomplishments
1995 Decoy for the California Police Olympics
1997 Western States Police Canine Assoc. Decoy
1999 California P.O.S.T. K-9 Team Evaluator
2000 Pro Trainer for Tri-tronics
2004 U.C. Davis Appreciation award for assisting with K-9 Unit
2006 Western States Police Canine Assoc. Judge
2007 Recognized as subject matter expert by California P.O.S.T. / Consultant for P.O.S.T.
on K9 training DVD that was distributed to law enforcement agencies
2010 Certified as Judge for SDA (Service Dogs of America)
2010 Vice President of the WSPCA (Western States Police Canine Assoc)
2011 Trainer of Top Team (Yuba County S.O.) for the Western States Police Canine Assoc
2012 TAC Dogs Instructor
2013 Selected as a consultant by P.O.S.T. to assist in revising the K-9 Evaluation
Guidelines
2018 Instructor at Western States Police Canine Conference in Reno
2018 Trainer for Top Team (Yuba City PD) for the Western States Police Canine Assoc.
2018 Owner and Host of “Police K-9 Radio” Podcast (Over 300,000 downloads)
2019 Instructor at the California Narcotics Canine Assoc Conference in Palm Springs
2019 Instructor at the Los Angeles Police Canine Conference in Torrence
2022 Instructor at the Annual CHP (California Highway Patrol) Conference
2022 Instructor for K-9 Supervisor’s Course with Bill Lewis (Palm Springs / Folsom)
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M-F: 6am - 5pm
Sat: 7am - 4pm
Sun: Closed