An International Elite
Each of our instructors has something unique to offer to K9 teams.
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Whether your primary interest lies in detection, bitework or camera guidance - their diverse range of expertise is sure to enrich your operational capabilities with your K9 partner.
Jeff Schettler
Jeff Schettler is a retired police K9 handler who worked for the City of Alameda and County of Amador in California and was attached to the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Teams’ K9 Assistance Program for two years. This program was designed to locate and apprehend high-risk fugitives on the run.
He is a certified military trainer graduating from the prestigious US Army’s Leadership Academy also known as Drill Sergeant School.
Jeff has worked hundreds of trailing cases across the USA and is a specialist in the areas of tactical tracking applications. He is also considered an expert witness in tracking/ trailing.
As an international K9 trainer, he spends 12 weeks a year training throughout Europe, South America, and Asia. His program is in use with numerous international police agencies as well as NATO military units.
Thomas Schuppe
Thomas is a former member of a French special operations unit. He combined his expertise in EOD and assault tactics with his talent for dog training, to shape France's first multi-specialty K9 program (assault, explosives detection, camera-guided reconnaissance, and laser targeting). Consequently, K9 teams became an increasingly valuable asset to intervention teams.
Later in his career, Thomas' focus shifted to making disciplines like camera/radio guidance and laser targeting accessible to all. He added to his operational role the title of program instructor, and demonstrated that multiple generations of dogs and handlers were capable of learning and sustaining advanced training techniques. Thomas established testing protocols and standards with the Centre National Cynophile de la Gendarmerie, enabling all French national police and military units to officially certify K9s in those specialties.
He now pulls from over 20 years of special operations experience to train units worldwide - with the goal of raising standards and demonstrating that we remain in the early stages of what K9 programs can truly offer tactical teams.
Jimmy Vanhove
Bio coming soon.
Todd Wilbur
Todd Wilber is the president of Precision Explosives and has worked for over 20 years in counterterrorism as a responder, researcher, policy writer and senior manager.
He responded to various incidents at the local, national and transnational levels. His experience includes battlefield firsthand experience with improvised explosives and IEDs. He conducted research on various improved explosives and developed novel render safe procedures for IEDs as well as nuclear devices.
Mr. Wilber is completing work on new, broad use desensitization solutions and techniques for powdered primary explosives. He has worked in U.S. Army Special Operations, additionally as a program manager and researcher at the national labs. A Senior Energy Official for real-world emergencies, and contractor for State Department leading indigenous personnel in explosives hazard mitigation during combat operations. Other duties include providing senior management direction for the overall safety, security and environmental compliance for the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center.
As an adjunct professor, he worked with graduate students and faculty to characterize primary explosives and develop safing solutions.
Patrice Foucault
The name Foucault has been known to the French canine world since 1984. A certified trial decoy in 1985, he completed various competitions across France, to be selected for the championship final in 1989.
Breeder of working line malinois (Cité de Foucault) , he has developed generations of dogs from start to finish - for both sport and profesional applications. Appointed Lieutenant by the 132° Cynotechnic Regiment of Suippes in 2022 , he also trains decoys for the French Army and other administrations.
Through his sport club, he has taken multiple handler-dog teams to championship level in Ring, Campagne and Mondioring. Personally, he holds the titles of multi-Champion of France, vice-champion of France and Coupe de France, as well as Inter Continental Champion.
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Today he continues carries seminars around the world for French Ring and operational K9.
Guillaume Romanens (Zouny)
Guillaume's experience with K9 started with the Swiss army in 2009 , alongside his first malinois. This experience ignited his passion for the breed, which carried into various dog training disciplines.
Since 2015, he has served as a dog handler in a special operations unit of the Vaudoise Gendarmerie. He not only trained and certified the unit's first camera-guided K9, but also helped establish laser guidance and tactical tracking programs. Today he oversees their multi-purpose K9 program.
On his personal time, he applied his love of training to the world of mondioring. Qualifying in 5 world championships, he earned the title of Swiss Champion in 2018 and Vice-Champion in 2019 with his dog Tys.
