R.S. (Bob) Eden has been training police dogs for over 40 years and is a retired police veteran, having served 28 years with the Delta Police Department in British Columbia. In 1982, he submitted the initial proposal to start a K9 unit to Inspector Gale Parker, who subsequently received approval from city council to initiate a four-dog program with an annual budget of $13,500. During his tenure, he served 16 years as a dog handler and was the department-assigned agency K9 trainer.
In 1991, he created the International Police K9 Conference, a hands-on training program for law enforcement K9 teams throughout North America, ultimately working with over 3500 K9 teams over the course of its 20-year tenure. Also, in 1991 he created the K9 Activity Tracking System (KATS), the first electronics management system designed to protect agencies and officers from K9-related liability.
In 2003, he was contracted to coordinate the redevelopment and retraining of the Phoenix police K9 unit and, in 2005, traveled to Brazil on contract to establish and train the country’s first explosives dog program in preparation for the 2007 Pan American Games. Eden has testified as an expert witness on police K9 cases in both Canada and the United States. Most recently, he has worked as a consultant to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Canada, in developing explosives detection dog requirements for Canadian embassies. He is the author of three books, Dog Training for Law Enforcement, K9 Officer’s Manual, and most recently, K9 Supervisors Manual – Dynamics in Developing and Managing Police K9 Units. He is the president of Eden K9 Consulting & Training Corporation, and resides with his wife Natasha in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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The Memorial service for Billy L. Smith, Sr. will be help October 10, 2020 at Life Foursquare Church at 2:00 P.M. THe church is located at 501 Karankawa, Angleton, Texas. There will be a reception following the service. Dad was USN Ret. TDCJ-ID Ret and involved in Law Enforcement internationally for 50 years. Everyone is welcome.
Prayers out to Billy and family. So sorry for your loss. May the Lord be with you.
Sorry to hear about Billy. I was in his first narcotic detection dog school in san diego in the 70s. Sassy mae was my dog and we were stationed at NAS Whidbey Is Wa. Billy was a great instructor and a very pleasant man RIP Chief
Truly devastated to be hearing of Billy’s passing. As one of the “Canucks” who had the pleasure and honour of learning from him, I will cherish the memories I have with him in the Great White North. Rest in peace my friend. Bravo Zulu. Wallyman and +Bradydawg
Sgt. Smith was the quintessential professional law enforcement officer. I had the honor and privilege of working with him on a serial killer investigation being conducted by the Tampa Division of the FBI. He was always ready, willing and able to assist; and I will forever be grateful for his dedication and professionalism . May he Rest In Peace .
i am a little late in recognizing the passing of my cousin, Billy. We were close as teenagers. Our contact slowly faded after the passing of parents and siblings. I often thought of where he might be.
I sure he did his work with true professionalism.
On the light side,, he was a true Smith. Always full of it.
Thanks for the memories.
Hope all is well with the family
Billy always had a great answer for any question. Incredible man and wonderful teacher. Billy and Mike Horn helped me train and certify my first K9. As the first female Drug dog Officer for the state, in Region 3. They couldn’t believe when I got a Boxer to work, made top 20 in the Nationals! We worked with my horses when he was trying to see there “alert” to Cadaver…always an adventure, so many memories, so greatly missed!