Terry Fleck, Ed.D, is a Deputy Sheriff II / Canine Handler (Ret.) in South Lake Tahoe, California. Terry has been in law enforcement for 27 years and has been involved with police dogs during that time. Terry has been a police dog handler and trainer for 23 years and has trained and handled three police dogs, patrol dogs cross-trained for search and rescue, narcotic detection, evidence recovery, cadaver recovery and tracking / trailing.

Terry is an expert in the field of canine legalities. Author of the Canine Legal Update and Opinions for supervisors & administrators and patrol, narcotic & contraband, explosive, tracking, search & rescue and accelerant dogs, Terry tracks and updates the canine industry on current case law and legal trends.

With a degree of Doctor of Education in Criminal Justice, Terry teaches Canine Legal Update and Opinions Seminars throughout the United States and Canada. He has taught over 13,000 canine handlers, supervisors, administrators, agency attorneys and risk managers nationwide. His classes focus on canine legalities, the prevention of canine litigation and canine tactics.

Terry also studies canine tactics and develops techniques to keep canine handlers safe, utilizing their dogs to maximum tactical advantage. In addition, Terry teaches several canine tactical seminars, including Defensive Tactics for K-9 teams, Tactical High Risk K-9 Tracking, High Risk Vehicle Stops and High Risk Vehicle Assaults with a K-9 Team and Tactical Handgun and Urban Rifle Techniques for K-9 Teams.
 

He has also recently accepted an appointment to sit on the board for Drugbeat Certifications.