Police training with an officer safety focus is the primary mission here at BlueSheepdog.com.
Although we fully believe in the concept that the more you sweat in training, the less you bleed on the street, we actually think it should be painless to locate and access quality law enforcement training on the ‘net. We want officers to be safe and to provide the best service possible to their community. Both goals require ongoing training.
Department budgets are being squeezed and training tends to be one of the first things cut. The second is officer salaries. This usually means that cops are not getting the regular classes they need and they can’t afford to come out of pocket to pay their own way through a class.
BlueSheepdog.com attempts to help officers by providing a wealth of information in all kinds of formats. There is no charge for any of the articles, videos or audio podcasts. All of us want law enforcement to operate as safely and professionally as possible. We’re tired of funerals, and we bet you are also.
Our cadre of instructors and writers are all dedicated law enforcement professionals with many years of experience in diverse specialties: uniform patrol, SWAT, K9, firearms, narcotics, traffic enforcement, DUI units, corrections, field training, street crimes, supervision and management. We touch on all of these areas as topics, but spend much of our resources focused on officer safety topics.
Currently, we offer nearly 100 training articles and gear reviews plus have hundreds more law enforcement posts in the blog. Chances are, if it relates to police work, we’ve written about it. Several of our training articles have been massively popular, like the six-part DUI enforcement series and the Tactical Patrol series.
We also offer dozens of free videos on cop gear and training topics from a stop and frisk refresher class to video of actual use of force encounters. Some of the videos will literally have your heart racing as the encounter unfolds. Consider the training implications for this video as a pursuit terminates and the suspect rushes officers with a butcher knife. What about this one where a deputy was in a fight for his life with an armed gunman at about 4 am.
Training isn’t the only service we provide. The staff of BlueSheepdog.com also provide in-depth reviews of law enforcement gear. Reviews, written or otherwise, are all done by cops who use the gear in the field. The gear isn’t treated with kid gloves. Flashlights are used to beat on doors and are dropped onto the pavement. Firearms are carried to the range and shot with a wide variety of ammunition, tossed in the sand and are otherwise abused.
While we are not trying to break anything we review, we are looking to report on the best gear on the market. Police officers don’t have money to waste on products that don’t live up to their promises. If something doesn’t cut it on the street, we will let you know.
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While the site is geared toward the current police officer, all citizens are welcome. We have a broad cross-section of the public who visits our site seeking to become better informed about what cops do, or to even improve their own self defense training should evil intrude into their lives.
Citizens thinking about pursuing a law enforcement career are definitely encouraged to read through all of our material here. Much of the information we provide can help you decide if police work is right for you. Also, it can be very valuable to assist you through field training if you are hired with an agency. Don’t miss our police jobs board. It is completely free for anyone seeking employment.
Lastly, if there is anything we can ever do to help you, please let us know!
Stay safe!
