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Kevin Healy Police K9 Unit (Retired)

For MCC Dog Obedience Instructor Kevin Healy, the saying, "dogs are a man's best friend," certainly rings true. Currently the headmaster for Beginner and Advanced Dog Obedience classes at MCC, Healy’s expertise and passion for his work is remarkable. Having worked with dogs since 1980, Healy has a wealth of experience in behavior training in civilian, police and military fields. “I first got interested in K-9 training growing up in Baltimore County, as I lived about a block away from the Baltimore County Police K-9 Center and went there regularly to watch training,” he said. He began his career as a police K-9 handler, training and recertifying over 500 Police and Corrections and Sheri 's O ce K-9 units from 30 law enforcement agencies in four di erent states. During that time, he also took on an instructor role for civilian dog obedience classes for Ocean City Parks and Recreation from 1984 to 2000. “After getting hired by Ocean City Recreation Department, a K-9 position opened up and I was chosen," said Healy. "A few years later, I got state certified as a K-9 instructor and was also asked by the Ocean City Recreation Department to teach civilian classes on my evenings o .” Shortly thereafter, Healy spent two years from 2004-2006 as a certified explosive detector K-9 trainer in Baghdad, Iraq, overseeing 100 detector dogs detailed to the United States Army. He has since resumed o ering civilian dog obedience classes through the MCC, Arlington County Parks and Recreation, and Providence Community Center while simultaneously running his own obedience business, Dog Solve, LLC.