Contact this Expert Witness
- Company: Detector Dogs International, Inc.
- Phone: 402-968-6940
- Fax: 712-566-9014
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Dogs and Law Enf & Criminal JusticeSpecialty Focus:
FLSA, Tracking Dogs, K9 Squads, Explosive Dogs, Police Dogs, Narcotics Dogs, Cadaver Dogs, Dog Bites, Human Scent Tracking, Drug DogsEducation:
K9 Law Enforcement, Shelton State Community CollegeYears in Practice:
35+Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs:
10+Additional Information
Principal and Founder of Detector Dogs International, Inc., K-9 Handler, and former Police Officer, Kyle K. Heyen has provided dogs and training to foreign, federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. Mr. Heyen assists plaintiff and defense attorneys in matters of police canine team conduct, use of force, wage and hour disputes, and canine deployment (patrol, drug, explosive, arson). He serves as a testifying expert in federal and state court for both criminal and civil cases concerning the use and training of service dogs and civilian dog bite cases. Mr. Heyen was one of the first peace officers in the U.S. to be certified, according to standards of the German Police, to train and judge drug & explosive detector and patrol dog teams. He has trained dogs and handlers for four federal law enforcement agencies (including the U. S. Department of State's Anti-Terrorist Assistance Program, U. S. Department of Defense, U. S. Border Patrol and U. S. Immigration Inspections), as well as numerous state agencies, countless city and county departments across the United States.