18 Nov 2025 08:00
Episode #55 Ken Pavlick Pacific Coast K9
Pacific Coast K9 started operations in May 2004 and specializes in exceptional high drive sporting breeds for detection work. We train and sell approximately 120 dogs per year, with the majority of those being Labradors for single purpose detection work (narcotics, explosives, currency, arson, cadaver, etc.). Our many satisfied long-term clients include the Transportation Security Agency (TSA), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Canada Customs (CBSA), Washington State Patrol, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (R.C.M.P), MSA Security, as well as multiple police departments, county sheriff’s offices and security companies.
Pacific Coast K9’s facility in Washington State is set on 10 acres, with a 48 run indoor kennel, a 5000 square foot training building, vehicles consisting of cars and buses as well as large open areas. We maintain an average of 30 to 40 dogs at our facility and can supply dogs as needed. We would be happy to provide you with numerous references. Our excellent reputation was built on the quality of our working dogs, our professionalism, and a high ethical standard. Pacific Coast K9 offers an intangible that many other trainers and vendors cannot: The staff at Pacific Coast K9 have over 60 years of combined experience training and working every type of K9 we sell. Our staff expertise includes prior military, police, customs (U.S. and Canada), federal agent, and search and rescue.
Ken Pavlick, the co-owner and head trainer for Pacific Coast K9, began his K9 career in the United States Air Force in 1982, where he handled, trained, and supervised patrol dogs, explosive detection dogs and drug dogs. In 1986, Ken began work with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in California, where he worked both cross-trained patrol/ narcotic detection dogs and a bloodhound for man trailing. In 1994, Ken moved to Idaho where he was tasked with starting a K9 program for Canyon County Sheriff’s Department. Under Ken’s expertise and training, their unit grew to 15 working K9 teams, 10 of those teams being sporting breeds (single purpose narcotic detection dogs) working patrol, in the jail, narcotics units and with school resource officers. Ken also trained over 40 single purpose narcotic detection dogs and handlers for agencies throughout Idaho. Ken handled multiple dogs on SWAT teams at his departments in both Idaho and California. Ken served as an entry team member, and a sniper. He has been a primary instructor for SKIDDS/KATTS, instructing in SWAT/K9 interdiction classessince 2002. Ken is certified as an instructor in both patrol and detection dogs by Idaho Peace Officers Standards and Training, Utah Peace Officers Standards and Training (also a Teaching Judge through Utah P.O.S.T.), Oregon Bureau of Peace Officers Standards and Training, and Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission. Ken is also a certified Master Trainer through C.L.E.A.R. in Canada. All these organizations award training hours credit to students of Pacific Coast K9’s handler and training classes. Ken has also been a detector dog certifying official for the National Police Canine Association (N.P.C.A.), Pacific Northwest Police Detector Dog Association, American Working Dog Association, and the Idaho Police Canine Association. In 2003, Ken left full-time law enforcement to open Pacific Coast K9. Ken teaches at numerous Police K9 seminars throughout the United States and Canada each year, and has authored articles as acontributor to Police K9 Magazine. He has also instructed at multiple K9 seminars across the United States and Canada.
Kenneth A. PavlickP.O. Box 529Custer, WA 98240Cell: (360) [email protected]
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