Canine Unlimited of Tulsa

Scott Tarpley: Former St Louis County police officer, former Green Beret, Graduate of The Tom Rose School, training police single purpose, dual purpose, search and rescue dogs since 2007. Founded Canine Unlimited of Tulsa in 2009

Travis Lax: Head training director Canine Unlimited of Tulsa, owner of Salty Dogs Training and Detection. It all began a decade ago when I got my first Belgian Shepherd, and was immediately hooked on dog training. I trained and handled my dog to compete in dog sports as a hobby, which rapidly grew into an obsession. My first passion with dog training was KNPV - (Koninklijke Nederlandse Politiehond Vereniging). I quickly found out that without guidance, or a mentor from a club, that these dogs are quickly overwhelming and I needed to learn what I’m doing in a hurry. Over the years I gained a lot of knowledge from making mistakes with my own dogs, and working with people whom I look up to in the working dog community. Being active duty military, I moved around quite a bit and have had the opportunity to find dog sport clubs to train with, and learn from across the nation. I finally settled down in Alaska after being medically discharged from the Army due to injuries sustained while deployed. The dominant dog sport in Alaska, by an extremely wide margin was Schutzhund. I met and became a member of a great group of people which was the Alaska Schutzhund Club. I owe a few people from that experience indefinitely for all the help, guidance, and mentorship they gave me throughout the years. I expanded my experience and knowledge to the odor side of working dogs by getting involved in Search and Rescue and handling a Cadaver Detection dog, and have trained trailing dogs within the state that are used in Search and Recovery (SAR). I imprinted and run my Belgian Shepherd detecting bed bugs, and worked for a local company searching hotels. In 2019 I certified as a Patrol K9 decoy through Tulsa Police Departments’ decoy seminar. I returned to Oklahoma at the beginning of 2020 and successfully completed an 800 hour dog trainer course through a program offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. At the end of July, I chose to stay and work at the same business that I trained under to continue learning my craft, as well as train and supply the finest Police Service Dog’s in the country.