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Public Safety Training · Operational Security Management · K9 Services

Not only better. Different.

Licensed to train. Proven in deployment.

We are not only trainers — we are active in operations ourselves: operational close protection as well as K9 deployments with protection and explosives detection dogs. Alongside that, we provide professional training for public safety organizations, K9 training and equipment, and tailored security concepts — all drawing on more than 40 years of practice in law enforcement and private security.

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Active in close protection operations
K9 deployments: protection & explosives detection
40+ years in law enforcement & private security
Certified training courses
Featured on rbb24
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Featured on rbb24.

Our K9 training work — specifically protection-dog training and the cooperation between K9 handler and security personnel — has been featured on German public broadcaster rbb24.

Services

Three areas, one standard

Whether K9 training, professional courses, or security consulting — choose the area that fits your needs.

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Service

K9 Services & Training

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Service

Executive Protection

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Service

Training Courses
Not only training

Active in operations too.

We don't only train — we also stand in operations ourselves, drawing on real-world experience rather than classroom knowledge alone.

Close protection operations

Operational close and residential protection for executives, public figures and at-risk private individuals — carried out by our own close protection officers.

Protection dog deployments

Deployment of trained protection dogs for site and personal security — handled by our own K9 handlers, active in the field for years.

Explosives detection dog deployments

Deployment of certified explosives detection dogs to search premises, vehicles and event venues — with our own operational deployment experience.

Officially licensed for years

Not a grey-market provider.

Many providers in the market merely prepare candidates for an exam or teach purely theoretical content. We ourselves — not only our instructors — have held all the official permits required for our work for years, and we are regularly reviewed by the responsible supervisory authorities.

§ 34a GewO
Security license for the private security sector
City of Falkensee
§ 11 (1) No. 8f TierSchG
K9 training permit
Westerwaldkreis District Administration
§ 11 (1) No. 6 TierSchG
K9 training permit
Berlin Treptow-Köpenick District Office
§ 7 WaffG in conjunction with AWaffV
Authorization to provide firearms-expertise training and examinations
Rhineland-Palatinate Supervisory and Service Directorate
§ 7 / § 20 SprengG
Permit and certificate of competence for handling explosives
State Office for Occupational Safety, Consumer Protection and Health
HRA 7252 P
Registered in the commercial register since 2003
Amtsgericht Potsdam (Local Court of Potsdam)

Full details with register numbers can be found in our Imprint.

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About us

Responsibility means acting with intent.

Only those who stay true to themselves and combine personal commitment with loyalty can act with the integrity and responsibility required. That is why we have gone "back to our roots" and focus again on K9 services and training — while remaining active in operations ourselves, rather than only teaching them.

Registered as Defensive Tactics Academy e. K. since 2003, and with more than 40 years of experience in law enforcement and private security, we provide our clients with 360° safety and security concepts and professional training solutions. Our K9 training work has also been featured on rbb24. That is what you can count on.

Not only better. Different. — our motto is a program: we don't see ourselves as one of many exam-prep providers, but as practitioners who teach K9 training, firearms proficiency and close protection from real operational experience, and connect them into one coherent offering.

Our founder has also published his expertise in book form.

Book cover: Personen- und Begleitschutz
Close Protection Services
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K9 Deployment & Training
Why Defensive Tactics Academy

Not only better. Different.

The market for security and K9 training is large — from subsidized mass courses preparing for the § 34a exam to classic dog-sport clubs. We are deliberately positioned differently.

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Practitioners, not exam-prep coaches

Many providers only prepare candidates for an IHK or expertise exam. Our content comes from decades of our own operational experience in law enforcement and private security.

02

Officially licensed for years

It's not just our instructors who are qualified — as a company, we have held all the official permits required for security, firearms expertise, K9 training and handling of explosives for years.

03

One provider, four disciplines

K9 training, firearms expertise, close protection and security consulting from a single source — instead of having to coordinate four different service providers.

04

Discretion in close protection

Especially in the sensitive field of close protection, we believe confidentiality comes before a reference list. Your security remains your own affair.

Our K9 equipment webshop is now online.

Professional, handmade equipment for working dogs and leisure use — developed from our own training practice.

Visit the K9 Equipment shop