Bill Allen
AMPWDA Trainer
Bill had always been a Beagle man until about 6 years ago when he
purchased his first German Shepherd, Axel. He started training Axel
at a very young age, beginning with Air Scent training. Shortly
thereafter he heard about AMPWDA and decided to make the 3 hour trip
over for a Free Training. After that, both he and Axel were hooked.
This started their adventure in Mantrailing. They continued
practicing at home with the assistance of a good friend and K9
trainer, Eva, and once a month they would venture to Indiana to
attend the monthly free training sessions. Bill and Axel went on to
attend 6 AMPWDA National Seminars, the AMPWDA New Mexico Winter
Workshop, the AMPWDA Pennsylvania State Workshop and the AMPWDA Real
World Seminar. He and Axel certified multiple times at the
operational level both in Mantrailing and HRD. In addition to his
training with AMPWDA, Bill and Axel have worked extensively with
Jeff Schettler in South Carolina, completing approximately 200 hours
of training and certifying multiple times.
Bill and Axel were the primary K9 team for Macoupin County Illinois
Emergency Management before joining up with the Macoupin County
Sherriff Department as Auxiliary Deputies. In 2015, they left the
Macoupin County Sheriff Department and became Auxiliary Deputies
with the Perry County Sheriff Department. When Bill and Axel
started working in Law Enforcement, they discontinued their HRD work
and switched over to Narcotics detection and have been certified and
recertified multiple times.
Bill and Axel have been on numerous callouts for live finds,
apprehensions, HRD, and narcotics detection for a variety of cases
including homicide, suicide, runaways, and more.
Bill enjoys working with the handlers and their K9s and likes to
pass on any information he has learned through his training and
work.
