ARMIN WINKLER IS A NATIVE OF GERMANY WHO HAS SPENT THE MAJORITY OF HIS LIFE WORKING WITH DOGS. HE HAS BEEN TRAINING DOGS FOR BOTH CIVILIAN AND POLICE WORK SINCE THE MID 1970'S. HE HAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED AND OPERATED A KENNEL IN ONTARIO, CANANDA, WHERE HE OPERATED HIS OWN K-9 SECURITY BUSINESS AND TRAINED SECURITY DOGS FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND INSTRUCTED ON THEIR USE AND DEPLOYMENT.

HE HAS PROVIDED CONSULTATION AND TRAINING SERVICES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MILITARY AGENCIES THROUGHOUT NORD AMERICA AND OVERSEAS. HE HAS ASSISTED THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE WITH RESTRUCTURING THEIR K-9 PROGRAM AND PROVIDED SEMINARS FOR THE POLICE AND MILITARY SERVICES IN FINLAND. HIS TRAINING ARTICLES HAVE APPEARED IN NUMEROUS DOG AND LAW ENFORCEMENTS PERIODICALS. HE IS AN INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN AND REGONIZED SEMINAR INSTRUCTOR AND LECTURER IN THE FIELD OF LAW ENFORCEMENT K-9 TRAINING AND DEPLOYMENT TEACHING AT NATIONAL TRAINING SEMINARS.

ARMIN HAS HAD SEVERAL PUBLISHED CANINE TRAINING ARTICLES FOR POPULAR WORKING DOG PUBLICATIONS. HE TRANSLATED HELMUT RAISER'S BOOK "DER SCHUTZHUND"(THE TRAINING OF WORKING DOGS IN PROTECTION WORK). HE IS ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN DUTCH POLICE DOG ASSOCIATION AND LECTURES INTERNATIONALY.