FRANK ROMANO BIOGRAPHY
Frank is the owner of K9 OPSBOX, Canine Olfactory Proficiency System for detection dogs. He has a vast background in military, law enforcement, K9 training and K9 detection work.
He has served in the US Army’s Military Police and Military Working Dog Program. He graduated from the Department of Defense Patrol Dog course, Detector Dog course with honors, and the Military Working Dog Trainer/Supervisor course.
Frank served as a troubleshooter for the US Army, Armed Forces Command (FORSCOM) where he transferred kennels that were unable certify for many years. He turned them around and was able to get them certified. As a result, the base was able to keep the K9 program. He received numerous awards and medals for his work in the Military Working Dog Program. He eventually retired from the US Army as a Master Sergeant, E8.
Frank also served as a Peace Officer for the California Highway Patrol. During his employment with the CHP, he was also awarded Peace Officer of the Year by the Marin County Police Officer’s Association. He was assigned to CHP Golden Gate Division Criminal Interdiction team and K9 Unit. As an additional duty Frank was also CHP's Golden Gate Division’s K9 trainer and coordinator.
Frank managed the California Highway Patrol's Departmental K9 Program as their Master Trainer at CHP Headquarters in Sacramento, CA. He was responsible for testing potential K9 candidates for purchase, training handlers and their K9 Partners for patrol and detection at the CHP Academy. He also had the responsibility of training the CHP Divisions K9 Trainers. He created CHP’S training fields and managed the kennels. At the CHP Training Facility, Frank donated a monument that recognizes every CHP K9 that has served from the start of the CHP K9 program.
Current highlights about Frank:
- He's retired from CHP where he was awarded numerous commendations for his work in the CHP K9 Program to include the Commissioner’s Unit Citation.
- He also owns and operates Golden Gate K9 Training and is the Master Trainer. He continues to train law enforcement, private security, and nose work sport enthusiasts.
- He is a California Police Officer Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) K9 Evaluator and Associate Instructor.
- He is a Certification Official, Instructor, Trainer, and Executive Board Member for the International Police Canine Association.
- He is a California P.O.S.T. Evaluator and Associate Instructor.
- He has judged numerous K9 Competitions for the Western States Police Canine Association and the National Association of Canine Scent Work.
- He owns and operates a commercial kennel facility called Dogfather K9 Connections, in Santa Rosa, California. Here there is a complete K9 training facility that where Golden Gate K9’s Detector Dog School is located and serves law enforcement, private security and nose work sport enthusiasts. Here you will find the K9 OPSBOX Training System being used to train detector dogs.
