My name is Ryan (Uncle Ryan) Curving, I'm a Retired Sergeant from the City Of Paterson in New Jersey. I have completed 25 years of service in the Law Enforcement Field. During the course of my career, I have been assigned to the Patrol Division, Community Police, Narcotics/ Drug Enforcement Administration(DEA) for 7 years before transferring to the K9 Division / Emergency Response Team in 2006. After graduating from the Bergen County Police K9 Academy, I returned to the City of Paterson and assumed the role of a K9 Handler with deployments for several Federal Agencies such  as the DEA, Homeland Security and ATF( Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms). As my career as a K9 Handler progressed, I took on a more leadership role in developing a community outreach program for schools and other organizations bridging the gap between Law Enforcement K9 atmosphere and the community.  With this new program, I was responsible for hand selecting social K9's  for the program as well as being able to fulfill the patrol responsibilities.  With the success of the Program, the Paterson Police K9 Unit began performing public demonstrations  for schools, church and private organizations across the Northern New Jersey and New York City area. As the demand for Paterson Police K9 Unit increased, I was directed to take on the responsibilities for K9 Selection, equipment, budgeting, K9 training and custodian of records for Training and K9 Certification, continuing education classes for the K9 Unit.