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​The American Politiehond Association (APA) is a working dog sport in the United States that mirrors the Netherlands KNPV (Koninklijke Nederlandse Politiehond Vereniging) -Royal Dutch Police Dog Association. The APA sponsors training seminars, helper training,handler evaluations, and trials for participants to demonstrate and test their training. The APA comprehensive program provides opportunities to, compete and participate in APA trials with KNPV exercises. The APA program is an effective means to test dog teams readiness to compete in sanctioned KNPV events in the Netherlands.