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SAREX K-9
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Dog handlers wishing to
participate in the "HOT LOAD" on Saturday must attend a
mandatory class on Friday. See matrix schedule for
times.
Instructors: Dick Taylor and Wayne Behrens
Course Title: Highline Course Description: Participants will have an opportunity to acclimate their dogs to a high line environment on a controlled highline.Course Instructor: Santa Clara County Sheriff's Tech Rescue Team
Sign Offs: California Rescue Dogs CARDA Handlers will be available to facilitate signoffs, including obedience, and some agility, depending on available apparatus
Course Title: SAR Dog Roundtable Description: Various instructors. Round table discussion regarding K9 SAR in California.Course Title: First Aid for the K-9
Description: Rick Falkenberg, M.D. will give a crash course on K-9 medical issues, encountered in the field, and how to treat them.Course Title: K9 in Law Enforcement and SAR
Description: Types of K9 uses, crime scenes, scent and field work.Instructor: Pat Moffitt
Course Title: Effective Partnering: Mounted SAR & SAR Dogs Mounted SAR and SAR Dogs are two obvious search resources that include use of domestic animals. Learn how the combination of the handler with dog and rider with equine can be partnered effectively in the field to take advantage of each resource's strengths.Instructor: Jorene Downs
Course Title: Search Tactics / Decision Making Course Description: How to deal with the unanticipated in the field - changing your search strategy on the fly, making good decisions and reporting them accurately during the debrief.Instructors: Bill and Lynn Macauley