Post by oksaradt on Nov 4, 2010 9:45:25 GMT -5
I would recommend to anyone the Shreveport Fire Department's yearly working dog seminar. This next year(2011) it will be held March 13 through 18. I won't be teaching there this year because I just wanted a change this year.
In HRD, Brad Dennis is an instructor that I think anyone could benefit from and he can even make criticism see fun. Brad has immense experience in the search world both as a handler and as a search manager.
In Area Search, Sarah Garfunkel would be your best bet. She wasn't there last year as she was working an HRD dog in Iraq.
In trailing, Mark Holmes and Jeff Schettler always amaze me with the magic they seem to perform with dogs.
The host, Shreveport Fire Department, work dogs as well and I can't think of anyone I'd rather work a disaster with than those guys.
If you need a NASAR certification in HRD or Area Seach, they can test you at the seminar.
Seminar info can be found at:
www.ci.shreveport.la.us/dept/fire/one/1x.htm
Tell Chief Kerry Foster that I sent ya. I don't think it'll get you a discount, but I'm sure it'll make him smile.
Jim
In HRD, Brad Dennis is an instructor that I think anyone could benefit from and he can even make criticism see fun. Brad has immense experience in the search world both as a handler and as a search manager.
In Area Search, Sarah Garfunkel would be your best bet. She wasn't there last year as she was working an HRD dog in Iraq.
In trailing, Mark Holmes and Jeff Schettler always amaze me with the magic they seem to perform with dogs.
The host, Shreveport Fire Department, work dogs as well and I can't think of anyone I'd rather work a disaster with than those guys.
If you need a NASAR certification in HRD or Area Seach, they can test you at the seminar.
Seminar info can be found at:
www.ci.shreveport.la.us/dept/fire/one/1x.htm
Tell Chief Kerry Foster that I sent ya. I don't think it'll get you a discount, but I'm sure it'll make him smile.
Jim