Seminars

We are scheduling a series of seminars to help people train their dogs for lost pet detection in 2010. Please check back or contact Laura to be notified of upcoming training seminars. lauratotis@gmail.com ___________________________________________________________________________

Introduction to Pet Tracking - Northhampton, MA, Mar 2009

Missing Animal Response (MAR) Seminar - Washington D.C., May 2009

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Missing Animal Response (MAR) Seminar

May 4-8, 2009 – Washington D.C.

Instructors:

Kat Albrecht, Laura Totis

Fee:

Lost Pet First Responder (volunteer) Course Fee is $150.00

MAR Technician Certification (feebased pet detective) Course Fee is $625.00

These fees cover training materials, and instructor fees.

Schedule:

MONDAY May 4, 2009	8:00 am to 5:00 pm	MAR Tech/First Responder Classroom Training
TUESDAY May 5, 2009	8:00 am to 5:00 pm	MAR Tech/First Responder Classroom Training
WEDNESDAY May 6, 2009	8:00 am to 10:00 am	MAR Tech – MAR K9 Field Training
	10:00 am to 5:00 pm	MAR Tech Classroom Training
	8:00 pm	MANDATORY Evening Forensics Training
THURSDAY May 7, 2009	8:00 am to 10:00 am	MAR Tech – MAR K9 Field Training
	10:00 am to 5:00 pm	MAR Tech Classroom Training
FRIDAY May 8, 2009	8:00 am to 10:00 am	MAR Tech – MAR K9 Field Training
	10:00 am to 4:00 pm	MAR Tech Classroom Training
	4:00 pm to 5:00 pm	Final Exam

How To Register:

Please visit the Missing Pet Partnership website for registration.

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Introduction to Pet Tracking

March 27-29, 2009 – Northampton, MA

Instructors:

Laura Totis, Sam Connelly

Fee:

$200.00

Agenda:

• Building drive and reward systems
• Tracking in rural and urban scenarios
• Lost pet behavior and problem solving
• Searching inside buildings for hiding pets
• Variable surface tracking (not AKC)
• Air scenting vs tracking for different situations

Please register by March 15th.