Working Dog Seminar

Instructor: Ron Ligtenberg

Canine Connection LLC would like to extend an invitation to participate in our canine workshop that will be conducted at the training center of Ohio Task Force One and also Cleveland, TN. The purpose of this workshop is to focus on skills and scenarios necessary for the selection, improvement, and maintenance of law enforcement and search and rescue canines. Classroom and fieldwork will include lectures and tasking in the following areas:

• The screening process for the suitable and selection of canines for specialized jobs in LE, SAR, and various venues.
• Replication of real-world scenarios in various environments including rubble and debris, buildings (both standing and simulated collapsed), vehicles (crushed, intact, within and outside of rubble), wide area, above ground, and buried source searches.
• Locating multiple victim/odors within a search area.
• Question/answer/ open discussion segments involving handlers from local counties, states, and countries. Participants include Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) Canine Search Specialist, regional and state SAR resources, and law enforcement officers with tracking, apprehension, and odor detection canines.