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K9420 Advanced Tracking/Trailing Techniques for K9s

category Search and Rescue 
course number K9420 
location Camp Atterbury, Mari Hulman-George SAR Academy, 3008 Hospital Rd., 46124 
city/county Edinburgh, Indiana/Johnson County 
start date 07/29/17 
end date 07/30/17 
start time 0900 edt 
end time 1700 edt 
max students 20 
course manager Lillian Hardy 
contact number 317-696-0711 
contact email [email protected] 
lead instructor Lillian Hardy 
lead evaluator  
proctor  
test date 07/30/17 
registration form application.pdf  
other details  
notes Max # Students 20, K-9 10

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This two day class is for those teams with experience in trailing and scent discrimination techniques. Field training will consist of urban, rural, and wilderness trails (with single and multiple victims) ¿line-ups¿, car trails, negative trails, nighttime exercises, and more. This class is applicable to both search dog teams and law enforcement teams. Training will be hands-on with minimal classroom time. Scenarios and training exercises are set up based on the dog and handler¿s experience level.

PREREQUISITES:
* CPR & First Aid
American Red Cross
* Obedience & Agility (or equivalent)
* K9220 Basic Tracking/Trailing Techniques for K-9s
* K9320 Intermediate Tracking/Trailing Techniques for K-9s
* IS 100 (Introduction to Incident Command)
* IS 200 (Basic Incident Command)
* IS 700 (Introduction to NIMS)
FEMA IS Online Course List

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION:
IDHS students will be allowed the use of the Civil Air Patrol trailers on base for lodging. Details will be listed in your course acceptance letter. Lodging will not be provided for students residing within 50 miles of the training location. Participants who reside over 50 miles from the training location are eligible for overnight lodging for courses which are more than one day in length. Only those participants who reside 75 miles or more from the training location are entitled to lodging the night before a course. Students must bring their own bedding. For reservations please contact Charles Banta at (812) 526-0013. 

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