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NSDA SAR DOG NEWS March 2016 Page 2 SAR Dog News Published by the National Search Dog Alliance March 2016 Vol. 10, No. 3 photo by Terry Crooks Article page Bucky says 2016 BOD Meeting Dates 2 PODCASTS 2 There are 3 kinds of dogs: NSDA Joins K-9 SAR Alliance 2 A Contest for Members 3 Hero Dog Award Voting 3 One learns by listening, Do You Live Near Burbank, CA? 3 One learns by watching, NSDA Testing Passed – California 4 One learns by peeing on A Dog’s Purpose, According to a 6 yr Old 4 the electric fence to find NSDA Tests & All Agency Seminars 5 Forensic Odorology 7 out for themselves Mammoth Mt. Avalanche Patrol Team Tested 8 Book Review: K9 Fraud 9 Kibbles and Bits: Aussies & Cattle Dogs 10 State Legislation: HR Possession 14 Skier Located by K-9 16 The Officer and Harley 16 The Last Howl: New SAR K-9 Handlers 17 NSDA SAR DOG NEWS March 2016 Page 2 2016 Board Meeting Dates April 7 May 5 June 2 Contact Secretary, Sherry Scruggs (sherryscruggs@n- sda.org) for the call in number for the meetings. NSDA BOARD AGREES TO JOIN THE NATIONAL CANINE SEARCH AND NSDA PODCASTS RESCUE ALLIANCE (NCSARA) The March 15, 2016, PODCAST featured speaker will be Whitney LaRuffa, a long NSDA President Susan Fleming met with NASAR distance hiker and backpacker with 17 years of CEO Chris Boyer and the Presidents of NASDN, experience. He has through-hiked the SARDUS, ARDA and SDONA on February 26-28, Appalachian Trail, served two seasons as an 2016, to discuss the feasibility of several national Appalachian Trail ridge-runner, and hiked the canine SAR organizations working together to John Muir Trail, Wonderland Trail, Timberline improve training, evaluation and evaluators for Trail and Tahoe Rim Trail. He has served as canine search and rescue. All decisions will be president of ALDHA-west (American Long made to become a reliable resource to find Distance Hiking Association-West) and served missing persons. as a planning member of the Pacific Crest Trail Days. He has backpacked with two trail dogs, The first step was to form the National Canine Erwin and Karluk. Search and Rescue Alliance and each president In this PODCASt, Whitney shares his vast was asked to take the Memorandum of knowledge of all things related to backpacking Understanding (MOU) to his/her board to discuss with your dog. There is even more information and decide to join, or not. At the March 3, 2016, on his website at NSDA Board of Directors meeting NSDA decided http://www.allgoodsk9adventures.com which to sign the MOU. has sections on trip reports, tips and techniques, gear reviews (human and dog), NCSARA will be meeting via teleconference talks, sponsors, and his blog. quarterly and one annual meeting will be held in person. Other canine SAR organizations will be This PODCAST will be released March 1, 2016. invited to join in the future but, for now, groundwork is being laid for the fledgling You can listen (and subscribe) to the Search organization. Dog PODCAST through iTunes and also find the PODCAST on Podbean at www.saroc.podbean.com. Please send questions, feedback and suggestions to Why can’t a dog dance? [email protected] And the podcasts stay up indefinitely. He has two left feet Stay tuned. Eva Briggs NSDA SAR DOG NEWS March 2016 Page 3 MAXWELL Hero Dog Applicant for 2016 and A NSDA Charity Partner CONTEST for NSDA MEMBERS Tell us what you have done to represent K-9 Search and Rescue in your community in 2016. Searches, Safety Fairs, Schools, clubs or service organization presentations or anything else where you provided K-9 SAR information or service. Give us the name of the service, the date and the city and state location. First Prize: 1 year free NSDA membership Second Prize: A NSDA logo T shirt Third Prize: A NSDA logo ball cap Entries must be received by April 5, 2016 at [email protected]. Handler, Len Troman Go to Hero Dog Awards/American Humane rd Association starting March 23 . Vote for Maxwell which is a vote for NSDA. DO YOU LIVE WITHIN AN HOUR OF BURBANK, CA. ? Landa Coldiron needs a training partner to help with two new puppies. And she can also help you. Call 818-442-2952 or email [email protected]; www.lostpetdetection.com NSDA SAR DOG NEWS March 2016 Page 4 named Belker. The dog’s owners, Ron, his NSDA TEST PASSED wife, Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were all very attached to Belker, and they were Terry Bierfreund and K-9 Cache hoping for a miracle. California Land HRD I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer. I told the family we couldn’t do anything for Belker, and offered to perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home. As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be good for six- year-old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt as though Shane might learn something from the experience. The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker’s family surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on. Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away. The little boy seemed to accept Belker’s transition without any difficulty or confusion. We sat together for a while after Belker’s death, wondering aloud about the sad fact A DOG’S PURPOSE that animal lives are shorter than human According to a 6 Year Old lives. Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, “I know why.” Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me. I’d never heard a more comforting explanation. He said, “People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life – like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?” The six-year-old continued, “Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don’t have to stay as long.” weruletheinternet.com/2011/05/24 Being a veterinarian, I had been called to examine a ten-year-old Irish wolfhound. Training Seminars & Conferences Reach over 1,300 SAR K-9 handlers. List your Trainings, seminars and conferences in the SAR Dog News Contact Editor Norma Snelling at [email protected] 2016 Date Tests Location Contact Email/Phone March 6 Land HRD Carnation, WA Heather Jo Cutting [email protected] March 15-16 Land HRD FILLED Snohomish Co., WA Norma Snelling [email protected] [email protected] March 19-20 K9650 K9 Credentialing Test Camp Atterbury, IN Lillian Hardy 812-526-0013 March 21-22 Avalanche – (FORMS HERE) Snoqualmie Pass, WA Kevin Huggett [email protected] March 31- Land HRD, Area, Trailing Terre Haute, IN Robinn Stanifer [email protected] April 2 evaluations FILLED Land HRD SAR K9 Unit of [email protected] April 9 Sarasota, FL Janet Wyatt Sarasota, Florida 941-893-0965 Trailing, Water & Land HRD; May 3-8 Stevensville, MT Janet Yatchak [email protected] GSR beta testing [email protected] May 14 K9 Pretest Camp Atterbury, IN Lillian Hardy 812-526-0013 Land HRD, Water HRD, Area, June 2-5 Swan Valley, ID Rena Ferguson [email protected] Area/Large HRD Disaster First Responder, Type III June 4-5 Springfield, MO Robin Houston [email protected] (Human Remains) [email protected] July 23-24 K9650 K9 Credentialing Test Camp Atterbury, IN Lillian Hardy 812-526-0013 2016 Date Seminars Location Contact Email/Phone K9200 – Basic Air Scenting [email protected] March 4 Camp Atterbury, IN Lillian Hardy Techniques for K9s 812-526-0013 SAR100 Crime Scene Operations – [email protected] March 5 Camp Atterbury, IN Lillian Hardy Blood Borne Pathogens 812-526-0013 K9300 Intermediate Air Scenting [email protected] March 5-6 Camp Atterbury, IN Lillian Hardy Techniques for K9s 812-526-0013 workingdoginfo@pennvetwdc. April 8-11 Penn Vet Working Dog Conference Essington, PA org K9220 Basic Tracking/Trailing [email protected] April 16 Camp Atterbury, IN Lillian Hardy Techniques for K9s 812-526-0013 K9210 Basic Land Cadaver [email protected] April 17 Camp Atterbury, IN Lillian Hardy Techniques for K9s 812-526-0013 Contact Gail Cramer for April 27- L.E.T.S. (Law Enforcement [email protected] Camp Lakeview, IN 40 hour seminar & May 1 Training Specialists) certification details Superfit Canine Disaster Canine Muscatatuck Urban May 21-22 Eric Darling [email protected] Workshop HRD/Live Find Training Center, IN K9400Advanced Air Scenting [email protected] May 21-22 Camp Atterbury, IN Lillian Hardy Techniques for K9s 812-526-0013 2016 Date Seminars Location Contact Email/Phone June 3-5 Scenarios Workshop (Info here) Cody, WY K.T. Irwin [email protected] K9310 Intermediate Cadaver [email protected] June 4-5 Camp Atterbury, IN Lillian Hardy Search Techniques for K9s 812-526-0013 June 10-12 Annual Water HRD Workout Cody, WY K.T. Irwin [email protected] K9320 Intermediate [email protected] June 23-24 Camp Atterbury, IN Lillian Hardy Tracking/Trailing Techniques K9s 812-526-0013 K9420 Advanced Tracking/Trailing [email protected] June 25-26 Camp Atterbury, IN Lillian Hardy Search Techniques K9s 812-526-0013 HRD Seminar for Intermediate to July 8-10 Cody, WY K.T. Irwin Advanced [email protected] Superfit K9 Disaster Canine July 13-14 Virginia Beach, VA Eric Darling [email protected] Workshop Superfit Tactical Canine July 15-16 Virginia Beach, VA Eric Darling [email protected] Casualty Care (TC3) K9500 Water Cadaver Search [email protected] July 15-16 Camp Atterbury, IN Lillian Hardy Techniques for K9s 812-526-0013 NSI K-9 Seminar Beginning, Aug 5-9 Seymour, IN Maryln Allen Adams [email protected] Intermediate, Advanced Land HRD SAR100 Crime Scene Operations – [email protected] Aug 6 Camp Atterbury, IN Lillian Hardy Blood Borne Pathogens 812-526-0013 Aug 19-20 Scenarios Workshop (Info here) Cody, WY K.T.
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