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  • USAR Foundation – Canine Search Specialist Class

    Posted On: September 1st, 2011

    USAR Foundation Logo

    The USAR Foundation is a 501 C 3 Non-Profit, Non-Governmental organization based in Memphis TN. Our mission is to strengthen disaster response in Tennessee and other FEMA and SUSAR Task Forces by offering specialized classes and recruiting donated or  rescued dogs and partnering them with Task Forces and first responders to find people buried alive in the wreckage of disasters. We offer the professionally trained canines and ongoing  rescue training programs to fire departments.
    The USAR Foundation offers it’s participating handlers the opportunity to contribute to our AKC CAR Detection Dog DNA Bank project.
    For a complete list of their classes and activities click HERE.

  • Coloradon Task Force 1 – Open Training

    Posted On: September 1st, 2011

    CO-TF1 opens their training center once a year to FEMA US&R handlers across the country. This unique opportunity allows Search & Rescue dogs the opportunity to be exposed to new rubble and for handlers to network and learn from each other.
    2011 was the first year that they participants of this training participated in the AKC CAR Detection Dog DNA Bank study. We appreciate the handlers and their K9 partners for their contribution.

  • AKC Canine Health Foundation

    Posted On: October 21st, 2011

    AKC CHFThe mission of the AKC Canine Health Foundation is to advance the health of all dogs and their owners by funding sound scientific research and supporting the dissemination of health information to prevent, treat, and cure canine disease.
    www.akcchf.org

  • Maranatha Farm Kennels

    Posted On: October 24th, 2011

    Maranatha Farm Kennel logoMaranatha Farm Kennels provides dogs trained in Search & Rescue, Human Remains Detection and Field Trials as well as family companions.
    Learn more about their training program at www.maranathakennels.com

  • AKC Companion Animal Recovery

    Posted On: October 24th, 2011

    AKC Companion Animal Recovery logoAKC CAR mission is to keep pet microchipping and enrollment affordable, with no annual fees, so more lost pets can find their way home. After the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the AKC CAR Canine Support and Relief Fund was created as a permanent charitable fund to proactively support the needs of volunteer Canine Search and Rescue organizations plus provide our nation’s pets with lifesaving disaster relief resources during hurricanes, tornados, floods and wildfires.
    www.akccar.org

  • U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research-Joint Trauma System Clincial Practice Guidelines

    Posted On: November 3rd, 2011

    JTS_JTTRUSAISR is part of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command. Its mission is to provide requirements-driven combat casualty care medical solutions and products for injured soldiers, from self-aid through definitive care across the full spectrum of military operations; provide state-of-the-art trauma, burn, and critical care to Department of Defense beneficiaries around the world and civilians in our trauma region; and provide Burn Special Medical Augmentation Response Teams. Included in their guidelines is a document on Canine Resuscitation that all working dog teams will find valuable. Download Guideline.

  • Working K9 Handler Academy

    Posted On: November 15th, 2011

    Working K9 Handler Academy logoThe mission of the Working K9 Handler Academy is to provide high quality, interactive, computer-based, learning classes designed for the continuing education of working canine handlers or others interested in the field of working canines. Click here to see a course catalog and learn about other resource available.

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