HRD Water Beginner

May 17 – May 19, 2025

Target Audience: Teams that are new to water search. Dog should have a solid trained final response on land and 6 months land HRD training.

Topics: This 2.5 day workshop will focus on introduction to shoreline search, introduction to boats introduction to working odor from a boat, introducing distractions specific to water search, and the final response in a water environment. 

Availability: Space is limited to 16 working spots. Unlimited auditor spots available.

Schedule: May 31, 0900 – 1600

June 1, 0900 – 1600

June 2, 0900 – 1200

Cost: Working Spot (1 dog only) $450, Auditor Spot $200

Location: Dayton, OH

Hotels: A block of rooms will be held near the training site. Upon completing your registration, you will receive an email with hotel information so that you can reserve your room.

Prerequisites:
1. Dog must be at least 8 months old and have at least 6 months of HR land training at the time of the workshop.
2. Dog should have a solid trained final response on land.
3. Dog must be current on core vaccinations per AAHA Core Vaccines: Rabies, and Combination vaccine (Distemper, Adenovirus-2, Parvovirus, +/- Parainfluenza). Current titers also accepted. Information can be found at:

https://www.aaha.org/resources/2022-aaha-canine-vaccination-guidelines/

Copies can be emailed to info@thecfte.com and must be provided at least 2 weeks prior to the start of the course.

Payment must be received for registration to be complete. Once the registration form is complete you will receive a receipt and email confirmation.