The 2012 SARDUS Colorado clinic will be hosted by the Colorado chapter of SARDUS. The clinic will be
held June 17-20 in Boulder Colorado. Experienced handlers will be available to work with dog teams during the testing period but the primary
focus will be completing SARDUS evaluations in HRD, trailing and area search.
Cost $120
clinic is limited to 20 people
certifications will be offered in air scent, trailing and HRD
cost covers one certification (and one restest if necessary)
hotel accommodations are nearby, including an urban camping facility with electric/water hook-ups
must pay in full at time of registration
full refunds available until 2 week prior to start of clinic (June 3).
if requesting a certification (see below) must register, additional tests are $50 and due at time of registration
If your prefer another payment option checks may be made
out and mailed to:
Search
and Rescue Dogs of the United States
46848 Highway 61 PO Box 85
Otis, Colorado 80743
IMPORTANT:
SARDUS will pre-screen teams to make sure they understand the
standards and are ready to take the certification tests. We may ask for supporting information like previous certifications,
training records or letters of recommendation. This is an attempt to reduce the amount of tests taken by teams not ready to
test. Teams will also be screened during the first day of testing period.
Cost $120 air scent, HRD, trailing and includes one retest if
necessary. Any additional test is $50.
Testing is available
for trailing, air scent and HRD. Each test consists of multiple evaluations to test teams in the critical aspects of each
speciality. We also test over multiple days to get a good idea of the teams abilities, instead of just one moment of
time. We work with the teams requirements and readily work with other organizations.
Day 1-
8:00am - participants meet for briefing
9:00 - 4:00 participants break out into speciality groups (trailing, HRD, air scent) work with trainers
to acclimate dogs and to discuss which testing options are best for team.
6:00-
9:00 specialized training offered (eg directability, beginnig HRD- TBA)
Day
2- all day
7:30 am- testing begins
Day
3- all day
7:30 am- testing continues
Day 4-
7:30 am- testing finishes.
12:00- Participants get to work with instructors on any topics that came up during testing
New Evaluators
These clinics give SARDUS the opportunity to work with new evaluators.
We are intentionally moving very slow with the expansion of our evaluator pool so we can maintain the quality and consistency
that we expect with our certifications. Evaluators in-training work with our experienced evaluators setting up and observing
how each test is evaluated. This is a very work intensive process but our results are tests that are set up and evaluated
the same across the country. If you are interested in becoming a SARDUS evaluator please apply by contacting SARDUS
below. Very limited space.
