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Liz LaPointe brings over a decade of experience both in Sport (IPG Tracking) and real world K9 Search and Rescue. She has titled a number of dogs under the RH program (tracking, live find and rubble search); is a certified Training without Conflict (TWC) trainer (Ivan Balabanov) and currently has 1 live find certified K9 in area and rubble and 3 K9s certified in human remains search (area, crime scene and rubble).
She is the current training director of the Massachusetts Canine Response Team (MACRT); a current member of Canine Alert Search Teams (one of 3 IRO member organizations in the US); and a prior founding member of Search Dog Organization of North America (SDONA). She founded Canine Search Initiative and has hosted a number of seminars targeting K9 detection work that are available to sport, SAR dog and law enforcement handlers.
Her approach to training focuses on the overall motivation of the team and methods to ensure clarify of task. Applicability of RH skills for SAR dog handlers will be discussed and worked as well as the difference in exercise execution required for Sport dog handlers.
She is the current training director of the Massachusetts Canine Response Team (MACRT); a current member of Canine Alert Search Teams (one of 3 IRO member organizations in the US); and a prior founding member of Search Dog Organization of North America (SDONA). She founded Canine Search Initiative and has hosted a number of seminars targeting K9 detection work that are available to sport, SAR dog and law enforcement handlers.
Her approach to training focuses on the overall motivation of the team and methods to ensure clarify of task. Applicability of RH skills for SAR dog handlers will be discussed and worked as well as the difference in exercise execution required for Sport dog handlers.
