Training
Training Venues
The majority of our training takes place outside at either The Look Out in Bracknell, or Chobhamm Common near Sunningdale. Training takes place both outside in a practical environment weekly, and also inside in a theoretical lecture environment once a month.
A training diary can be found below
| May 2008 | ||||||
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| May 13th, 2008 (Tue) |
| Training chobham Common Training at Chobham Common 1930-2130hrs All levels welcome, non-members contact :sox@k9-sar.com Level 1 - Continuation training Level 2/3 - Area searching |
| May 20th, 2008 (Tue) |
| Theory Training Theory training at?Birch Hill community Centre?1950-2130hrs All levels welcome, non-members contact sox@k9-sar.com Topic TBC |
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Training Ethos
The training of the dog, from initial obedience to the ongoing polishing of search skills is the responsibility of the handler. The purpose of training nights are for the team to exchange ideas, give guidance on further training and to develop search skills as a team.
Handlers should be looking to train their dog approximately 3 times per week minimum.
In addition to this we require our handlers & support persons to attend a minimum of 33% of training nights in any 3 month period in order to continually update and improve both search skills and our ability to act as a team.
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Training Requirements
Below is a brief overview of the type of training commitments that you will be expected to achieve to become and maintain operational status.
Handler
Before a Handler can become operational they must complete;
- Basic Navigation Course
- Basic Communication Course
- Basic Search Techniques Course
It would be beneficial for a prospective handler to complete;
- Team Leader Course
- Canine First Aid
Support
Before a Support person can become operational, they must complete;
- Basic Navigation Course
- Basic Communication Course
- Basic Search Techniques Course
Dog
Before a dog can become operational at a basic level, they must complete;
- In-house obedience assessment
- In-house animal distraction assessment
- Lowland Search Dogs Level 2 Assessment
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Dog Status Levels
Below is a flow chart of the method of which a dog and handler can obtain differnet levels of Status in both discaplines, Airscenting and Trailing.
- Level 1 - Trainee Dog.
- Attend Regular Training Sessions
- Must have basic obediance.
- Level 2 - Hasty Operational Dog.
- Complete a National Assessment with 2 Assessors
- Find upto 4 people within 50 minutes over a distance of 1500m
- Level 3 - Area Operational Dog.
- Complete a National Assessment with 2 Assessors
- Find upto 4 people within 90 minutes over an area of 50 acres
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