UPCOMING CLASSES | HRD Specialized K9

Upcoming Events

ALL 2020 WEBINAR SERIES AND MONTHLY TRAINERS FORUM

Wed, Jan 01

Zoom Meetings

Jan 01, 2020, 7:00 PM CST – Dec 31, 2020, 11:00 PM CST

Zoom Meetings

2020 Monthly Trainers Forum

Thu, Jan 30

Zoom Meetings

Jan 30, 7:00 PM CST – Dec 27, 11:00 PM CST

Zoom Meetings

Presented with Guest Instructors on Topics related to the Recovery of Human Remains.

Bloodborne Pathogens Awareness

Mon, Aug 17

Webinar

Aug 17, 7:00 PM CDT

Webinar

This course covers how to safely handle human material.

Detection of Surface Skeletal Remains

Fri, Aug 21

Collierville

Aug 21, 9:00 AM CDT – Aug 23, 1:00 PM CDT

Collierville, Collierville, TN, USA

This course focuses on the search and the detection of surface skeletal remains.

Decomposition and Odor for the HRD K9 Handler - Webinar Series

Mon, Sep 07

Webinar Series

Sep 07, 7:00 PM CDT – Sep 28, 10:40 PM CDT

Webinar Series

This 4-Part webinar series will provide the handler with instruction on the decomposition process, odor production, and how the environment impacts both.

Intermediate HRD

Fri, Sep 11

Collierville

Sep 11, 7:00 PM – Sep 13, 11:00 PM

Collierville, Collierville, TN, USA

This course is geared towards teams that have completed the fundamentals training and are now ready to begin challenging the effectiveness of their training.

Clandestine and Historical Grave Detection - Idaho 2020

Wed, Sep 30

Rupert

Sep 30, 8:30 AM MDT – Oct 04, 12:30 PM MDT

Rupert, Rupert, ID 83350, USA

A 4.5 Day Course focused on the detection of human remains that would be associated with clandestine graves.

Dogs and Technology

Fri, Jul 17

Collierville

Jul 17, 9:00 AM CDT – Jul 19, 1:00 PM CDT

Collierville, Collierville, TN, USA

This 3 day course will prepare the K9 Handler to partner their K9s with the growing technology that is readily available.

Technology and Human Remains Detection

Tue, Jul 14

Webinar Series

Jul 14, 7:00 PM CDT – Aug 04, 8:00 PM CDT

Webinar Series

Each week we will examine a unique piece of technology that has become common place in the search for human remains.

Reward Systems for the Working K9

Mon, Jul 13

Webinar

Jul 13, 7:00 PM CDT – Jul 20, 8:00 PM CDT

Webinar

This two part webinar series will focus on identifying, developing, and strengthening the reward process for the working K9.

Puppy Foundations and Young Dog Fundamentals

Fri, Jun 19

Herb Parsons Lake

Jun 19, 9:00 AM CDT – Jun 21, 1:00 PM CDT

Herb Parsons Lake, Herb Parsons Lake, Tennessee 38017, USA

This three day course will help provide you and your new K9 partner the foundations to develop as Human Remains Detection K9s. This course is for puppies as well as young dogs already started in training.

Demystifying the Double Blind and How to Incorporate it in Training

Mon, Jun 15

Webinar

Jun 15, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CDT

Webinar

This webinar will focus on the double-blind problem and their role in improving training.

Training and Preparing for the Cold Case and Historic Period Searches

Tue, Jun 02

Zoom Meetings

Jun 02, 8:00 PM EDT – Jun 23, 9:00 PM EDT

Zoom Meetings

This four part webinar series is focused on the training and preparation for cold cases and historical grave searches.

Water HRD Training Considerations

Mon, Jun 01

Webinar Series

Jun 01, 7:00 PM CDT – Jun 03, 8:00 PM CDT

Webinar Series

This is a two part webinar series is focused on how to get started training for water searches, equipment, safety considerations, and a brief introduction to what happens to submerged remains.

Training Goals - A Socially Distant Workshop

Fri, May 22

Collierville

May 22, 9:00 AM CDT – May 24, 1:00 PM CDT

Collierville, Collierville, TN, USA

This in-person workshop will be limited to 6 K9 Teams so that we can be a Socially Distant Seminar focused on meeting your training needs.

Training the Final Response

Mon, May 11

Webinar Series

May 11, 7:00 PM CDT – May 18, 8:00 PM CDT

Webinar Series

This two part webinar will focus on how to train the final response and common pitfalls that handlers have. This will include a 1 hour Remote Coaching Session.

Recovery of Human Remains from an Anthropological Perspective

Tue, May 05

Zoom Meetings

May 05, 7:00 PM CDT – May 26, 8:00 PM CDT

Zoom Meetings

This webinar series will introduce the participant to the methodological approach used by anthropologists and archaeologists in the search and recovery of human remains from clandestine graves.

An Introduction to Basic Bone Identification

Tue, Apr 07

Zoom Meetings

Apr 07, 7:00 PM CDT – Apr 28, 8:00 PM CDT

Zoom Meetings

Want to learn how anthropologists determine if bones are human versus non-human, how biological sex is determined from skeletal remains, and other relevant questions that can be found in the bones?

Handler Techniques - Minimizing Handler Influence

Fri, Mar 20

Herb Parsons Lake

Mar 20, 9:00 AM CDT – Mar 22, 1:00 PM CDT

Herb Parsons Lake, 1293 Fisherville Rd, Collierville, TN 38017, USA

This course focuses on how to minimize the influence the handler has on their K9 partner during the search. Class size limited to 6 working positions.

HRD Water Workshop

Thu, Mar 12

Herb Parsons Lake

Mar 12, 9:00 AM CDT – Mar 15, 1:00 PM CDT

Herb Parsons Lake, 1293 Fisherville Rd, Collierville, TN 38017, USA

Just as winter begins to thaw and the fish begin to bite, more people start getting active on the water. This class is designed to get you started working water or will help knock the ice loose from the winter.

Handler Techniques for the Environment - Webinar Series

Tue, Mar 10

Zoom Meetings

Mar 10, 7:00 PM CDT – Mar 31, 8:00 PM CDT

Zoom Meetings

With each environment we are asked to search with our K9 Partners a "One Size Fits All" approach will not work. This 4-part webinar series will cover common search environments that the HRD K9 team is requested to search.

Clandestine Graves: Surface Skeletal Recovery and Technology

Wed, Feb 19

Florence

Feb 19, 9:00 AM EST – Feb 23, 1:00 PM EST

Florence, Florence, SC, USA

This 4.5 day course focuses on the search and recovery methods for disarticulated skeletal remains.

Mapping and GPS for the K9 Handler

Tue, Feb 04

Zoom Meetings

Feb 04, 7:00 PM CST – Feb 25, 8:00 PM CST

Zoom Meetings

Nervous about using GPS with your K9? This 4 part series focuses on adding GPS data into your search planning, data collection in the field, management of data, and incorporating it into reports.

Puppy Foundations and Young Dog Fundamentals

Fri, Jan 17

Herb Parsons Lake

Jan 17, 9:00 AM CST – Jan 19, 1:00 PM CST

Herb Parsons Lake, Herb Parsons Lake, Tennessee 38017, USA

HRD K9 Training Fundamentals - Webinar Series

Tue, Jan 07

Zoom Meetings

Jan 07, 7:00 PM – Jan 28, 8:00 PM

Zoom Meetings

Focused on introduction to odor, training the final response, proofing, and training objectives.

Training and Preparing for the Cold Case Search - Late Registration

Fri, Dec 20

Zoom Meetings

Dec 20, 2019, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM CST

Zoom Meetings

This four part webinar series is focused on the training and preparation for cold cases.

Training and Preparing for the Cold Case Search

Tue, Dec 17

Zoom Meetings

Dec 17, 2019, 7:00 PM CST – Dec 20, 2019, 8:00 PM CST

Zoom Meetings

This four part webinar series is focused on the training and preparation for cold cases.

HRD Scenario Course

Thu, Dec 12

Raleigh

Dec 12, 2019, 9:00 AM EST – Dec 15, 2019, 1:00 PM EST

Raleigh, Raleigh, NC, USA

This 3.5 day course will combine working scenarios with report writing. Focusing specifically on the management and the inclusion of GPS data collected from the field.

Training Material and Everything Else - Late Registration

Tue, Dec 10

Zoom Meetings

Dec 10, 2019, 7:00 PM CST – Dec 17, 2019, 11:00 PM CST

Zoom Meetings

A 4-week webinar series focused on training material and the topics of handling, preserving, storage, documentation, and other information related to source material.

Training Material and Everything Else

Tue, Nov 19

Zoom Meetings

Nov 19, 2019, 7:00 PM CST – Dec 10, 2019, 8:00 PM CST

Zoom Meetings

A 4-week webinar series focused on training material and the topics of handling, preserving, storage, documentation, and other information related to source material.