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BARC is hosting a 3-day HRD Building
Workshop -
March class is FULL...
Due to many handlers interested in this seminar, we
have added a 2nd identical workshop May 7-9th, 2010
in Williamsburg, VA.
"HRD
Building Search Essentials"
Bay Area Recovery Canines is proud to host an
Intermediate/Advanced level 3-day HRD Building Search Essentials
Workshop
in beautiful & historic Williamsburg, VA
May 7-9th, 2010
at Eastern State Hospital (ESH). (Dogs must be able to search
independently and have a trained indication as the problems will be
intermediate to advanced level.)
The workshop, “HRD Building Search Essentials”, will primarily
focus on building searches utilizing the three large ESH buildings once
used as geriatric wards. There will also be opportunity to work
additional problems in a variety of settings on the property to minimize
downtime for students.
There will be a large variety of training aids spreading across
the full spectrum from Pre-historic bones to fresh, large & ‘complete’
sources to small evidence, and everything in-between, including
non-typically used HR sources.
Class will be informal and adjusted to the levels of the dogs and
handlers. They will be exposed to scenarios that while they may not be
ready to work blind with trained indications, expectations will be
lowered so the handler can learn to read their dog in the more advanced
problems and expose the dog to new situations and sources. All problems
will be set up and worked in a manner to be a positive experience for
both the dog and handler. Handlers will have a choice to work each of
the scenarios blind or known, and will be encouraged to watch the other
dogs work.
ESH Training Facilities include: 3 large single story buildings (100,000+
sq. ft.) left ‘as-is’ following the geriatric facility move
elsewhere on the property. Equipment, furniture, accessories, etc were
left in place. The buildings and unit wings are in various conditions,
and include open patient wards as well as closed utility & office
areas. There are also smaller structures and periodically heavy
equipment nearby to work as well as fields and approximately 50 acres of
woods and trails.
Host Hotel: Americas Best Value Inn, 119 Bypass Road,
Williamsburg, VA 23185 (10 minutes from the training site).
Contact Information: Ph: 800-283-1663 or 757-253-1663
Room Rate:
$39 (March workshop), $49 (May workshop)
plus tax per night, plus a refundable pet deposit.
Meals: Both fast food and restaurant style eateries are located
within a ten (10) minute drive of the training site. The hotel provides
a continental breakfast and there are several restaurants within walking
distance.
Workshop Fee: $150 per handler with one dog. (Please contact
Cathy Dodgen when registering if you desire to bring a second dog to
work.)
Class will be limited to 10 handlers.
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Click on the left image to see a layout map
of 1 of the 3 buildings we will be using. It is
representative of the others which make up over 100,000 sq. ft.
to train in.
Pictures of
Eastern State Hospital - outside
and inside one of the buildings to be used at the 2010 seminars.
(Taken Jan. 2009.) |
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Register for the
“HRD Building Search Essentials”
May 7-9th, 2010 via PayPal (click the PayPal icon on the left)
or send your check along with your
Registration & Participant Release Form.
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