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K9 Teams, Beyond the Basics of Search and Rescue and Recovery
Member Price$40.95
Non-Member Price$44.95
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A professional development masterclass for K9 detection teams and people who work with them

Explore:

  • Questions, ideas, and opinions from handlers across the United States and around the world
  • Controversies and sensitive topics such as frauds, glory seekers, and credentials
  • Methods and practical tips gathererd from more than 27 years of training and field work

It has been said that about the only thing two K9 handlers agree about is what a third handler is doing wrong.  Whether in search and rescue or cadaver and human remains detection, there's a variety of opinions in how handlers and dogs train and work.  "K9 Teams: Beyond the Basics of Search and Rescue and Recovery" uses solid science and the experience of dozens, if not hundreds, of handlers to explore the issues teams and organizations commonly encounter in training and operations.

Vi Hummel Shaffer is a professional K9 handler who has worked in search and rescue and recovery, including mass fatality recovery, for over 27 years.  Along the way she's attended dozens of seminars, learned form some of the top trainers in the world, and spent countless hours in the field working with a wide variety of agencies .  In "K9 Teams", Vi compiles the questions most often asked, the issues handlers struggle with, and some of the best suggestions handlers share with one another.