Bloodhounds Bosco & Diesel Search and Rescue k9 Trailing Training

· Bosco, a European bloodhound, began search and rescue training in early 2007. Filled with energy and enthusiasm, Bosco is making great progress in his training and relishes in following urban and rural trails set by volunteers. Bosco’s training schedule includes running trails in all seasons and weather conditions, day and night, to aide in his search and rescue conditioning

· Training is just as much a learning experience for the K-9 handler as the bloodhound. Maintaining training logs is essential to document the bloodhounds’ training records

· Bosco attended training for Beginning Trailing in Fall 2007 with North Carolina SAR & CSAR, where he worked with experienced handlers in the search and rescue field. His eagerness, drive and determination will make him a successful search and rescue dog. It is very exciting to see Bosco serve his purpose as a working dog

· Bosco attended intermediate training for trailing in January 2008 with the Central Georgia K-9 Search & Rescue Seminar in Forsyth, Georgia

· Bosco & Diesel attended the Old Dominion K-9 and Sumner County EMA in Appomattox Virginia the fall of 2008

· Bosco & Diesel attended the Iowa Fall 2009 Manhunters k9 Workshop with K-9 Alliance. Both were introduced to Human Remains Detection (HRD), to test their reaction to cadaver exposure

· Bosco attended the North American Search Dog Network, (NASDN) at Camp Ripley, MN 2010. Bosco worked on multistory building clearings

· Bosco attended the American Mantrailing Police Work Dog Association, AMPWDA in IN at the 2011 Fall Seminar and achieved certification in Level II mantrailing

· Diesel & Bosco attended the 2011 NASDN Fall Seminar & worked conditioning at Camp Dodge, Iowa training facility with the various noise and surroundings

· Diesel & Bosco attended the 2011 AMPWDA Winter Seminar in NM hosted by Pueblo of Laguna with Diesel achieving certification in Level I mantrailing