Welcome to 2022
Hello everyone! Happy New Year!
I start my new year tomorrow meeting a few new handlers and beginning our Groundworks Course with a Zoom. In a few weeks I meet for our first training with the Beyond Group, Keep Strong, and in February our Wild Course will begin! In February, I head down to John Day, Oregon for a seminar, and I will be back down to Oregon four more times throughout the year. Alaska is also on the books heading there three times to find more trails. Wow! Sometimes, I cannot believe it. Just a couple of years ago, I started K9 Track NW with a request to do a seminar. I really had no idea it would become all that it is today.
I thank you all! The dedication of all of you great dog teams keeps me moving forward.
I am looking forward to another year working with you all!
If you are new to K9 Track NW or thinking of taking one of my courses- here are a few things to note:
1. Giving your dog a job is priceless. Working with them to find the trail will strengthen the bond between you two like you never thought possible.
2. Getting your dog to use their nose/their brain!! is better than 1000 throws with the chuck it. Not just for them but your sanity as well!
3. It is not easy, you will struggle, some of us have shed a tear or two, yet in the end worth every moment of training.
4. If you are thinking of SAR- you have a lot of work ahead of you. On average it takes about two years to certify. 1000s of hours. And, it is not like the movies- in your career you may find one person. Yet, that is not what it is really about- your job will be helping a team of searchers find the lost. The goal is to find them not that one dog team does. I tell you this not to discourage yet encourage you. Encourage you to train like crazy with that pup of yours, and also embrace all those members on your SAR team. It takes a village! Again, just like #1- I believe that it is still priceless! And, I will cheer you on throughout your training.
5. It takes a village and here at K9 Track NW my hope is that we all work as a team in training all of your dogs. You will have many trails hanging on to your line and you will have an adventure every time! Yet, your adventures do not stop there- I will encourage you to follow other handlers and support one another all the way!
Come find the trails! Join the adventures! Become part of the K9 Track NW Team!
Happy New Year! Alice and Neo hope to see you soon!
This year I have updated the website with just our courses that we run throughout the year. A few seminars will be listed soon, and our Retreat!
