We are incredibly pleased to present TWO highly sought after seminars right here in Snohomish County, WA! In October, 2023 Craig Schultz and Gregory Strickland with the K9 Behavior Consortium will be presenting two different workshops. Problem Solving: October 18...
Training & Education
Upcoming Workshops
CSD Member Chris Terpstra will be instructing at several workshops over the next few months. You can get information for each directly from the websites listed. Scent Specific Workshop April 21- 23, 2023 Bend, OR. Deschutes Search and Rescue...
Spring Trailing Seminar is a Wrap!
We've just completed our spring trailing workshop with 10 K9 teams participating. Instructors Denise Alvord and Nick Hodgen of Crosswinds Canine were phenomenal! We are grateful to The Creag Foundation for their financial support for this seminar. Here are a few...
Save the Date!
We are pleased to bring Denise Alvord and Nick Hogden back to the Pacific Northwest for a 3 day "Trailing Foundations to Strengthen Accuracy and Performance" Workshop, April 1-3 in Snohomish County, WA. This workshop will be limited to 10 working spots to ensure...
SAR K9 Fitness Live Launch Party!
Join CSD Member Trina Eddy, owner and dog trainer at A Canine Experience Inc. to learn how to implement an effective fitness program for your SAR K9 in as little as 15 minutes a day, even if you are on the road. Program is March 1, 2023 at 3PM PST. During this live...
New Grant Received!
We are so pleased to receive a grant from The Creag Foundation to support our in-person training and education program! We feel very strongly about bringing the very best Master Trainers to the Pacific Northwest so that local K9 SAR teams can continue to learn and...
Workshop with K9Sensus Foundation is a Wrap!
3 days of learning over in a flash! We were so pleased to bring Robin Greubel with the K9Sensus Foundation to the Pacific Northwest. K9 teams and auditors worked hard to improve their skills and we all got to enjoy the company of great people and wonderful dogs! We...
Advanced Markers & Reward Systems Seminar is a Wrap!
We were thrilled to host the Advanced Markers and Reward Systems seminar taught by Jo Huxel of Wildfang Canine Consulting. The class was filled with “ah ha” moments, deep thinking about how we communicate with our dogs and applications of multiple maker systems,...
Our Most Recent Online class
We were excited to host Eric Rosenberg of the WA State SAR Planning Unit in presenting the online Practical SARTopo for Field Responders class. This class is designed to arm field responders with practical SARTopo knowledge as SARTopo and the accompanying CalTopo app...
We’ve Received a Grant from the Tulalip Tribe!
We are so grateful to have received a grant from The Tulalip Tribe to support our workshop this summer. We will be bringing in 2 Master Trainers from the Center for Forensic Training and Education to work with local search dog teams! It is this type of community...
Search Theory for K9 Teams
NEW Class Series This Spring The Washington State SAR Planning Unit (WASSPU) and Cascadia Search Dogs (CSD) have partnered to present a free three-part web-hosted (Zoom) training series on Search Theory for K9 Teams. We will be running a pilot on May 7, 14 & 21...