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Team News and Events

TRACKING AND TRAILING SEMINAR
Several CAST members and Police K9 units throughout New England participated in a three-day Tracking/Trailing program taught by Chris Weeks (sponsored by Hillsoborough PD and Canine Comeback).
IRO TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
Hosted International Rescue Dog Organisation (IRO) trainer Resi Gerritsen for member training and testing. Seven teams earned RH titles/certifications. Read all about it in The Complete German Shepherd Dog.
IPWDA TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION
Two CAST teams earned Advanced Cadaver Dog certifications from the International Police Working Dog Association (IPWDA).
Canine Alert Search Team is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization formed in 2005. Our mission is to provide, at no cost, highly trained search and rescue canine (K9) teams for New Hampshire's Fire and Police agencies within Hillsborough and Cheshire Counties. Our primary area of expertise is in using our teams in a wilderness environment to locate lost and missing people. Team members are required to have MLPI, ICS/NIMS, SOLO Wilderness First Aid, CPR, and FUNSAR.

In addition to the fieldwork, we have a second high priority aspect to our team. We embrace the belief that we have an educational responsibility to the communities that we serve. Every year we and our dogs go to schools, scout troops, dog shows, fairs, church groups and the like to help educate the public about all aspects of canine (K9) Search and Rescue. Our audiences number from just a few to several hundred people.

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