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Mr. Oakes, world
famous SAR dog handler and instructor, is now offering Search and Rescue
Qualification programs on a regular basis Locally, Nationally and
Internationally.
We don’t call it a
Certification course, as Certification in the USA doesn’t hold any
credibility anymore to many agencies.
For years, NASAR and FEMA have offered “Certification” courses. You can see for yourself how they have excluded numerous teams during real events, so that their own teams will, “stand out and shine”.
Unfortunately they
have shown their true colors in Katrina and other disasters, and SAR
operations. Many SAR Dog handlers and their team members feel that these
certification agencies have lost all credibility and now are left to
ask, “Who is qualified, certified, and skilled?”. What kind of dog
team(s) are we really getting? We are receiving calls, emails almost on
a daily basis for more extensive training for individual search dog
handlers and their search teams.
In 1987, Mr. Oakes
tried to get the certification program started in the state of Oregon.
He ran right into a lot of UGLY POLITICS and B.S. within the SAR
community and the Sheriff’s offices. The “It’s not what you know, but
WHO you know syndrome”.
Harry was able to
show that the state of Oregon Certification program was corrupt, and
DIDN’T WORK, and wasn’t credible in any way. Thus forcing the Sheriff’s
to discontinue their certification program for K-9’s.
Over the last 22
years, many agencies and individual dog handlers have hired Harry Oakes
and his search dog teams privately to teach, and “Qualify” their search
dog handlers and teams for all aspects of search and rescue. Confined
space, Wilderness, Water, Avalanche, Urban SAR for missing persons and
pets.
Harry’s instructed
teams around the world such as in the Philippines, Honduras, Turkey,
Canada, USA, and Caribbean, South America, Africa, and Mexico.
Mr. Oakes’s qualifications as a search dog handler and instructor have stood up to the scrutiny of the Oregon Dept of Justice, The FBI, and several courts have qualified Harry as an Expert Witness regarding scent, forensic scent evidence, search dog training, testing, and qualifications.
Fact: Harry Oakes,
Internationally known as the most successful and documented search dog
handler and instructor in the world, can qualify you, your search dog,
and your team members for all aspects of SAR.
Fact: Harry’s
documented over 5,975 calls and now averages approximately 650 calls
a year for assistance around the world. Rescuing missing lost person
and pets, his qualifications stands above all others through training,
testing, and experience.
Harry’s been there.
Working disasters in earthquakes, floods, tornados, hurricanes,
volcanoes, fires, and transportation accidents.
Harry’s worked
Avalanches. Snow, mud, dirt, and rock.
Wilderness
searches, day and night. Urban search and rescue and confined space
rescue.
He has the skills
and knowledge to train you and your dog to be safe, successful and
useful when it really counts.
To attend one of
his classes: you must first send a resume of your outdoor experience,
your SAR work experience and training. Complete a waiver, and
application for training and testing.
You will be
assigned a training # and date and location to show up. You must provide
for your own lodging and transportation.
Cost is as follows:
One dog, one handler.
Obedience $150.00
for a three hour session. Topics will cover dog obedience, psychology,
feeding, care, first aid for pets.
Air scenting.
$300.00 per day. This is a 12 hour session deep in the wilderness. Can
also cover Avalanche work during Winter and Spring sessions. You will
learn to air scent through the toughest terrain to find live and dead
persons. To include articles and evidence. Work a disaster site.
Identify Hazards. Can also include digging a snow cave for you and your
dog for survival.
Tracking and
Trailing. $300.00 This will cover tracking missing persons through
urban, rural, wilderness environments.
Scent
Discrimination and Suspect Identification Forensic Scent Evidence.
$600.00
This two day
course. 48 hours of hands on training. The first 12 hours covers class
room training, testing, and documenting your findings for court. Also
includes giving testimony, and depositions. The next 12 hours is a crime
scene search evaluation. You will be transported to a MOCK Crime scene,
conduct your search, evaluate your findings, document, diagram and
photograph your findings, and write a police report for court purposes.
Then be cross examined on your findings.
Other classes
available upon request.
Man tracking.
Animal Tracking.
Outdoor survival
Winter and Summer.
Edible plants.
Report Writing.
Crime scene
photography.
Map, Compass, and
GPS.
Swift Water Rescue.
High Angle Rope
Rescue.
Pet SAR.
Some of Harry’s
references are as follows: In the past, Harry has instructed courses to
members of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Clackamas County Sheriff’s
office, Morrow County Sheriff’s Dept, Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office,
their SAR members, and other organizations such as Silver Star SAR and
Clark Co. SAR members, Cowlitz Co. SAR members. NATO, St Croix USVI
K-9’s, AKUT and Turkey K-9’s, Sitka Alaska K-9’s, Troutdale City Police
Dept., Multnomah County Sheriff’s Explorers and designed special courses
for the US Army Rangers at Fort Lewis, Wa.
To apply for a
training seminar, email or write Mr Oakes at the following:
International K-9
SAR Services PO Box# 1472, Longview, Washington 98632 USA.
Office:
360-414-8093 Mobile: 503-705-0258.
Email:
searchdog@iinet.com or
harry98632@yahoo.com |
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