Course Overview
This one-of-its-kind course is available ONLINE!!
What’s Included In The Cadaver Detection Trainer Certification Course
Students will learn handling techniques, scent theory, search methods, basic/advanced obedience, proofing, alerting and how to conduct searches across varied land terrain and water. We teach the knowledge and skills necessary for a dog to complete a search, emergency first aid, professional etiquette, and other skills. By exploring real-life situations, students will learn how to work with the cadaver dog and use the canine’s keen senses to resolve human remains investigations.
The online learning module permits students to save money on tuition, travel, lodging. This self-paced course explores the advanced skills needed to train effective HRD teams. It includes the same information contained within our on-site trainer course.
***Students in our courses (especially the online versions) should be able to think, problem-solve, and strategize. Our courses are collegiate-level, not spoon-fed. If you’re not up to this level (physically and mentally), think twice before applying.***
This self-paced course explores the advanced skills needed to train effective HRD teams. This can be started at any point in the year. Once your user account is created, there are no refunds.
Tuition is $3,250.
Once your user account is created, there are no refunds.
What You Will Learn
- Select solid candidates for HRD dog prospects
- Enhance the dog’s drives
- Conduct practical agility
- Be able to train dogs in both basic and advanced obedience
- Recognizing and teaching the canine’s alert
- Understand the use of various training aids
- Utilize training aids effectively, properly, safely, and without contamination
- Grasp the canine olfactory system
- Comprehend how environment will affect the search
- Learn about Osphresiology and how it affects the search
- Grasp basic human decomposition
- Comprehend case law that affects canine searches
- Utilize various detection training methods
- Understand how to dependably proof a dog
- Recognize health issues of the canine and be able to administer emergency first aid
- Develop a thorough search pattern
- Diagnose training problems and formulate a plan to overcome them
- Be able to conduct both land and water searches
Curriculum Outline
- Conditioning
- Phases of Training
- Correction vs. Reward
- Basic and Advanced
- Proper use of a Prong collar
- Proper use of a Remote collar
- History of Dog Training
- Clicker Training
- Baiting/Luring
- Drive Development Techniques
- Selecting the Handler
- Training Aids
- Scent Articles
- Proper Handling of Training Aids
- Confidence Development
- Scent Cones and Pools
- Varied Terrain & Conditions
- Basic Human Decomposition
- Imprinting
- Search Methods
- Teaching the Alert
- Proofing
- Problem Solving
- Land Cadaver Dogs
- Water Cadaver Dogs
- Canine First Aid
- Cadaver Case Law
- Maintaining Cadaver Dogs
- Certification Awarded After Successful Course Completion and Examination
