Eesti Otsingukoerte Klubi

Search and rescue dogs training seminar

Time: 04-08. June 2012 (from 5 pm till 10 pm)

Location: Harku parish, Harju county

Trainers: Teus Tijsseling and Frans Vermeulen (Netherlands)

During seminar trainer will focus at 3 areas:

Search - How the handler and the dog search the area (as a team). Focus on dog taking distance and dog's directability by handler.

Scent - How dog cleans area to detect hidden person and how handler reads his dog. Difference with visual, active and passive hidden person.

Find- Focus at Find & Bark (or other signal system). Training will focus on dog taking leadership when victim has been found and not being distracted.

Training will start with find, then scent and in the end with search. When we do search we use maps, GPS (handler + dog) & anenometer for evaluation.

At the SAR seminar trainer will try to detect weak points of each team and in evaluation give every combination traininggoal and method to work on in future to improve overall quality of each handler-dog team. Most important is that trainer looks at combination and not only dog: trainer pays attention to dog and to handler.

Each participant will need to bring with them: own compass, GPS and survival stuff.

Participation fee

Maximum number of participants in advanced¹ group (3 days) – 8 dogs - all places with dogs are full!

Maximum number of participants in beginners² group (2 days) – 10 dogs - all places with dogs are full!

¹ Dogs active in SAR more than 2 years

² Dogs active in SAR less than 2 years

3 days with dog (Monday till Wednesday) advanced                           35 eur

2 says with dog (Thurdsday till Friday) beginners                                25 eur

5 days without dog                                                                                     12 eur

1 day without dog                                                                                         3 eur

The number of participants without the dog is unlimited!

Partipicipation fee has to be transfer to MTÜ Eesti Otsingukoerte Klubi in Swedbank SWIFT HABAEE2X, IBAN EE262200221050221333 description „search and rescue dogs seminar“ and doghandler's name.

Please register with e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   and consult the appropriate level (beginners or advanced group) if you would like to participate with the dog. The registration will be confirmed after the participation fee has received to the ESDC's bank account. 

The places with the dogs to be filled in order of registration.

If you are participating with a dog, please add following information:

1. Age of the dog
2. How long has the dog been trained for SAR
3. How dog alerts
4. What the dogs handler sees as a problem

Tracking seminar

Time: 04.06, 06.06 ja 08.06.2012 (in the morning from 9 am until 12 am)

Location: Harku parish, Harju county

Trainers: Teus Tijsseling ja Frans Vermeulen (Netherlands)

Participation fee

Maximum number of dogs – 5 dogs - all places with dogs are covered! The number of participants without the dog is unlimited!

3 days with dog                                                                      35 eur

3 days without dog                                                                7 eur

1 day without dog                                                                  3 eur

Partipicipation fee has to be transferred to MTÜ Eesti Otsingukoerte Klubi in Swedbank SWIFT HABAEE2X, IBAN EE262200221050221333 description „tracking seminar“ and doghandler's name.

Please register with e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   and notify if you are participating with or without the dog.

The registration will be confirmed after the participation fee has received to the ESDC's bank account.

If you are participating with a dog, please add following information:

1. Age of the dog
2. How long has the dog been trained for tracking.
3. What the dogs handler sees as a problem.

On the 27-28 of April 2012 IPO-R training workshop was held on the new testing standards organized by ESDC.  IRO trainer Dr Isabella Kühn from Germany introduced the changes of the new rules during the two days. In total nearly 25 dog handlers from Estonia and Finland participated in the seminar. On the first day we had an overview of the obedience and dexterity part and on the second day the focus was on area search tactics. The participants had the opportunity to test themselves in a real test situation. After all the event was a very useful just prior to the season.

Biggest thanks to Katrin, Jaakko and Kristi for perfectly organized seminar!

More pictures on the seminar can be found here!

ESDC members were attending the exercise of  the Defence League at Laeva village in Tartu county on 21st of April. Seven RHT teams  - Kristi & Skippy, Katrin & Tara, Jaakko & Argo, Margot & Alfix, Mari & Cella, Heli & Exe and Pille & Escort got some practice right before the season. The mission was completed within 2 hours - all the victims were found from the search area. ESDC would like to give special thanks to Mr Ivar Mäerand and we'll hope to cooperate again in autumn's exercise!

On March 11th our dog handlers took part in a charity family day “From Women to Women” held at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds. They showed different obedience and training exercises and some tricks. Ene talked about working dogs in a workshop dedicated to service dogs. The participants were Ene, Kristi and Skippy, Mari and Cella, Pirgit and Debbie, Kadri and Perri.

ESDC's summer training camp will be held on 29th of June until 1st of July 2012 in Harju/Lääne area.The camp will start on Friday evening and end on Sunday afternoon.

We are pleased to invite participants who are interested about the training of the search dogs.

Entry fee:
ESDC / VRRT member 5 euros
Others 8 euros

There are 5 meals included in the participation fee.

For the registration please send an e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and make the bank transfer into ESDC's account 221050221333 (description: Camp+participant's name).

Entries will be open until 15th of June.

NB!
The membership fee on 2012 is 6,39 euros.
Reciever: Eesti Otsingukoerte Klubi MTÜ account no 221050221333 
 
Many thanks!