- Hide n seek with dogs! Sounds like fun :-) Sarah ----- Original Message ---- From: Barbara Kryvko <barbarastl@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 10:07:25 AM Subject: [GeoStL] Fwd: Wanted: Someone to lay tracks / be a "victim" - A friend of mine sent this - I thought Geocachers would be a natural for this sort of thing! Please respond to Jeri at jerizerr@xxxxxxxxx . Barbara > From: "Jeri Zerr" <jerizerr@xxxxxxxxx> > > Our dog training group needs someone to lay tracks and to play the role of > "Victim". We mostly train around the St. Charles County area though > sometimes we'll travel to other areas for training, as well. Mostly we > train in areas varying from 50 acres to 7,000 acres. > > The serious person will love dogs, be okay acting silly at times :-) not > mind being outdoors in the rain, sleet, snow - not during ice storms or when > lightning, but most any other weather is fair game LOL. We train in early > early morning hours, late late night hours and nearly any time in between - > I get permission to be in places normally closed at night... If you work > third shift, great! If you work days, that's fine too. We work all > different shifts, and we need various people who are available at different > times of the day and night. It doesn't work to train the same dogs on the > same "victims" repeatedly, we need a variety of people for a variety of > scenarios / behaviors, and obviously different scents. For beginning dogs > we'll only need you short periods of times. Obviously for more advanced > dogs we'll need to borrow you for 3 or 4 hours at a time. If you are only > available one or two days a month, that's fine, we'll use you as that extra > scent here n there. If you are available more often, that's even better! > We do need someone who's willing to follow directions and be willing to > learn how to play the role of lost hiker, alzheimers patient, overdue > hunter, wandered off child, etc. > > Must not have much fear of the outdoors, or be willing to overcome them. > Previously I've had a "victim" cross a beaver dam and hide on an island in > the Missouri River. My wonderful girl found him though my flankers (humans) > were certain we were on a wild goose... er beaver... chase. > > What you'll need: > You need to be physically fit enough to walk / hike through woods and rough > terrain. Need to bring a good sense of humor - sometimes you may be a > "sitting duck" for an hour or three - occasionally in the rain. Sometimes > we may need you to head out an hour or two prior to us and lay the track, > then not minding hanging out while the track ages - great time to read a > book, meditate, study (college students) - any very quiet activity that you > can haul with you in a backpack. You'll also need to supply your own water > (this is for the longer tracks). Really helps if you have an FRS radio or > more preferably a ham radio license. I have extra FRS radios to use for the > day, but other handlers may not. You also should have a plastic whistle > (safety), compass (under $10) and/or GPS (more costly) and hunter orange > shirt / jacket (safety). > > The benefits: > It's a great way to spend time outdoors. You'll be helping us while we're > training dogs to be used in K9 SAR. It's a good way to get extra exercise > and lose some weight. And it's a great way to meet people. If you have any > interest in training your own dog in anything from basic household manners, > obedience, or even trying out to become a SAR dog, we can offer you tips, > tricks and guidance, as well. > > If you are considering joining us during our training adventures, please > start saving old holey or mismatched socks, gloves, hats and other articles > of clothing that you no longer care about and don't mind losing. We'll use > these as scent articles for the dogs. If you have an interest in Search and > Rescue or joining a Community Emergency Response Team, that'd be great, too! > > > If you are interested, please contact me at JeriZerr @ gmail . com > > Thanks :-) > Jeri jerizerr@xxxxxxxxx **************************************** For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes, including unsubscribing from this list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw **************************************** For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes, including unsubscribing from this list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw