Maralynn Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Kipp and I had our final eval for SAR certification tonight and he passed!! It was a 3 step process - first we had a skills evalution that inclded agility, obedience, alerts and directional work. After that we did a 15 acre night search and tonight we had 3, 15 acre searches with 2 victims. Both the seaches were done in areas new to the dogs with unfamiliar "victims" - just like it would be for an actual search. I knew he could do it, but I wasn't sure how it would turn out or if I would make a mistake somewhere (like finishing up the thrid parcal and finding out we'd missed a victim back on parcel two 'cause I wasn't thorough enough). Needless to say, I was very happy when we found victim #2! Kipp did spice things up a bit and alerted where one person's scent was pooling as opposed to the actual person at first - Kipp sounded convinced the person was up in a tree. But after I led him away from the spot and told him to "search" again, he worked his way to the victim and alerted. I'm feeling relieved and quite pleased with my little dog tonight!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet_ceana Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Congratulations!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1sheepdoggal Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 And well you should be! Thats no easy task for human or dog! Congrats to both of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumpin Boots Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Wow! Congratulations to a job well done to both of you. Sending Kipp a scratch behind the ear from Washington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieDog Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 CONGRATS!!!!! I know just how much work goes into this job and it's so cool you guys are seeing it pay off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea4th Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Wow, I was preparing to offer my condolences, but thank goodness it wasn't the type of passing I originally thought it was. Congratulations! That's quite an accomplishment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc4ever Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 I knew you and Kipp would be fine! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack & Co. Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzysdad Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Yay!!! That is sooo exciting. I would love to do something like that! Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shetlander Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Congrats! You deserve to be proud of your boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Good job, both of you! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnewe2 Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 Wow, I was preparing to offer my condolences, but thank goodness it wasn't the type of passing I originally thought it was. Me too! So gald I misunderstood the title! Congrats! I knew you guys would pass with reading how well he did when you went out to practice right before going for the test. Great Job Kipp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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