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The National Organization Certifying Search and Rescue (NOCSAR) is pleased to announce they will be conducting certifications for SAR K9's at the American Aluminum Workshop to be held in Perry, Florida from March 2 – March 6, 2009.< namespace="" prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xml="true">

Instructors from J & K Canine Academy, Inc. will be on hand Problem Solving for all experience levels of SAR K9 teams. Problem solving areas will include track/trail, area search, and cadaver detection, as well as behavioral and other K9 related issues.

Certification testing will be available for NOCSAR members in track/trail, area search and cadaver detection.  Anyone wishing to certify with NOCSAR may join NOCSAR at any time prior to testing. The NOCSAR membership fee is $40/year. All canine handlers wishing to certify with NOCSAR MUST provide their certifying official with the original plus one copy of their federal background check that has been completed within the past two years prior to testing. No teams will be allowed to test without proper documentation!

You must register with American Aluminum. Registration ends on February 20^th, 2009. There is a $100.00 Registration Fee payable to American Aluminum per canine team.  A Canine Team is one (1) handler and one (1) canine!  For each additional canine there will be a workshop fee of $75.00 per canine.  

Please submit workshop registration payment to American Aluminum no later than February 15th, 2009.  Make checks payable to American Aluminum Accessories Inc.

To become a member of NOCSAR, either fill out the online registration form found on this web site or you may fill out the membership form and submit your fee along with it at the workshop. 

NOTE:  Anyone paying with a check at the workshop will not be issued a Certification Certificate until the check clears.

Lunch will be delivered to all Training Sites.

For More Information Contact:

Laura Albritton @ 1-800-277-0869 or fax @ 1-850-584-8485

Or you can e-mail us at NOCSAR@NOCSAR.COM for a copy of the certification flyer and registration form.

We look forward to seeing you at the workshop and NOCSAR Certification!

Melissa Ellis

NOCSAR President

Welcome!

As the President of NOCSAR I would like to invite each and every Search and Rescue K9 handler, volunteer and supporter to explore our web site and join us in developing this organization into one that will serve the best interests of the Search and Rescue community.

One issue frequently discussed by Search and Rescue K9 handlers is the need for an organization that will have a functional, real world certification that will stand up in a court of law. Our mission at NOCSAR is to bring together a group of Search and Rescue K9 handlers and law enforcement officers to achieve this goal.

All NOCSAR certifying officials are current and/or former law enforcement K9 trainers/handlers.  We have several prominent advisory board members that will assist us in developing this organization into one that will be a leader in scent research and assist all K9 handlers in the training and better understanding of the limitations of their SAR K9.

On behalf of the NOCSAR Board, I thank you for your interest and consideration. I am truly excited about what we have in store for this organization and the SAR K9 community.  I hope that you will join us in continuing to develop this organization into one that will benefit the Search and Rescue community in the future.

Melissa Ellis

President