Missing Pet Partnership's
Missing Animal Response
PET DETECTIVE TRAINING WEBINAR
"Now is the time to get in on this idea and put it to use in your community."
Renee Waskiewicz -- Las Cruces, NM
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Jane Gardner -- Quebec, Canada
Become a PET DETECTIVE from the Comfort of Your Own Home!
Missing
Pet Partnership offers a 8-week Missing Animal Response (MAR) webinar training
series. Led by MPP founder Kat Albrecht, this course is designed for rescue
group volunteers, shelter workers, animal industry professionals, and anyone
interested in offering lost pet recovery services in their community. It
includes training in the analysis of lost pet behaviors, instruction in how to
creatively capture skittish dogs and skittish cats, the use of search dogs to
find lost pets, lost pet forensics, search theory, and lost pet scenarios. Students
will learn about various rescue techniques plus how to offer lost pet recovery services
in their own community.
Our next MAR course is set to run from Monday July 22nd, 2013 through Monday September 16th, 2013. Class size is limited and classes will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. The webinar consists of a training manual (PDF files that MPP will e-mail to you), 8 weeks of training that includes 1 to 2 self-paced 2 to 3-hour webinars (plus time spent on Internet to view various training videos) that students will watch as their schedule permits during the week, homework assignments, discussion with experienced pet detectives on MPP’s national Yahoo e-group discussion list (this list is only available for MAR-trained pet detectives and MAR students in training), and a weekly live 2-hour Q&A session with lead trainer Kat Albrecht (and occasional special guests). The self-paced webinars can be watched at any time but the weekly live 2-hour Q&A sessions will be every Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. PST (9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.) and again at 5:00 p.m. PST (5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.). You won't need to attend both of these live Q&A sessions (9:00 am and 5:00 pm); instead you'll sign up for whichever of these two meeting times (morning or evening) works best for your schedule. Please note these live session times are Pacific Standard Time and you'll need to research the time zone conversion for your area.
The schedule for the July - Sept 2013 course will be as follows:
Monday July 22nd, 2013
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. or 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (PST) – Introduction / Overview / Live Q&A session for Class W21. Self-study webinar links e-mailed (to all students) as follows: UNIT #1: MAR Overview – topics include History of MAR, Concept of MAR, Lost Pet Problem, and Where Do Lost Pets Go?
Monday July 29th, 2013
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. or 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (PST) – Review / Live Q&A session of UNIT #1 for Class W21. Self-study webinar links e-mailed (to all students) as follows: UNIT #2: Lost Pet Behaviors – topics include Displaced Cat Behaviors, Outdoor-Access Cat Behavior, Lost Dog Behavior, Behavior of the Pet Owner, Grief Avoidance, and Behavior of the Rescuer.
Monday August 5th, 2013
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. or 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (PST) – Review / LivevQ&A session of UNIT #2 for Class W21. Self-study webinar links e-mailed (to all students) as follows: UNIT #3: Search Fundamentals – topics include Search Theory, Search & Recovery Applications, and Utilization of MAR Search Dogs
Monday August 12th, 2013
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. or 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (PST) – Review / Live Q&A session of UNIT #3 for Class W21. Self-study webinar links e-mailed (to all students) as follows: UNIT #4: Lost Dog Recovery – topics include How to / How NOT to Approach Stray Dogs, Lost Dog Recovery Techniques, Tagging, Intersection Alerts, Principles of L.A.S.T.
Monday August 19th, 2013
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. or 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (PST) – Review / Live Q&A session of UNIT #4 for Class W21. Self-study webinar links e-mailed (to all students) as follows: UNIT #5: Lost Cats & Other Species – topics include Lost Cat Recovery Techniques, Detect& Reunite, Trap & Reunite, Magnet Cats, Other Species
Monday August 26th, 2013
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. or 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (PST) – Review / Live Q&A session of UNIT #5 for Class W21. Self-study webinar links e-mailed (to all students) as follows: UNIT #6 MAR Fundamentals – topics include Flyers vs. Posters, Physical Evidence, Pet Loss / Grief Counseling. Programs
Monday September 9th, 2013
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. or 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (PST) – Review / Live Q&A session of UNIT #6 for Class W21. Self-study webinar links e-mailed (to all students) as follows: Unit #7 MAR Miscellaneous – topics include Hazards, Suggested Equipment, Lost Pet Consultations, Documentation, Ethics in MAR, Insurance, Loose Pet Recovery Projects, Shelter Pet Detective Programs.
Monday September 16th, 2013
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. or 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (PST) – Review / Final Live Q&A session of UNIT #7 for Class W21.
Due to a high demand, we cannot guarantee space in this course. However, to start your registration process, go to the pre-registration page and fill out the form. MPP will then send you further registration materials and instructions. The next time this webinar course will be offered will likely start in October 2013. To learn more about the training that is covered, you can listen / watch here one of the live WebEx Q&A sessions on the topic of "Lost Dog Recovery"(Unit #4).
Course Payment
The cost for the 8-week MAR webinar is $575.00. We require a deposit of $175.00 to secure your space and the balance for the course will be due by September 16th. Other payment options are available for those who need to make monthly payments. For those who've already received registration materials from Missing Pet Partnership and who'd like to pay for their registration fees through PayPal, click the link below to make your payment.
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