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IPWDA 5th Annual Montana Testing Workshop

5th Annual Montana Testing Workshop

When: September 18-20, 2020
Hosted by: Summit SAR, Inc.
Where: Flathead County, Montana
Notes:
Deadline for Registration: July 21st, 2020
Notes: Registration fee: $250 per handler
Due to anticipated numbers of tests, there will be a limit of two dogs per handler, two tests per dog.
*Must be an IPWDA member in order to participate in this event
**No refunds for this workshop shall be honored after August 15th
Tests being offered:
*SAR Trailing
*Patrol Track
*40 acre Area
*Human Remains – Land
*Human Remains – Crime Scene
*Human Remains – Water
*Article
**Narcotics (please note that there is an additional cost for civilian teams testing to this discipline)
Contact: Please address questions to Kim via bigmtnbelgians at gmail dot com

 

 

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The International Police Work Dog Association is committed to our:

Purpose

To advance excellence in the profession of k9 policing.

Vision

Maintain the leadership and excellence in building and promoting police dog training and minimum accredited standards recognized around the world.

Beliefs

We believe in the fundamental value of the special relationship between dogs and their humans counterparts, which benefits the communities they serve.

We believe in the fundamental value to society of the profession of k9 training and k9 policing.

We believe in treating our members with honesty and respect.

We believe that k9 training and policing is based on critical thinking, open inquiry, shared knowledge and standards of practice.

We believe that reward-based training enhances the human-k9 bond.

Values

#1) Professionalism – acting respectfully and responsibly to k9’s, people and colleagues.

#2) Excellence – lifelong learning and continued pursuit of knowledge.

#3) Integrity -conduct business with professional ethics, honesty and respect.

#4) Inclusiveness – treating each other with tolerance and maintaining an environment that respects and builds on the talents of others.

#5) Collaboration – working with colleagues.

#6) Service – belief in the value of our members’ contribution to our association, and to the communities they serve.