Truffle Dog Training Sponsored by the North American Truffling Society — Saturday, February 26, 2011
Noted dog trainer, Jean Rand, will lead the third NATS truffle dog training seminar at
The Forestry Club Cabin at Peavy Arboretum in Corvallis, Oregon, on Saturday, February 26, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Jean and Gusto, “Oregon’s most proficient truffle dog”, have been featured in training seminars at the Oregon Truffle Festival and for NATS, and are sought after to determine whether plantations are producing truffles. The seminar will be a combination of lecture, fundamentals of scent training and practical fieldwork.
Attendance is limited to six dogs and four audits. A waiting list will be maintained.
Fees must be paid at time of registration. All dogs will be required to be under handler control and be well mannered in the company of other dogs and people. Aggressive or disruptive dogs will be ejected from the class without refund. Current rabies vaccination required for participating dogs.
Beverages and Continental breakfast will be provided.
Dog and owner training
Audit class, sans dog
For questions contact:
Marilyn Hinds,
President
North American Truffling Society
mkhinballard@peak.org
Oregon Truffle Festival 2009: January 30 – February 1
The Oregon Truffle Festival (OTF), in a celebration of truffles, from their hidden source in the forest to their glory on the table. For three extraordinary days in January, the Oregon Truffle Festival invites you to an experience unique in North America. Only at the Oregon Truffle Festival can you:
- Experience multiple course truffle dinners prepared by some of this region’s most renowned chefs (including Executive Chefs Vitaly Paley & Philippe Boulot)
- Drink Oregon’s finest wines paired with our magnificent native truffles
- Chase truffle dogs on the hunt
- Savor a Truffle Marketplace with its wealth of local artisan foods, truffle tastings and truffle cooking demonstrations
- Meet people from all over the world who share a passion for all things truffle
Also available at the OTF are cultivation workshops, seminars by truffle experts, and of course the annual Grand Truffle Dinner hosted by James Beard nominee Stephanie Kimmel and Executive Chef Rocky Maselli of Marché in Eugene. Visit the Oregon Truffle Festival website for further information and a schedule of the the weekend.
Media: Watch as Executive Chef Vitaly Paley cooks savory bread pudding with Martha Stuart