Truffle Dog Training Sponsored by the North American Truffling Society — Saturday, May 7, 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, May 7, 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
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
Truffle Dog Training Sponsored by the North American Truffling Society
Noted dog trainer, Jean Rand, will lead the second NATS truffle dog training seminar at The Carriage House building, Benton County Fairgrounds, 110 53rd Street, Corvallis, Oregon, 97333 on October 10, 2010 from 9:00 AM to 5 PM. Jean and Gusto, Oregon’s most proficient truffle dog, have been featured in training seminars at the Oregon Truffle Festival and for NATS, as well as sought after to determine whether plantations are producing truffles. The seminar will be a combination of lecture, fundamentals of scent training and practical field work. Attendance is limited to six dogs and four audits. A waiting list will be maintained.
Fees must be paid in advance by September 30, 2010. All dogs will be required to be under handler control and well mannered in company of other dogs and people. Aggressive or disruptive dogs will be ejected from the class without refund. Beverages and Continental breakfast will be provided.
Dog and owner training ~ $185
Audit class, sans dog ~ $75
For questions contact:
Marilyn Hinds,
President
North American Truffling Society
mkhinballard@peak.org
Truffle Dog Training Seminar: Sunday, June 27
Training will be held 9am to 5pm.
Noted dog trainer Jean Rand will hold a truffle dog training seminar at the Benton County Fairgrounds in Corvallis. Jean and Gusto, “Oregon’s most proficient truffle dog”, have been featured in training seminars at the Oregon Truffle Festival, as well as sought after to determine whether plantations are producing truffles.
The seminar will be a combination of lecture, fundamentals of scent training and practical field work. Beverages and a continental breakfast will be provided.
Attendance is limited to six dogs and four audits (people without their dogs). A waiting list will be maintained; if there is sufficient interest another seminar may be scheduled. All dogs will be required to be under voice control and well mannered in company of other dogs and people. Aggressive or disruptive dogs will be ejected from the class without refund. The course fee is $185 with dogs and $75 for audits, payable in advance. For questions or to register for the seminar, please contact Marilyn Hinds.
General Meeting - March 12, 2009
Our CMS speaker for March 12th is Jean Rand, who will discuss and demonstrate her work with Gusto, a certified Search and Rescue Dog she has cross-trained as a truffle dog! Jean and Gusto together have found Oregon winter white truffles (Tuber oregonense), Oregon spring white truffles (Tuber gibbosum), and Oregon black truffles (Leucangium carthusianum). Jean will share fascinating details about their training process and field methods, highlighting Gusto’s intelligence, and the discipline and flexibility of their partnership to find these underground culinary fungi. The meeting is Thursday at the LCC, 7pm.