2 -Day INTBI Mantrailing SAR Seminar with Kevin Pirtle
Spectator place €99
Location
TBC: Cork or Wexford
Dates
September 2025. Start time each day 10am, finish each day approx. 6pm
This workshop is geared towards Search and Rescue Personnel with an operational Mantrailing dog or a dog in training.
Payment
Important: If for any reason you cancel your attendance, please note the balance will only be refunded if you find someone else to take your place.
Details
Participants must be over the age of 18
Kevin Pirtle is an INBTI (International Bloodhound Training Institute) Mantrailing Instructor. He is also a Mantrailing instructor at AMPWDA (American Mantrailing, Police & Work Dog Association). Kevin is an active operational Mantrailing Dog Handler with his local Search and Rescue team as well as a professional firefighter and paramedic
This is Kevin's third set of Mantrailing Seminars in Ireland and is return is based on the hugely successful Seminars in 2023 & 2024 . A great opportunity to get to know The Kocher Method first hand! Kevin has trained under the instruction of Kevin Kocher, Opal Kocher, Cynthia Kocher and Terrie Clark.
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This is a two day SAR seminar for spectators running in Sept (exact dates TBC but will run in the first two weeks of September) and is geared towards Search and Rescue Personnel with an operational Mantrailing dog or a dog in training.
These seminars are an excellent opportunity to develop your teams skills, with guidance from Kevin Pirtle and his wealth of experience.
Attendees must be available the evening before each seminar start day for a 'meet and greet' with Kevin. The seminar will focus on the practical skills so it is important to meet Kevin the evening before to ask questions and for him to get to know you and any specific goals you have.
Note, this seminar will be faced paced and physically demanding. You do not need to be super fit, however, you will be pushed outside your comfort zone over the two days.