Avalanche Rescue Dog Training and Deployment

Copper Mountain, CO US

Lecture to cover how avalanche dogs are trained and how they need to be set up for success to become a high value asset for rescue in a ski area/winter environment.

Target Audience

EMS/Fire 

Learning Objectives

  • Anatomy of the dog and how they use their nose to differentiate scent.
  • How scent moves and how dog handlers have to put their dog in the best position available for the dog to make a find.
  • How to train an avalanche dog in the most basic sense: Consistency, Repetition, Attention, Practice and Patience.
  • How to be a good quarry.

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.75 State, Local, and Individual
Course opens: 
01/07/2026
Course expires: 
12/16/2026
Cost:
$0.00
Copper Mountain Ski Patrol
0182 Copper Circle
Copper Mountain, CO 80443
United States
+1 (970) 968-2318

Jay Pugh

Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dogs Association Dog Instructor

Colorado Rapid Avalanche Deployment

Dog Instructor

EMS Continuing Education approved by the State of Colorado through Common Spirit Prehospital Services Training Center and Group # CO 039 (SAH), #CO 040 (PSF) and #CO 065 (SDG)

Available Credit

  • 0.75 State, Local, and Individual

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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