About Me and What I Do
Karen J. Moulton - Avon, CT
Contact:
[email protected]
What I Do When Working to Recover a Missing Pet
What I Do When I Hear about a Missing Pet in my Area
My Training and Experience
I have recovered many lost dogs and cats in the Farmington Valley area. Some of those cases are detailed in this website.
Missing Pet Partnership and K9 Pet Trackers, 2014
Dog Knowledge
Intro to K9 Nose Work Seminar, Tails U Win, Manchester, CT, 2010
Wilderness Search Training, 1996 - 2003
Lost Person Search Experience
Cadaver (Human) Search Training
Contact:
[email protected]
What I Do When Working to Recover a Missing Pet
- Gather information from the pet owner.
- Email owner my agreement.
- Load up my car with necessary equipment. Go to the location and set up equipment.
- Instruct owners on exactly what they need to do. I make myself available to them 24/7.
- Monitor cameras 24/7. The cameras send photos immediately to my phone. My phone alerts me 24/7 of any photos taken. Often photos are taken of wild animals such as squirrels, raccoons, opossum, skunk, birds, deer, bear, coyote, bobcat, and even mice. I wake up every time I get an alert and check the photos that come in looking. I don't get a lot of sleep when I am working a case.
- Go immediately to an area if a sighting comes in that is not near my trap set up. If I hear of a sighting and am available, I get in my car and go.
- If someone tampers with my equipment, I immediately go there to deal with the situation.
What I Do When I Hear about a Missing Pet in my Area
- Share the information on social media.
- Advise on best practices such as - do not chase or call out to a dog.
- Try to monitor sightings that are posted. If I am home, I will even get out of bed to drive to an area where there is a sighting.
- If available, I offer to assist.
- Help as much as I possibly can.
My Training and Experience
I have recovered many lost dogs and cats in the Farmington Valley area. Some of those cases are detailed in this website.
Missing Pet Partnership and K9 Pet Trackers, 2014
- Missing Animal Recovery Technician Course – Completed 10 week program on missing animal recovery best practices and techniques in June 2014
- Missing Animal Recovery (MAR K9) Boot Camp – a 3-day dog training event designed to meet the training needs of beginner, intermediate, and advanced MAR attendees, May 2014.
Dog Knowledge
- Have been a dog trainer for over 20 years. Read more about this aspect on www.secretlakedogtraining.com
Intro to K9 Nose Work Seminar, Tails U Win, Manchester, CT, 2010
- Attended as a working handler
Wilderness Search Training, 1996 - 2003
- Participated in team training events, seminars, and certification testing in New England.
Lost Person Search Experience
- Participated in several lost person searches in CT
- Attended Mantracking Course
Cadaver (Human) Search Training
- 2003 - NEK9 Training. Instructor: Alice Hanan – Maryland Park Police K-9 Handler
- 2001 - Cadaver Dog Workout Weekend. Instructors: Jonni Joyce Master Trainer – National Police Working Dog Association and Alice Hanan – Maryland Park Police K-9 Handler
- 2000 - Maine Search & Rescue Conference. Instructors: Keith Heavrin, (MESARD); Dr. David, Chief Medical Examiner and K-9 Handler, State of Maine; and Matt Zarrella RI State Police K-9 handler
- 1996 - Basic Cadaver Search, K-9 Specialty Associates. Instructors: Andy Rebmann (retired head of CT State Police K-9 Unit) , Marcia Koenig, and Matt Zarrella, RI State Police K-9 handler.
