2025 Conference
Pet Search and Rescue Conference
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Conference Locations
Pet Search and Rescue Conference 2025: Largo, Florida
Largo, Florida - November 21-23, 2025
CONFERENCE K9 TRAINING
The Pet Search and Rescue Conference will be held in beautiful Largo, Florida (Tampa Bay) November 21-23, 2025. It is an opportunity to learn, work and play with Search K9s in Florida! This event is dedicated to lost pet recovery and Search K9 training to find lost pets. No matter your level of experience, you can learn the basics, enhance your knowledge, further your business or nonprofit, increase earnings and donations, network and work with Search K9s in person. The PSAR Conference is 3 days of search scenarios with a variety of target pets. Realistic K9 training scenarios will be conducted in beautiful, unique and special locations in Florida, providing fun and learning for humans and K9s alike!
Suggested Hotel:
Hampton Inn and Suites Largo, 100 E Bay Drive, Largo, Florida 33770 (pets welcome with deposit)
Includes:
- Meals
- All Lectures, K9 Training Scenarios, Discussions and Events
- Work and train your dog or ours.
Rates: Includes meals! ONLY 10 SPOTS AVAILABLE!
3 Days: $1025 Early Bird Price (Ends October 21)
2 Days: $775 Early Bird Price (Ends October 21)
1 Day: $575 Early Bird Price (Ends October 21)
Adirondack Mountains, Inlet, New York - June & July 2025
ONE-ON-ONE CUSTOM TRAINING
This year we are offering one-on-one training in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains, New York. Customized training for your level of experience. You can have your dog evaluated, learn the basics, enhance your knowledge, work our dogs, and further your training. You choose what you are interested in and what you want to focus on. Work and play on the mountains of the largest park in the contiguous US! Available during the months of June and July, 2025.
Find Local Vacation Rentals:
Adirondack By Owner, Inlet, NY, 13360.
Airbnb, Inlet, NY, 13360.
Camping, Fulton Chain Wild Forest.
Rates:
1st Training Session: $575 Early Bird Price (Ends May 1)
What's Included?
These events are dedicated to lost pet recovery and Search K9 training to find lost pets. No matter your level of experience, you can learn the basics, enhance your knowledge, further your business or nonprofit, increase earnings and donations, network and work with Search K9s in person. Find out more about state requirements to have a Private Investigator License to search for lost pets. The PSAR Conference in Largo, Florida is packed days of search scenarios. Realistic training scenarios will be conducted in beautiful, unique and special locations, providing fun and learning for humans and K9s alike!
Questions? Email aberns@hotmail.com or call 310-880-8268
"Thank you Pet Search And Rescue for one of the best weekends of my life. Such amazing connections. And those amazing connections working together. I am blessed. And thankful for everyone who made this conference possible. I learned so much to apply to my current training. So many more wonderful things to come with me and Marsha as a team. I can't wait for our future of life saving beginning in Fresno with no limits." - Krystal Pinky Woodward, LA Conference 2024
Included in Each Conference:
"Pet Search and Rescue Conference Los Angeles was such a blast! Met a lot of amazing people and dogs. Learned so so much from everybody. It was an honor to have trained with everyone. I discovered a new hobby and will be continuing training and hope to be able to help people and their lost pets in the future. Learned something new about my dogs. Bentley prefers human searches and Berkeley prefers finding pets. So we’ll be exploring man trailing for sport as well. Highly recommend this conference! Thank you so much Annalisa Berns and Landa Coldiron for your expertise, training and feedback. These two ladies have helped so many people find their lost pets/give them closures. Highly recommend checking them out and what they do!" - Felicia Tejakusuma, LA Conference 2024
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Conference Pricing
Payment Plan Available: $125 deposit to reserve your spot.
Please contact us to set-up this option.
Registration
$1025
3 Days Attendance
$775
2 Days Attendance
$575
1 Day Attendance
Conference Add-Ons for Registered Attendees:
(Must be booked in advance.)
Questions? Email us at aberns@hotmail.com Add-Ons Will Not Be Offered for Guests, Attendees, and Others Not Registered.
$175
K9 Evaluation
Have your K9 evaluated by Annalisa Berns for fitness for possible lost pet search work. *Must be scheduled in advance.
$120
K9 Training Pre or Post Conference
Private training. Each session is 1 hour in length, and includes two training opportunities, with discussion and break in between.
$200
Additional K9s
Bring one additional K9 for the training scenarios.
Weekend Training Schedule
Largo, Florida Schedule of Events
Schedule may differ slightly and pending weather. Come one, two or all three days!
Attendees not bringing a dog will observe training, interact and work our Search Dogs.
November 21, 2025:
Terrain Focus:
100 acre park
Meeting Location: Florida Botanical Gardens, 12211 Walsingham Rd, Largo, FL 33778.
8-10am: Welcome, Coffee & Breakfast Pastries (Opening Remarks, Introductions and Open Discussion) Includes group introductions, how we got started, our current dog teams and answering questions.
10-12noon: Foundation Skills with Dogs and Practice. 1st Training for Friday (with K9s): Beginning (Introduction to Fun Runaways & Distractions) / Intermediate (24 hour aged trail with multiple turns) / Advanced (72 hour aged trail with multiple turns) / Observation Only (Participate in training scenarios and flank K9 Handlers.)
12-1:30pm: Lecture & Light Lunch Provided: Leash Handling Skills by Annalisa Berns with Practice and Q&A
1:30-2:30pm: Lecture - Scent Dynamics and Real-World Case Examples by Annalisa Berns (Critical information for working lost pet cases.)
2:30-4pm: 2nd Training for Friday (with K9s): Beginning (Runaways) / Intermediate (24 hour aged trail with multiple turns) / Advanced (72 hour aged trail with multiple turns) / Observation Only (Participate in training scenarios and flank K9 Handlers.)
4-5pm: Break - Enjoy Creative Pinellas Art Gallery
5-7pm: Dinner - Picnic with pizza at Florida Botanical Guarden (Guests welcome at picnic. $25pp. RSVP Required.)
November 22, 2025:
Terrain Focus:
Neighborhood and Fields.
MeeTING LOCATION: 1801 Indian Rocks Road S, Largo, FL 33774.
8-9am: Morning Briefing with Coffee & Breakfast Pastries. Morning Q&A.
9-11:30am: Foundation Skills with Dogs and Practice. Scent Dynamics. How do you know when your dog is ready for the next step? 1st Training for Saturday (with K9s): Beginning (Introducing a Scent Article) / Intermediate & Advanced: Customized training scenarios around large bodies of water and in a rural setting.
11:30-1pm: Lecture & Light Picnic Lunch Provided
1-4pm: 2nd Training for Saturday (with K9s): Customized training scenarios around large bodies of water and in a rural forest setting. Scent Dynamics. Remains Detection. Natural and trained alerts.
4-5pm: Break - Enjoy Barks and Brews Dog Park Taphouse (Vaccines required for dogs.)
5-7pm: Choose your dinner: Hungry Howie's, Localz Sports Bar & Grill Largo, or Havana Harry's. (Guests welcome. $25pp. RSVP Required.)
November 23, 2025:
Terrain Focus: RURAL SEARCHES & Beach
Meeting Location: Sand Key Park, 1060 Gulf Blvd, Clearwater, FL 33767. (Meet at Dog Park.)
9:30-10:30am: Morning Briefing with Coffee & Breakfast Pastries . Morning Q&A.
10:30-11:30am: Foundation Skills with Dogs and Practice. Scent Dynamics. 1st Training for Sunday (with K9s): Hot Scent - Customized training scenarios. Remains Detection.
11:30-12:30pm: Lecture & Light Picnic Lunch Provided. Training Debrief: Plans and Recommendations for you and your dog. Challenges and support. Training options.
12:30-1:30pm: Break
1:30-3:30pm: 2nd Training for Sunday (with K9s): Optional customized training scenarios.
Option 1: Blind Trail (for Intermediate to Advanced Dogs Only)
Option 2: Free Time
3:30-4:30pm: Break
4:30-6:30pm: Columbia Restaurant Sand Key for Banquet and Closing Remarks (Guests Welcome. $50/pp. RSVP Required.)
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