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CANINE CAPABILITIES
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TRAINING
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DOG HANDLER COURSES
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| MECHEM presents the following dog handler courses: |
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Kennel Hand Course |
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MDD Handler Course |
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EDD Handler Course |
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Senior Dog Handler Course |
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Students attending basic veterinary training |
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Students busy with the training of Mine Detection Dogs |
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| Dog Training Courses: |
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Drug Detection Dog Training |
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Explosive Detection Dog Training |
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Socializing of young dogs |
Puppy socialization |
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OUR TRAINING CENTRE
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| MECHEM has a professionally staffed Dog and Handler Training Centre that currently accommodates and trains up to 12 dogs per twelve-week cycle. This capacity can be substantially increased when required. |
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OUR TRAINERS
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Allister Gibbons : Dog Unit Manager |
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Allister has more than thirty years experience in the training and operational deployment of specialized dogs. |
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As a former Dog Trainer/Instructor at the South African Police Dog School in Pretoria, his experience encompasses the training of Explosive-, Mine Detection-, Drug- and Patrol Dogs. |
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Allister has recently qualified as a registered Dog Behaviourist. |
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Pieter (Verf) van der Merwe : Chief Instructor / Dog Trainer |
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Verf has more than twenty-eight years experience in training specialized dogs and was a Dog Trainer/Instructor in the S.A. Railway Police and S.A. Police. |
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In addition to this experience he has four years of MDD Team Leader experience in Iraq and Eritrea and two years in MECHEM Explosive and Drug Detection System (MEDDS) in Afghanistan and MECHEM H.Q., Pretoria. He seved for four years as the MDD Team Leader in Iraq, Eritrea and Afghanistan. |
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Henry Marais : Dog Trainer/Instructor
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Henry more than 6 years experience in training and operational deployment of specialized dogs. |
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Henry also has more than 6 years experience in training and supervising MEDDS dogs. |
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He has successfully completed a Basic Dog Behaviour Course and a Basic Veterinary Course. |
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Antoinette Venter : Dog Trainer/Instructor
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Antoinette has more than 17 years of experience in the training and operational deployment of specialized dogs. |
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Formerly a Dog Trainer/Instructor at S.A. Police Dog School, Pretoria. |
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She has successfully completed a Basic Dog Behaviour Course and a Basic Veterinary Course. |
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Adrie Petrick : Kennel Master
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Adrie has more than 14 years experience in caring and training of dogs. |
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Formerly a Dog Trainer at S.A. Police Dog School. Pretoria. Her experience includes the training of explosive- and tracker dogs. |
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She has a vast experience in the socializing of young dogs as well as the grooming of dogs. |
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Josias Ramphai : MEDDS Supervisor
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Josias has more than 6 years experience in the handling of Mine Detection Dogs. |
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He was deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
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Mine Action Services
