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Trainers:
Anne Dottore, head trainer and owner, has a lifetime of animal experience. She has been extensively involved in training horses for showing and racing. She spent many years as a zookeeper and primate curator for the Nashville Zoo, where she specialized in animal behavior and psychology. Anne has years of experience with working canines, and has served on many search & rescue missions, including responding with Rescue International to Staten Island following 9-11.Anne currently is a handler on Tennessee Task Force 2 with an operational Urban Search & Rescue canine. Anne has attended National K9 School for Dog Trainers, and has obtained certification as a companion dog trainer in Sept. 2003. This training included teaching beginning and advanced obedience, canine psychology, utility, puppy classes, behavior modification techniques, and temperment testing procedures.

In October of 2004 Anne and her dog Sniper were selected to join FEMA Indiana Task Force-1. One of 28 elite task forces in the United States, selection to the Task Force is a great accomplishment which entails commitment to continuous ongoing training and rigorous testing. In April, 2005 Anne completed the Canine Search Specialist course held in Indianapolis and in May Sniper passed his certification test as a FEMA Type II USAR dog. Anne currently has 1 other FEMA certified dog. Shotgun Shooter is a 2 year old Black Labrador Retreiver who passed his certification testing in Feb 2008.

Anne & Sniper were deployed to hurricane Ophelia with Indiana Task Force-1 and also to recovery efforts in Mississippi folllowing hurricane Katrina with Tennesse Task Force-2, as well as tornado recovery efforts in Macon county, TN..

Anne Dottore
Certified Dog Trainer
Canine Search Specialist, TN Task Force 2
FEMA INTF-1 Canine Search Specialist
National Registry EMT-Paramedic
International Association Of Canine Professionals Member # 1750
Association of Pet Dog Trainers Member # 064964
AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator # 8405

Kennel Staff: Allie Harper works at the training center 5 afternoons a week, helping to clean and feed and give all the animals a tidy living environment.

(Above)Anne working K9 on Staten Island following 9/11
(Below) Anne working K9 following Macon county TN tornados

Photo credit FEMA.gov

						Bluegrass Canine Dog Training Center is located in Franklin, KY. in a quiet, spacious rural setting. We are approximately 1 hour from Nashville, TN and 1.5 hours from Louisville, KY.
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Bluegrass Canine Training Center now offers exclusive in-kennel training. Learn more... Puppy Training, and more from Bluegrass Canine Learn more... Bluegrass Canine head trainer selected for Federal Emergency Management Agency Urban Search & Rescue Team Learn more... Bluegrass Canine head trainer certifies her canine "Sniper" with Federal Emergency Management Agency. Limited Full Care Boarding available. Board and train while you travel this year. Learn more...		Trainers: Anne Dottore, head trainer and owner, has a lifetime of animal experience. She has been extensively involved in training horses for showing and racing. She spent many years as a zookeeper and primate curator for the Nashville Zoo, where she specialized in animal behavior and psychology. Anne has years of experience with working canines, and has served on many search & rescue missions, including responding with Rescue International to Staten Island following 9-11.Anne currently is a handler on Tennessee Task Force 2 with an operational Urban Search & Rescue canine. Anne has attended National K9 School for Dog Trainers, and has obtained certification as a companion dog trainer in Sept. 2003. This training included teaching beginning and advanced obedience, canine psychology, utility, puppy classes, behavior modification techniques, and temperment testing procedures. In October of 2004 Anne and her dog Sniper were selected to join FEMA Indiana Task Force-1. One of 28 elite task forces in the United States, selection to the Task Force is a great accomplishment which entails commitment to continuous ongoing training and rigorous testing. In April, 2005 Anne completed the Canine Search Specialist course held in Indianapolis and in May Sniper passed his certification test as a FEMA Type II USAR dog. Anne currently has 1 other FEMA certified dog. Shotgun Shooter is a 2 year old Black Labrador Retreiver who passed his certification testing in Feb 2008. Anne & Sniper were deployed to hurricane Ophelia with Indiana Task Force-1 and also to recovery efforts in Mississippi folllowing hurricane Katrina with Tennesse Task Force-2, as well as tornado recovery efforts in Macon county, TN.. Anne Dottore Certified Dog Trainer Canine Search Specialist, TN Task Force 2 FEMA INTF-1 Canine Search Specialist National Registry EMT-Paramedic International Association Of Canine Professionals Member # 1750 Association of Pet Dog Trainers Member # 064964 AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator # 8405 Kennel Staff: Allie Harper works at the training center 5 afternoons a week, helping to clean and feed and give all the animals a tidy living environment. (Above)Anne working K9 on Staten Island following 9/11 (Below) Anne working K9 following Macon county TN tornados Photo credit FEMA.gov
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