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Karen Deeds began her career with canines competing in the obedience show ring. Following an incident with her show dog in 1990, resulting in a major behavioral problem, Karen learned the importance of understanding canine behavior and how to manage and modify it.
Karen was the Tarrant County Veterinary Medical Association’s, 2009 “Community Service Award” winner, for her work in the field of canine aggression. In 2010, Karen received the “Community Educator of the Year Award”, from the Association of Pet Dog Trainers.
In 2013, Karen earned the distinction of becoming one of less than 200 Certified Dog Behavior Consultants in the United States through the IAABC (International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants). Requirements included logging over 500 hours and a minimum of three years experience in behavior consulting, 400 hours of continuing education, three written case studies and written discussion of four case scenarios including questions regarding terminology, techniques, assessment and history taking. Due to her expertise in behavior, specifically reactivity and aggression, Karen is sought after to present seminars nationally and to teach her customized Reactive Integration class in both Dallas and Tarrant County. Karen has titled & is currently competing in AKC Obedience and Rally with her previously rescued Golden Retriever, “Cassidy”. She is training another rescue, "Dempsey", for Frisbee.
Bob Deeds retired as a Canine Search Specialist with Texas Task Force One of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Bob and his K9 partner, Kinsey, worked at Ground Zero following the 9/11 attacks, through Hurricanes Ivan, Katrina, and Rita, to name a few. Kinsey was a recipient of the PDSA, Dickin Medal...A British award, the highest award in the world for animal gallantry. In 1996, Kinsey was inducted into the Tarrant County Veterinary Medical Association’s “Hall of Fame”. Bob’s last two partners, Gracie (Live Find) & Remi (Human Remains Detection), took Bob to most of the disasters, from hurricanes Dolly & Ike through the most recent Texas flood in Wimberly . Bob also served as an evaluator with FEMA and has certified many of our urban search and rescue dog teams throughout the country. He continues to mentor new handlers to respond to local and national search and rescue events.
Bob has competed & titled in AKC Rally and is currently training his Malinois, “Mogens”, exploring the sport of Mondioring. Bob Continues to study and attend seminars to keep up-to-date on the newest science based training techniques.
Both Bob & Karen
are active in Dog Scouts of America as instructors at the Texas Mini-Camp, teaching a variety of courses. They also continue to assess dogs for working potential in various disciplines such as SAR, narcotics, arson, bedbug, and service work. Bob and Karen currently perform behavioral evaluations and rehabilitation helping the rescue community better place dogs in adoptive homes.