2025 Conference in Largo, Florida

Pet Search and Rescue Conference 2025

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2025 Conference Location

Pet Search and Rescue Conference 2025: Largo, Florida

Largo, Florida - November 8-10, 2025

CONFERENCE K9 TRAINING

The Pet Search and Rescue Conference will be held in beautiful Largo, Florida (Tampa Bay) November 8-10, 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 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: $2200 Early Bird Price (Ends July 1)

2 Days: $1675 Early Bird Price (Ends July 1)

1 Day: $875 Early Bird Price (Ends July 1)

*Did you attend one of our conferences in 2024? Contact us for your special offer!

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What's Included?

This event 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

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"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:

Featured Speakers

Open to All: Private Investigators, Professionals, Nonprofits & Pet Owners

You work your dog or ours on Training Scenarios

All Levels of K9s Welcome: Anxious, Puppies, and Old Dogs too!

Famous and once-in-a-lifetime training locations.

Information about obtaining a Private Investigator License to search for lost pets.

Meals Included!

"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.

*Did you attend one of our conferences in 2024? Contact us for your special offer!

*Includes meals.

Registration

$2200

3 Days Attendance

$1675

2 Days Attendance

$875

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.

$220

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. *Please note that you must bring or arrange for a second person to aid in training exercises for the second dog.

Weekend Training Schedule

Conference 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 8, 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 9, 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 10, 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

Option 3: Boat Tour (Dogs Welcome)

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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