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Mary
R. MacQueen  Mary is a Police Officer and K-9 handler for two separate Police agencies in Western NY where she works with her certified scent detection trained Golden Retriever "Robin". Mary has also been a Volunteer Search and Rescue K-9 handler for many years, and currently serves with Kinzua Search Dogs, Inc. which she founded in 2000. Mary has had the privilege of studying under many talented dog trainers over the years, and has a long history as a dog training professional, specializing in Search and Rescue, obedience, and many types of K-9 detection work. A graduate of all Extreme K-9 courses, Mary now serves as an instructor and trainer therein. Her skill areas include Wilderness Air Scent, Mantrailing, Human Remains Detection, Narcotics detection, Avalanche, Snow burial, and Water Search. Mary has been a long-time member of the National Ski Patrol where she holds National Appointment number 10518. Mary specializes in teaching ski patrollers the fine art of Mountain Travel Rescue and Survival, Outdoor Emergency care, Avalanche Awareness, and Navigation. Mary's real love is for her Golden Retrievers. She has spent almost 30 years as a breeder perfecting her superb line of "Nitro" Golden Retrievers that have excelled in both the show ring and the demanding world of professional working dogs. She has shown several of her Champion dogs at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, as well as breeding a dog who has ranked in the top twenty of his breed several times. Mary's straightforward, caring, and professional manner
serves our students well, and brings out the best in the dogs she trains. |