Jennifer Anderson
and
Toby

Jennifer Anderson joined SDNE in 2004 and is a member of the Rhode Island training group. Her canine partner Toblerone, a.k.a. Toby, is a male Flat coated Retriever who fulfills the breed’s “Peter Pan” outlook on life – it's much to fun and exciting to grow up too fast and life really is good! He has a penchant for water and snow which has played a part in the direction of his training.

Jennifer and Toby have participated in specialty Air Scent and Water Search SAR courses including; Marion Hardy’s Water Search Seminars in conjunction with Sauvetage Canada Rescue in Quebec; Jonnie Joyce Water Search Dog Seminar, and NEWSAR area search seminars.

Toby is AKC Canine Good Citizen Certified (CGC) certified and SAR safety tested, has completed his night hasty SDNE certification and is seeking his Level -2 search status under the team’s testing standards in Fall 2005.

Jennifer has completed courses in FUNSAR (fundamentals of search and rescue) SARTECH III, Rhode Island Basic Search and Rescue, and Massachusetts Map/Compass/Survival Skills. She is a certified American Red Cross Instructor in Community and Workplace CPR, First Aid and AED and a Red Cross Baby-sitter and Pet First Aid Instructor. She is FEMA ICS Level 300 certified and was a licensed New York Wildlife Rehabilitator and Veterinary Technician when a resident of New York State. Jen is also an OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) instructor; an OSHA certified Site Safety Supervisor and a USDOT/IATA Hazardous Materials and Dangerous Goods instructor.

Jen’s two teenage daughters are also associate members of the team and contribute to Toby’s training and participate in team trainings and educational  presentations to the public.

This page last updated: Thursday, October 25, 2007 01:14 AM