Description:

ERNEST CAPDEVILA

Helicopter mechanic.
Firefighter at Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan Government, Spain) since 1998.
Member of the Canine Unit of the Firefighters since 2009.
Currently deployable with an Air Scenting Giant Schnauzer and a Mantrailing Bloodhound.

October 2015, first time Certified Mantrailing K9 Handler by the INBTI.
INBTI Mnatrailing Instructor since 2017

INBTI Mantrailing Seminars:

-October 2013, Barcelona, with Kevin Kocher
-March 2014, Toledo, with Roberta Bottaro and Kevin Kocher
-September, 2014 –Tarragona. Instructor: Kevin Kocher (EUA)
-April, 2015 –Barcelona. Instructor: Frank Kania (GER).
-October 2015 –Gavirate (Italia). Instructors: Chad Carpenter (USA), Pierluigi Tenni (Italia), Frank Kania (GER).
-November, 2015 –Girona. Instructor: Frank Kania (GER).
-April, 2016 –Girona. Instructor: Frank Kania (GER).
-May, 2016 –Palma de Mallorca. Instructor: Frank Kania (GER). 
-June 2016 –INBTI Annual World Conference. Bad Wörishofen, Alemania. Instructors: Lyubov Koshaeva (Rusia), Frank Kania (GER), Birgitte Newirth
-October 2016 - Trieste (Italia). Instructors: Bernard Stummer (AUS), Chad Carpenter (USA), Pierluigi Tenni (IT) , Frank Kania (GER).
-November 2016 - Gavirate (Italia). Instructors: Chris Boyd (USA), Roberta Bottaro (IT).
-June 2016 – INBTI Annual World Conference. Bad Wörishofen, Alemania. Instructors: Opal Kocher (USA), Edmund & Heidi Hayek (USA), Bernhard Stummer (GER)
-October 2016 - Riells (Barcelona). Instructor: Frank Kania. Assistant: Ernest Capdevila Organiser: ETOCAN.
-May 2017 –Barcelona (Spain) Instructor: Ernest Capdevila. Assistant: Mònica Díaz. Organiser: Territori Caní.
-October 2017 - Lleida. Instructors: Chris Boyd (USA), Ernest Capdevila (ES) Organiser & INTERPRETER
-October 2017 - Barcelona. Instructors: Chris Boyd (USA), Ernest Capdevila (ES) ) Organiser & INTERPRETER.
-March 2018 - Monastero Bormida (Italia). Instructors: Chris Boyd, Roberta Bottaro, Ivan Girardon, Valeria Piana. 
-March 2018 - Valencia. Instructor: Ernest Capdevila. Assistant: Mònica Díaz. Organiser: Caniland.
-June 2018 -Puente la Reina (Navarra). Instructor: Ernest Capdevila. Assistant: Mònica Díaz. Organiser: Damelapatita.com.
-September 2018 - Zaragoza. Instructor: Ernest Capdevila. Assistant: Mònica Díaz. Organiser: Mr. Hueso.
-October 2018 - Lleida. Instructors: Kevin Pirtle (USA), Ernest Capdevila (ES) )
-October 2018 - Barcelona. Instructors: Katrin Kolbe (Alemania), Ernest Capdevila (ES)
-November 2018 - Valencia. Instructor: Ernest Capdevila. Assistant: Mònica Díaz. Organiser: Caniland.
-February 2019 –Terrassa, Barcelona. Instructor: Ernest Capdevila. Assistant: Mònica Díaz. Organiser: Pro-Canis Terrassa.
-March 2019 - Bilbao. Instructor: Ernest Capdevila. Assistant: Mònica Díaz. Organiser: Zintzoa.
-March 2019 - Oviedo. Instructor: Ernest Capdevila. Assistant: Mònica Díaz. Organiser: El Clan del Lobo.
-April 2019 -. Barcelona (España). Instructors: Chris Boyd (USA), Bernhard Stummer (Austria), Ernest Capdevila (ES)
-June 2019 - Valle de Ezcabarte, Navarra. Instructor: Ernest Capdevila. Assistant: Mònica Díaz. Organiser: Grupo del Perro de Salvamento de Navarra.
-July 2019 - Nava, Asturias. Instructor: Ernest Capdevila. Assistant: Mònica Díaz. Organiser: ANGPS (Ass. Nacional de Grupos del Perro de Salvamento)
-September 2019 –Cobisa, Toledo. Instructor: Ernest Capdevila. Assistant: Mònica Díaz. Organiser: Grupo de Trabajo Canino de Castilla-La Mancha.
-October 2019 –INBTI InternaTional Training. Viena, Austria. Instructors: Bernhard Stummer, Granicz Csaba, Banszki András, Ernest Capdevila. Assistants: Timo Stromann, Birgit Neuwirth, Mònica Díaz. Organiser: Bernhard Stummer.
-October 2019 - Inca, Mallorca. Instructor: Ernest Capdevila. Assistant: Mònica Díaz. Organiser: InCan Centro Canino.
-November 2019 - Logroño, La Rioja. Instructor: Ernest Capdevila. Assistant: Mònica Díaz. Organiser: UCR La Rioja.
-November 2019 -. Ciudad Real. Instructor: Ernest Capdevila. Assistant: Mònica Díaz. Organiser: El Perro de Roque.
-December - Valencia. Instructor: Ernest Capdevila. Assistant: Mònica Díaz. Organiser: Caniland.

Other Mantrailing seminars:
June 2015, Barcelona, Mantrailing Seminar given by US Instructor Kevin Gannon, German Instructor Joanna Haller and Swiss Instructor Marc Lauber.

MISCELLANEOUS K9 TRAINING RECEIVED:

-2015, Barcelona, Clicker Training Levels I and II, by Alberto Ayala (Al Perro Verde).
-Years 2008 to 2014, Rescue in Avalanches Training, by Miguel del Prado.
-February 2015, Advanced Rescue in Avalanches Training by Miguel del Prado.
-Courses offered by ENPC ( National Civil Protection School)
-June 2008, Basic veterinary first aid course for S&R  K9s.
-Canine Handlers Course. February 2009, training on Search and Rescue with S&R K9s.
-Canine Handlers Course. September 2009 Specialised in Large Areas.
-Canine Handlers Course. March 20120, Specialised in collapsed structures.
-Canine Handlers Course. July 2013, Specialised in landslides.

-Courses offered by ISCP (Catalunya’s Public Security Institute):
-May 2019, Research K9 handler course.
-November 2010 and October 2011, Advanced Research K9 handler course.
-November 2012, Collapsed structures K9 Handler.
-November 2013, Advanced Collapsed structures K9 Handler.
-November 2014, surface tracking K9 handler course.

TESTIMONIAL:

The Kocher Method is all about motivation, creating dogs that will work in any environment and under any circumstances. In my job as a firefighter I need a solid dog that will work with a very high motivation even in the most challenging situations. I have been training TKM with my Bloodhound since she was three months old and went to a seminar with Kevin Kocher himself. And the result is that have already found a person and have given valuate information on many, many occasions.

PERSONAL TESTIMONIAL:

Throughout all the seminars I have attended with him I can see that people value his passion, his dedication to every student and his willingness to share all his knowledge with everyone interested in learning. He truly believes in the method and it shows!
Mònica Díaz.