Karen J. Moulton

(860) 404-0038
Email: secretlakedog@comcast.net       Web:  www.secretlakedogtraining.com

EXPERIENCE
April 2004 to present    Secret Lake Dog Training, LLC, West Simsbury, CT
Owner and Instructor
  •  Classes for the family dog, private training, and behavior consultations.
  •  AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator
  •  AKC Star Puppy Evaluator

March 2004 to October 2006    East Haven Animal Shelter, East Haven, CT
Volunteer
  • Evaluated shelter dogs and recommended training programs.
  • Prepared material for adoption packages.
  • Helped with fund raising.
  • Designed and maintained web site.
  • Worked with team of volunteers and the animal control officers to increase adoption
    rates and provide a positive environment for the animals while they were in the shelter.
  • Fostered two senior dogs for the shelter.

January 2003 to July 2004    Meriden Humane Society, Meriden, CT
Volunteer
  • Worked with shelter dogs – training, walking, evaluating, and interacting with them.
    Fostered dogs for the shelter.  Prepared adoption packages.  

1996    Durendal Canine Training Studio, Plainville, CT
Trainer
  • Taught pet obedience classes at training center which was owned by Donna Crowley who
    was the former training director of CT K-9 Education Center.

1996 – 2003     Disaster and Wilderness Ground Searchers. Inc. (DAWGS), Canton, CT
Dog Handler, Field Assistant, Secretary, Events Coordinator and Presenter
  • Trained and certified my dog Sienna to Level I in wilderness search and rescue.  Also
    trained her in cadaver and article searching.
  • Participated in numerous searches for lost persons in CT.
  • Founding member of this non-profit volunteer search and rescue unit.
  • Secretary and events coordinator.
  • Created presentation materials and made presentations to agencies and the public.
  • Photographer for team.

1994 – 1996    Connecticut Canine Search and Rescue
Dog Handler Trainee, Field Assistant


EDUCATION
1994 -  CT K-9 Professional Trainer School  Newington, CT
  • Course included 350 hours of classroom and hands-on training with my own dog, dogs
    owned by the public, and Hartford pound dogs.  Graduated top of class and was later
    hired by the former director Donna Crowley when she started her business.

Seminars
2006 - Consultations, Up Close and Personal Seminar with Pia Silvani, CPDT, CABC.  
Seminar consisted of live consultations and debriefing sessions to learn about canine behavior
problems and how to conduct consultations.

Seminar with Suzanne Clothier author of Bones Would Rain from the Sky


Wilderness Search Training
  • 1996 to 2003 – Participated in team trainings and certification testing.  Trained with
    other search teams in New England.

Cadaver Search Training
  • 2003 - NEK9 Training.   Instructor:  Alice Hanan – Maryland Park Police K-9 Handler
  • 2001 - Cadaver Dog Workout Weekend. Instructors:  Jonni Joyce Master Trainer – National
    Police Working Dog Association and Alice Hanan – Maryland Park Police K-9 Handler
  • 2000 - Maine Search &  Rescue Conference. Instructors:  Keith Heavrin, (MESARD); Dr.
    David, Chief Medical Examiner and K-9 Handler, State of Maine; and Matt Zarrella RI State
    Police K-9 handler
  • 1996 - Basic Cadaver Search, K-9 Specialty Associates. Instructors:  Andy Rebmann
    (retired head of CT State Police K-9 Unit), Marcia Koenig, and Matt Zarrella, RI State
    Police K-9 handler
  • 1994 - Mantracking Workshop

Searches
From 1994 - 2003, I participated in numerous searches for lost, missing, and deceased persons
in Connecticut as both a dog handler and a field assistant.

Dogs
  • Sienna – 1997 – September 2008.  Golden Retriever.  Canine Good Citizen. Level I Search
    and Rescue Dog.  Sienna died unexpectedly in her sleep,
  • Mattie – 2003 - present.  Mixed breed from shelter.  Inherited from my dear friend Jane
    who died. Mattie is my demo dog.
  • Lucy Liu – May 2004 - present.  Basset/Beagle mix.  Adopted from Meriden Humane
    Society. Had been returned twice because she could not be housebroken and was fearful.
  • Joey  - July 2006 - present.  Beagle (Blue-ticked)   Adopted from East Haven Animal
    Shelter. Found during torrential rain hiding under a shed.  His collar was embedded in his
    neck and shoulder.
  • Barney - 2003 - July 3, 2007  Inherited from my dear friend Jane who died. Barney was
    about 15 years old when I had to say goodbye.
  • Jesse –  1990 – 2000. Golden Retriever. Canine Good Citizen.  Died of bone cancer. The
    dog who inspired me to become a trainer.
  • Tai –  Golden Retriever. He was a 12 year old dog taken from his owner in a neglect
    case.  Tai died of old age at 17 years old.
  • Roscoe – 2001 - 2003.  He was 10 year old abused Basset Hound with aggression
    problems.  He died at the age of 12 from heart failure.