Liz Brimson
I am new to conservation detection, but come with 10 years of experience training, instructing, judging and competing across a variety of dog sports, including Urban Search and Rescue (USAR), agility, pet dog training, and sport detection (K9 Nose Work and other methods). I currently judge for the Australian Dog Agility Association (ADAA) and Australian Canine Scent Work (ACSW) and was a committee member for Townsville Outdoor Agility Dog Sports (TOADS) for several years.
I am currently a Graduate Diploma of Research Methods student, conducting a small pilot study of a novel method of producing training odour for Yellow Crazy Ant detection dogs. I hope to continue into further study supporting detector dog capability after the completion of my current course.
I hold a Bachelor of Life Sciences which included study across animal behaviour, microbiology, pasture science and animal handling across domestic and wildlife species. I also have experience as a laboratory technician in veterinary anatomy and histology.
Sally is a 6 year old Australian Kelpie. She is currently available for new projects, and as an experienced and mature dog will have a quick learning period for new targets. She is a confident, unflappable, steady and methodical worker, unphased by livestock or wildlife, and happy to work anywhere from the busiest industrial site to bushland.
Roy is a 1 year old Australian Kelpie puppy (Sally’s son). He is expected to be commencing small-scale field work for yellow crazy ants in 2024, progressing to full-time work in 2025 as he matures. He will be specific to yellow crazy ant detection, and is being developed to cover the wide variety of sites needed for this project – including transport hubs, construction and industrial sites, gardening and landscaping suppliers, urban centres, public parks, rural properties and bushland. He’s a cheerful and friendly young dog with a great work ethic.
Get in contact if you are interested in talking about kelpies in detection, or if you are interested in a puppy related to my dogs.