For the last 16 years, Janet Wilts has been employed by Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, as a Law  Enforcement Ranger and Climbing Ranger. She is now the Park Investigator and Acting Law Enforcement Specialist.  As a climbing ranger she was responsible for responding to the technical Rescue's, accidents and searches in Grand Teton National Park. She also patrolled the South District and responded to law enforcement incidents.  As Park Investigator and Law Enforcement Specialist she is responsible for all follow-up investigations in the Park and assisting the USDA in court with all the incidents going to trial. Janet is a  member of High Country Search Dogs and until recently a member of Wyoming K-9 SAR.

As a member of High Country K-9 and Wyoming K-9 Search & Rescue she helped to develop the testing criteria and standards. Janet has tested and certified more then 60 dogs, including Wyoming K-9 members, other dog group members and Ski Patrol. As an instructor for High Country Search Dogs she has conducted seminars in Arizona, Texas, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and instructed the following topics: trailing, advanced cadaver, beginning SAR dog training, beginning cadaver, avalanche, water, rappelling with K-9's, K-9 drives, scent theory, wilderness search, search strategy and advanced wilderness search.

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E-mail Janet at: janetwilts@msn.com