Animal Control Spring Training

Join us April 15-16, 2025, at the
Douglas County Fairgrounds and Events Center
500 Fairgrounds Road, Castle Rock, CO 80104 

   Deadline to register for the training and the test is April 4, 2025 

Schedule for 2025
Tuesday, April 15
7:30 a.m. – Registration/check-in
8 a.m. – Welcome/Introductions
8-10 a.m.  – Homeless Camps/Officer Safety and Animal Resources – Officer Adrian Mendez, Castle Rock Police Department and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Heart Team 
10:15-noon – Pigs (hands-on) Capture/Welfare –  Ralph Hinton
noon-1 p.m. – Lunch
1-2:30 p.m. – Goats and Alpaca – Kathy Whitman, CSU Extension Veterinarian,  Jordyn Whisler
2:45-4:30 – Parrots and Other Birds – The Gabriel Foundation, Julie Murad and Jessica Boone

Wednesday, April 16
7:30 a.m. – Registration/check-in
8 a.m. – Welcome/introductions
8-9:30 a.m. – Cost of Care and Case Studies – DFL Animal Protection, Bobbi Priestly, Leeann Pendland, Dr. Kim Gardner-Graff, Cambria McDevitt, Sira Faris, Kirk Peterson
9:45 a.m.-noon – Equine Husbandry, Care, and Handling – DFL Animal Protection/Harmony Equine Center Margaret Blaha and Dr. Kim Gardner-Graff, Kayte Wolf
noon-1 p.m. – Lunch
1-3 p.m. – Sanctuary Wolves & Colorado Reintroduction Project, impact on agriculture community – Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center and Colorado Parks and Wildlife
3:15 p.m. – ACO Certification Test