About Robert Milner

• Owner/operator of Wildrose Retriever Training Kennel for 15 years; Trained 150 dogs per year

• 10 years of teaching dog obedience at the University of Memphis

• Lt. Col USAF Ret - 26 years active and reserve duty in Disaster Response, Radar, Logistics

• Author of:
  - Retriever Training for the Duck Hunter
  - Retriever Training, A Back to Basics Approach
  - A Disaster Search Dog Training Manual (FEMA)

• Designer and Implementer of Disaster Search dog program for FEMA's Tennessee Task Force One, former Program Manager, Canine Manager and Task Force Leader for Tennessee Task Force One (FEMA US&R)

• Deployed with TN TF-1 as Dog Handler, Search Team Manager, or Task Force Leader to the following:
  - Winter Olympics at Salt Lake City
  - Columbia Space Shuttle Recovery
  - Hurricane Francis
  - Hurricane Ophelia
  - Hurricane Ivan
  - Hurricane Rita