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PBRC · Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico

31 years training dogs to protect, rescue and assist.

We train and certify search-and-rescue teams, service dogs that assist people with mental health conditions, and animal-assisted therapy dogs, and we offer dog training in Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Officially backed by Mexico's STPS and the FCM-FCI, with international I.R.O. certification.

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STPS Registered External Trainer · Reg. NURR621010Q59

Rodolfo Núñez Renault in the red Mexican Team uniform, next to a seated Belgian Malinois
PBRC K9 team · Q. Roo
2006

The first Mexican rescuer internationally certified by the I.R.O.

  • years of experience as a trainer
  • official titles earned by a single dog: Oma
  • training programs registered with the STPS
  • national FCM awards for school of the year
  • STPSRegistered External Trainer
  • FCMMexican Kennel Federation
  • FCIFédération Cynologique Internationale
  • I.R.O.Search & Rescue
  • AMAPACCertification
  • Civil ProtectionBenito Juárez

01 · Services

Dogs prepared for the work that matters.

From search and rescue to service dogs and animal-assisted therapy: every dog trains together with its handler as part of a team, with method, assessment and certification.

Rescuers in vests and helmets with their dogs on the rubble of a collapsed building

01

Search and rescue

Searching for people lost in the jungle or trapped in collapsed structures, plus water rescue. We volunteer with Benito Juárez Civil Protection.

  • Jungle
  • Collapsed structures
  • Water rescue
Build a rescue team
Front of a PBRC service dog credential, example with a Labrador named Champ

02

Service dogs, medical and physical assistance

Training and assessment of service dogs trained to assist people with mental health conditions through specific tasks, as well as FCM-titled Therapy Dogs that accompany children with autism or Down syndrome and older adults in schools, DIF institutions and care homes. We also train dogs for cancer detection.

  • Service dogs
  • Mental health
  • Assisted therapy
  • Cancer detection
  • QR credential
Request an assessment
Rodolfo Núñez Renault leads a guard and protection exercise with a Belgian Malinois and its handler

03

Training and protection

Basic and advanced obedience, behavior correction, guard and protection work, agility and security dogs.

  • Obedience
  • Behavior
  • Guard & protection
  • Agility
Train my dog
Rodolfo Núñez Renault holds an apricot poodle puppy in his hands

04

Puppy Kinder · Early stimulation and socialization

An early stimulation and socialization program for puppies from 2 months of age. We build their confidence, learning and balanced development through positive experiences suited to their stage of growth.

  • Stimulation
  • Socialization
  • Confidence
  • Obedience
  • Adaptation
  • Learning
Enroll my puppy
Rodolfo Núñez Renault in a rescue uniform and medal, with his rescue dog on a balcony overlooking the sea in Cancún
Cancún, Quintana Roo

We can back up everything we do with national and international titles.

— Rodolfo Núñez Renault

02 · The trainer

Dr. H.C. Rodolfo Núñez Renault

Master Dog Trainer · Co-founder of PBRC

A Mexican trainer with 31 years of experience training dogs to protect, rescue and assist.

His inspiration was born in September 1985, in the rubble of the Mexico City earthquake, as a volunteer with the rescue brigades. In 1994 he founded the Schutz Protección Canina school and, after Hurricane Wilma, co-founded Perros de Búsqueda y Rescate de Cancún in 2005. Since then he has trained hundreds of students and their dogs.

Achievements & Certifications

FCM
Approved in Therapy Dog (PTA) by the Mexican Kennel Federation (FCM)
STPS
External Training Agent — Mexico's Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare · Reg. NURR621010Q59
I.R.O.
International certification in Search and Rescue · International Rescue Dog Organization
FCM · FCI
Officially certified by the Mexican Kennel Federation and the FCI
AMAPAC
Certified by the Asociación Mexicana de Adiestradores de Perros, A.C. (AMAPAC)
H.C.
Doctor Honoris Causa, awarded in Mexico City
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03 · Certification

Seven programs registered with the STPS.

As an External Training Agent registered with Mexico's Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (STPS), Rodolfo teaches these programs to handlers, rescue units, security corporations and companies.

STPS registrationNURR621010Q59

Official documents

Search dog working in the jungle
01

Search and rescue dogs

Finding people in the jungle and open areas.

Rodolfo Núñez and Oma on rubble in Bogotá
02

Rubble search dogs

Working structures collapsed by earthquakes or hurricanes.

Animal-assisted therapy session with children and dogs
03

Service dogs and assisted therapy

Training and assessment of service dogs trained to assist people with physical disabilities and mental health conditions through specific tasks, as well as FCM-titled Therapy Dogs that accompany children with autism or Down syndrome and older adults in schools, DIF institutions and care homes.

German Shepherd with rosettes, trophies and diplomas
04

Obedience

Control, manners and socialization, from basic to advanced and competition level.

Belgian Malinois clearing a jump
05

Agility and jumping

Coordination, confidence and competitive dog sport.

Protection exercise with a bite sleeve
06

Guard and protection dogs

Bark and defend on command, release and control.

K9 dog handling course: handlers working with Belgian MalinoisK9 logo
07

Police dogs

Training for public and private security K9 units.

Training for your team?

For company staff, every course passed is accredited with the official DC-3 labor skills certificate.

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Wall covered with framed Mexican Kennel Federation titles, trophies and rosettes
Part of the school's wall of FCM titles, trophies and rosettes.
Blue rosette: three times the best school in Mexico, FCM

3-time best dog training school in Mexico

National award from the Mexican Kennel Federation in 2000, 2003 and 2004.

FCM · FCI working and sport titles

  • Obedience (FCM)
  • Agility & jumping · levels 1–3
  • Protection dog (PP) · levels 1–3
  • Schutzhund / IPO / IGP3
  • 20 km endurance (AD)
  • French Ring
  • Rescue RH (IRO-FCI) · A & B
  • Rescue PRE (FCM) · A & B
  • Therapy dog (PTA)
  • Mexican Champion (CM)

04 · Verifiable credentials

A credential anyone can verify.

Once the assessment is passed, the dog and its handler receive a credential with a photo, specialty, certificate number and QR code. An airline, a hotel or an authority can confirm in seconds that it is genuine.

  1. 1Scan the QR code on the credential.
  2. 2Type the dog's name and the certificate number.
  3. 3“Certificate confirmed and registered” appears with the team's details.
Verify a credential Accredit my service dog
Example PBRC service dog credential, front and back, with photo, team details and QR code

Example: your dog and handler data appear here.

Example dog photo: Skansken, CC BY 3.0 (cropped, background removed)

05 · History

From the rubble of 1985 to international certification.

Four decades of search, rescue and working-dog training.

Community service

  • Technical training and three donated dogs for the first Public Security K9 unit in Benito Juárez.
  • Youth rescue groups: swimming, rappelling, first aid and civil protection to keep young people away from addiction.
  • Volunteer advisors to the Animal Protection Committee of Benito Juárez.

  1. 1985

    Mexico City

    The earthquake that changed everything

    He joins the volunteer rescue brigades in the city center. His calling begins there.

  2. 1994

    Mexico City

    Schutz Protección Canina is born

    A competition club and training school. It organizes the first FCM and AMAPAC working trials.

    Students and dogs of Schutz Protección Canina in its early years

  3. 2000 · 2003 · 2004

    FCM

    Dog training school of the year

    National award from the Mexican Kennel Federation, won three times.

  4. 2005

    Cancún

    PBRC is founded after Hurricane Wilma

    Perros de Búsqueda y Rescate de Cancún, A.C. is created. Its founding dogs: Oma, Tundra, Ragu, Saskia and Paloma.

  5. 2006

    Homologation and certification

    His interest in the homologation and certification of working dogs begins.

  6. 2006

    Bogotá, Colombia

    International I.R.O./FCI certification

    At the 23rd International Congress of Search and Rescue with Dogs, Rodolfo and Oma score “Very good” in the disaster tests, levels A and B.

    Rodolfo Núñez in a red rescue suit with his dog Oma on rubble in Bogotá, 2006
    I.R.O. results · Bogotá, March 2006
    TestScent workObedienceDexterityTotal
    Disaster A1934541279
    Disaster B1804446270

    “Very good” · A · B

  7. 2006

    Cancún

    First IRO-FCI seminar in Mexico

    A free course on the international search and rescue dog rules.

  8. 2006 – 2009

    Quintana Roo

    First FCM-titled dog therapy programs

    With Pro-Niños Excepcionales, Ciudad de la Alegría and the DIF in Cancún and Playa del Carmen.

  9. 2008

    Cancún

    First National Search and Rescue Trial

    Endorsed by the FCM, judged by international judge Martin Gut of the Swiss Armed Forces.

    Opening ceremony of the First National Search and Rescue Trial in Cancún, 2008

  10. 2007 – 2009

    FCM

    Oma's titles

    Therapy Dog (2007) and Rescue Dog, area search level A (2009).

  11. 2010

    Haiti

    Humanitarian missions

    Search work in Haiti, together with Oma.

  12. Today

    Cancún

    Training and certification

    STPS Registered External Trainer, verifiable credentials for service dogs, and bio-detection projects for cancer and epileptic seizures.

In the press

TV Azteca Quintana Roo · Hechos AM Península · February 15, 2025

Magno, a dog trained for assistance that changed his owner’s life: the trainer explains the process and the selection (Spanish)

Watch the report

Por Esto! · September 19, 2022

El sismo del 85 cambió mi vida: Rodolfo Núñez narra su experiencia como rescatista desde Cancún

Read the article (Spanish)

Video · YouTube

Rodolfo Núñez Renault, Doctor Honoris Causa (in Spanish)

Watch on YouTube

24 Horas Quintana Roo · YouTube

Dogs that will detect prostate cancer (in Spanish)

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Noticias Macronews · YouTube

Super dogs! Cancún to host the first course training dogs to detect cancer (in Spanish)

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Local press · Dog therapy · August 10, 2009

Dog therapy for children at the Pro-Niños Excepcionales foundation

“It helps them with both coordination and concentration”

— Rodolfo Núñez (translated)

06 · Archive

Three decades of work, in pictures.

Original photographs and documents from the PBRC and Schutz archive.

Bogotá · 2006Rodolfo and Oma during the international I.R.O. tests.
Bogotá · 2006I.R.O. certificate: disaster level A, 279 points, “Very good”.
Quintana RooA search dog working a jungle trail.
TributeRodolfo and a PBRC Belgian Malinois wearing a flower garland.
Quintana RooPBRC’s therapy dog team.
Bogotá · 2006Congress teams at the Colombian Civil Defense training school.
FCM · 2004FCM certificate of honour: Oma, first place in Protection Dog Level III at the official 2003 awards.
CancúnWater rescue training.
Water rescueTwo Belgian Malinois in life vests by the sea.
Cancún · 2008First National Search and Rescue Trial, endorsed by the FCM.
FCM · 20092nd National Search and Rescue Trial (PRE) of the FCM and the first AUI (France) certification in Mexico, with judge Engels Cortés (Colombia).
CancúnRescuers and a Belgian Malinois at the training ground of Perros de Búsqueda y Rescate de Cancún.
International congressMexico achieved the highest score of the congress in rubble search, among teams from Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia, Brazil and Colombia.
CancúnTherapy and recreation at the “Ciudad de la Alegría” senior home.
Assisted therapyAdapted agility exercises during a therapy session.
AgilityAgility trophy with a miniature schnauzer.
Animal-assisted therapyRodolfo guides a Belgian Malinois during a therapy session with children.
FCM · 2009Oma’s title: Rescue Dog, area search level A.
FCM · FCIRodolfo with young people receiving their diplomas at a Mexican Kennel Federation ceremony.
TrainingA Belgian Malinois clears a jump.
TrainingProtection exercise with a bite sleeve.
Dog showGerman Shepherd with its rosettes, trophies and diplomas.
CompetitionTeam with a Saint Bernard and the first-place trophy.
Animal-assisted therapyA Border Collie with a boy in a wheelchair.
Pro Niños ExcepcionalesWorking with autistic children at Asociación Pro Niños Excepcionales, A.C.
Cancún · 2008Presentation of the First National Search and Rescue Trial, with international judge Martín Gut of the Swiss Armed Forces.
PressMedals for distinguished citizens: Rodolfo with Oma.
Press · HaitiRescuers who helped the people of Haiti receive decorations.
Water rescue · ColombiaPBRC water rescue training.
TrainingA Belgian Malinois crosses the beam on the dexterity course.
TrainingRodolfo with rescuers during a training day.
FCM · 2007Oma’s title: Therapy Dog.
FCM · 2005Oma’s FCM title: “Libre en Agilidad” (agility).
FCM · 2005Oma’s title: Protection Dog Level 3.
FCM · 2006Oma’s title: Schutzhund Level 3.
CancúnA PBRC Malinois next to the rescue tube.
CancúnPBRC handlers with their rescue dogs.
CancúnPeace march with dog teams and families.
Mexico CityThe early years of Schutz Protección Canina.

On video

Colombia · YouTubeWater rescue with dogs.

07 · FAQ

What people ask us most.

Where do training lessons take place?

Training is based in Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico, through Perros de Búsqueda y Rescate de Cancún. The location and training approach are tailored to each program and the dog’s specific needs.

At what age should we start?

We recommend a puppy-raising consultation from two months of age: a one-hour session that saves you trouble and money.

What is a “binomio”?

It is the team formed by the dog and its handler. In search and rescue, service and animal-assisted therapy, the whole team is assessed and certified — not just the dog.

How can I check that a credential is genuine?

Scan the QR code on the credential and type the dog's name and the certificate number. If “Certificate confirmed and registered” appears, the credential is genuine. If the details do not match, contact us.

Are the certificates officially recognized?

Rodolfo Núñez Renault is registered in Mexico with the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (STPS) as an External Training Agent, registration number NURR621010Q59, and is listed in the STPS Official Directory of External Training Agents.

Do you respond to search emergencies?

In an emergency, call 911 first. PBRC volunteers with Benito Juárez Civil Protection, which coordinates all operations.

08 · Contact

Tell us what you need.

We reply on WhatsApp. If it is for a company or institution, let us know how many people and dogs would take part.

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