Search and rescue dogs are invaluable members of certified rescue teams designated to locate accident victims and lost adults and children in wilderness areas and at disaster scenes. This book presents advice and guidance for rescue dog handlers, with information on how dogs scent, and detailed instruction on training of both dogs and their handlers. The author discusses rescue specialties where dogs are a critical resource in specific circumstances that include avalanche rescue, locating drowning victims, and locating both the living and the dead in the wake of plane crashes, earthquakes, and other calamities. The text is supplemented with color photos and helpful line art.
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"It's a great resource for anyone interested in these skilled intelligent dogs."
—Paw's Corner, June 2004
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Search and rescue dogs work valiantly with their human partners to locate accident victims, disaster victims, and lost adults and children in wilderness areas. This book provides a thorough overview of all aspects of rescue dogs. It presents advice and guidance for rescue dog handlers, including detailed instruction on training methods for both dogs and their handlers. The author discusses the role of rescue dogs in wilderness rescue, avalanche rescue, finding drowning victims, and locating both the living and the dead in the wake of plane crashes, earthquakes, and other calamities.
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I have purchased several search and rescue books to guide my training, but this book was used the most during the initial trainings of my American Alsatian, Citara. I found it VERY helpful in getting my 8 week pup from curious, to knowledgeable about scent. I only wish this author would write a book for the handler to learn about GPS, human tracking, etc., that one must learn to become certified. Easy to read, easy to understand and accomplish tasks. I thoroughly enjoyed it and refer to it often.
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This may be a good book for someone who really knows nothing. It will get you started in everything you need to know about SAR skills, handler qualities, the right dog... but as for training, I was half way through the book before I actually got to some training information. The author is too long winded. The book is incredibly detailed, almost too much so for me. I ended up skipping a lot of stuff. Like I said; it may be good for someone who really needs to know everything, but I bet it would be a bit too much.
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This is a very good basic book for training search and rescue dogs. It is written in simple language, tons of illustrations and explains allot of questions that new SAR Canine Handlers would have. I plan on making it required reading for new handlers on our SAR team. It is also not biased towards one SAR skill set or dog breed as so many books of this type are. I recommend this Book for any newer SAR Canine Handler. KT Baker, Canine Coordinator Bluegrass Search and Rescue, Georgetown KY
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Search and rescue (SAR) is an aspect of emergency services in which federal, state, and local agencies coordinate, deploy, and manage trained, certified teams to look for, rescue, or recover lost and/or injured people. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Search and rescue (SAR) is an aspect of emergency services in which federal, state, and local agencies coordinate, deploy, and manage trained, certified teams to look for, rescue, or recover lost and/or injured people. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, World Trade Center, Labrador Retriever, New York City New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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books:
- Scent and the Scenting Dog by William G. Syrotuck on page 4, page 42, and Back Matter
- Cadaver Dog Handbook: Forensic Training and Tactics for the Recovery of Human Remains by Andrew Rebmann in Back Matter
- Scent: Training to Track, Search and Rescue by Milo Pearsall in Back Matter
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