Search Dog Handbook - Scott County Search and Rescue K9 Unit

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SEARCH DOG HANDBOOK HANDLING EVIDENCE OR SCENT ARTICLE A scent article belonging to the victim can be invaluable to the search dog team. The article should have a strong and recent scent (use) - such as, pillow case, PJ's, T-shirt, toque, hat, etc. Have a pick up person get scent articles. Use tongs, if available, to put scent article in bag. Use inverted bag otherwise. Check if the scent article has been contaminated by contact with other strong scent articles. Don't allow other people to handle or "prepare" articles for the pick up person. Make sure someone is home - for pick up. For scent articles, some handlers prefer plastic freezer or Ziploc bags, others prefer plain brown paper bags. It is up to the handler. Page 38
SEARCH DOG HANDBOOK THE SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG OBEDIENCE Search and rescue dogs are obedient dogs, under control at all times. The successful dog/handler team must complete the following exercises individually and together with other teams whereby only hand signals are used. 1. Heel, jog at heel, sit and down at heel. 2. Stay, master out of sight for 5 minutes. 3. Recall from a distance of 15 meters. 4. Stay or down on recall. 5. Sit at a distance of 10 meters. 6. Down at a distance of 10 meters. 7. Finish at heel position. AGILITY This profile is an extension of obedience. It also develops the dog physically, preparing it to deal with strenuous tasks encountered in rescue operations. The agility course consists of a number of jumps one meter high, a window jump, a vertical wall, suspension plank, balance beam, a culvert, and an “A” frame ramp. The dog must successfully negotiate all of these hurdles off leash with the handler at a moderate jog. The dog is under control at all times at the handler’s left side. TRACKING The purpose of this profile is to provide a qualified tracking dog to assist police in finding missing persons and possible evidence. Dogs are trained to follow a track of human scent and crushed vegetation using their magnificent nose. The dog’s nose is far superior to man’s. The total number of olfactory cells in a human is about 5 million. The dog has 125 - 200 million. Its sensitivity is amazing. The dog can detect some odors at as little as one part in a trillion. Page 39
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