SEARCH AND RESCUE DOGS

TRAINING METHODS

by AMERICAN RESCUE DOG ASSOCIATION

From the Johnstown flood to the California earthquake and around the world, the work of search and rescue dogs has proved to be an invaluable tool in finding victims of natural disasters or unkind fate.  The American Rescue Dog Association calls the search dog "as valuable in finding lost victims as the Geiger counter is in finding uranium."  Well-trained search dogs have located victims trapped under piles of debris from hurricanes and tornadoes, as well as avalanches.  Many lost hikers or otherwise disoriented adults and children owe their lives to search dogs.

In SEARCH AND RESCUE DOGS: TRAINING METHODS, the ARDA teaches everyone what it takes to make a true canine hero.  With emphasis on handler and unit training, the principles of obedience as well as handler readiness and equipment are explored.  Of particular value is the detailed information on conditioning and first aid for search dogs.  The chapters on organizing and carrying out a search will be of great interest to anyone who may wonder how a dog's mind works and to what extent it can be trained.  SEARCH AND RESCUE DOGS, in the authoritative voice of ARDA, explores the ultimate experience of the interdependence of Man and Dog.

This is a 208 page hard back book with black and white photos.