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Overview

Susan Bulanda's READY! Training the Search and Rescue Dog remains the bible of SAR professionals and volunteers around the world. Since the devastation of the September 11, 2001, attacks and natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina, the importance of SAR work has never been greater, and the public's awareness of what these dedicated dogs and handlers do has reached new heights.

What is required to get a qualified SAR dog mission-ready? This second edition, expanded, newly revised, and with color photographs, answers this question step by step, providing the necessary training methods for dogs in disciplines including wilderness, evidence, cadaver, water,...

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Overview

Susan Bulanda's READY! Training the Search and Rescue Dog remains the bible of SAR professionals and volunteers around the world. Since the devastation of the September 11, 2001, attacks and natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina, the importance of SAR work has never been greater, and the public's awareness of what these dedicated dogs and handlers do has reached new heights.

What is required to get a qualified SAR dog mission-ready? This second edition, expanded, newly revised, and with color photographs, answers this question step by step, providing the necessary training methods for dogs in disciplines including wilderness, evidence, cadaver, water, avalanche, and disaster searches. The author, an experienced SAR professional, details the goals, target skills, and potential problems at each training level of every SAR task. SAR handlers and trainers will find a world of experience and wisdom contained between the covers of this new edition of READY!

Inside Ready! You'll Discover:

Descriptions of every type of search

A brief history of the SAR dog

Choosing and socializing a potential SAR dog

Basic obedience exercises and specific SAR training methods

Detailed explanations of scent-how dogs use it and what factors can affect it

Special commands for SAR dogs (e.g., back, turn around, crawl through, & more)

Management of the search mission

Glossary of terminology and resource guide

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781593787264
  • Publisher: Kennel Club Books, LLC
  • Publication date: 4/27/2010
  • Edition description: Second Edition
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 272
  • Sales rank: 296,570
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.40 (d)

Meet the Author

Susan Bulanda has been a dog trainer and behavior consultant since 1962. She is a dedicated member of the National Search Dog Alliance, Dog Writers Association of America, and the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants as their former Vice President. More recently, Susan Bulanda and her husband Larry formed the Coventry Canine Search and Rescue, which merged with the Phoenixville Fire Department to become the Phoenixville FD K-9 SAR Unit.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

How to Use this Book 9

Part One Getting Started

Chapter 1 History of Canine SAR 13

Chapter 2 The Functions of the SAR Dog 18

Chapter 3 Choosing and Socializing the Dog 30

Chapter 4 Concepts of Dog Training 41

Chapter 5 Before SAR Training 60

Chapter 6 Wind, Scent, and Dog 70

Part Two Training

Chapter 7 The Alert/Indication and All-Clear Signal 85

Chapter 8 Wilderness Training: Airscenting 95

Chapter 9 Advanced Wilderness Training 116

Chapter 10 The Scent-Discrimination Dog 134

Chapter 11 Backtracking Method 153

Chapter 12 Water Search Training 161

Chapter 13 Cadaver Training 173

Chapter 14 Avalanche Training 184

Chapter 15 Disaster-Dog Training 191

Chapter 16 Small-Area or Fine Search (Article, Evidence, and Cadaver) 205

Chapter 17 Evidence Search 211

Part Three Going Beyond

Chapter 18 Additional Commands for the SAR Dog 216

Chapter 19 Game Chasing and Burnout 233

Chapter 20 Management of the Search Mission 239

Chapter 21 Politics and Rewards 246

Appendices 254

Index 258

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