K9 Search And Rescue Troubleshooting

Author : Susan Bulanda
Publisher : Dog Training Press
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-29
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9781550597363

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K9 Search and Rescue Troubleshooting by Susan Bulanda Pdf

Diagnose and fix the most common training errors in your SAR dog with positive, effective methods. Susan Bulanda, bestselling author of Ready! Training the Search and Rescue Dog, is back with a new book that every SAR dog handler needs. Susan has spent decades working with SAR dog handlers around the world to improve the performance of their K9 teams with her positive, professional approach to training. Now, she shares the tips and tricks she’s learned over the decades to help handlers not only properly raise and train SAR dogs from puppies, but also to fix problems in dogs that have been improperly trained. Susan explores how the stages of a dog’s early development affect its behavior as an adult. She also presents the latest research in scent: what it is, how dogs detect it, and what they detect—crucial information for all SAR dog handlers, and a fascinating look at how dogs perceive the world. Learn how to: Find the right dog for SAR work. Pick the right training method for you and your dog. Avoid common handler mistakes during SAR operations.

Author : J. C. Judah
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9781430328056

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Building a Basic Foundation for Search and Rescue Dog Training by J. C. Judah Pdf

Hundreds of tips are revealed to help handlers train the Search and Rescue dog. This instructional guide describes the skills needed to lay a solid foundation for successfully training the SAR dog. The reader will examine disciplines such as Wilderness Air Scent, Human Remains Detection (both land and water), First Responder Dogs, Disaster, and Trailing dogs. Learn the skills needed to prepare physically, mentally, and intellectually for SAR operations. Enjoy meeting REAL SAR dogs in over 50 photos. Discover the industry standard for documentation including training logs, evaluations, and certifications. Sample forms for each are included. Explore Sympathetic Alerts, Human Response Alerts and handler Cues to understand why dogs behave as they do. Gain a basic knowledge of Scent Theory and learn how it impacts dog performance. Ethics and professionalism are stressed as SAR dog handlers from across the nation reveal their wisdom through TIPS and BEST PRACTICES.

Author : Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak
Publisher : Dog Training Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-04
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9781550594478

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K9 Search and Rescue by Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak Pdf

Training that works by harnessing your dog’s instincts. Learn how to: Stimulate your dog’s natural hunting drive for effective SAR training. Start your dog’s training program with an easy, three-step process. Develop skills in a variety of search operations, including wilderness, avalanche and disaster scenarios. Dr. Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak have trained search and rescue dogs for more than 30 years and have taken part in rescue operations around the world. They serve as training directors and international judges for the International Red Cross Federation, the United Nations, the International Rescue Dog Organization and the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI). Based on their decades of study and experience, their innovative SAR training method is rooted in a firm, scientific understanding of K9 instincts. Step-by-step instructions, dozens of illustrations and photographs from the field establish a professional K9 SAR program to benefit both beginners and experts. Get a free ebook through the Shelfie app with the purchase of a print copy.

Author : Susan Bulanda
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9781593789961

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Ready! by Susan Bulanda Pdf

Professional search and rescue workers consider Susan Bulanda's Ready! Training the Search and Rescue Dog "the bible of Search and Rescue (SAR)," the most sought-after book of its kind detailing canine search and rescue. This second edition, expanded and revised with new color photography, provides readers with the necessary training methods for dogs in various SAR 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 discipline.Ready! provides descriptions of every type of search, including specific training methods to accomplish each SAR discipline. Professional and volunteer SAR workers will profit from the Bulandas' expertise on training the dog to alert, managing the search mission, choosing and socializing a SAR dog, and how to train dogs for specific commands (such as bar, turn around, go to an object, check, slow, crawl through and others). Readers curious about the fascinating work of the SAR canine will enjoy the general chapters about the history of SAR, an explanation of how dogs use scent to locate people or objects, and the functions of the SAR dog.This highly specialized training manual offers precise direction for SAR workers for every possible kind of mission, identifying the goals, target skills, methods and problem solving for each type of search. Color photographs and line drawings help to elucidate difficult concepts explained in the text. A resources section and index conclude this 254-page volume.

Author : Vi Hummel Shaffer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
ISBN : 1550597639

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K9 Teams by Vi Hummel Shaffer Pdf

Author : American Rescue Dog Association (ARDA)
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-21
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9780470334515

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Search and Rescue Dogs by American Rescue Dog Association (ARDA) Pdf

Winner 1991 Maxwell Medallion Best Special Volume ABOUT THE FIRST EDITION "...the techniques and the case studies here are so interesting that a read will prove rewarding to ordinary trainers and fanciers alike." --Publisher s Weekly From the devastation of the World Trade Center to earthquakes in Central Asia, search and rescue dogs have proven invaluable in helping to find victims of disasters whether man-made or natural. First published in 1991 to critical acclaim, this newly expanded and revised edition of Search and Rescue Dogs: Training the K-9 Hero, contains original, updated content. Chapters describe cutting-edge training techniques used for wilderness, disaster, cadaver dogs, and water searches, and by state and federal disaster organizations such as FEMA. Search and Rescue Dogs: Training the K-9 Hero, 2nd Edition provides: * Clear, step-by-step lessons on training your dog for a variety of search and rescue operations * Ways to keep your dog and yourself safe in the face of disaster * Practical information on procedures and equipment for dogs, handlers, and human volunteers * The ultimate experience of the interdependence of Human and Dog Extensive photographs illustrate real-life missions, including images of Ground Zero and the Pentagon taken by ARDA volunteers after September 11, 2001.

Author : Linda Bozzo
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0766032019

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Search and Rescue Dog Heroes by Linda Bozzo Pdf

Explains the history of the SAR K-9 team and the training methods used to transform an ordinary dog into a canine hero.

Author : Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak
Publisher : Calgary : Detselig Enterprises
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Rescue dogs
ISBN : 1550591940

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K9 Search and Rescue by Resi Gerritsen,Ruud Haak Pdf

An unconscious woman trapped beneath the rubble after an earthquake. A backcountry skier caught in an avalanche and buried under tons of snow. A young child lost in the wilderness. In such situations the margin for error is razor thin, and having a well-trained search and rescue dog at the scene can be the difference between life and death. Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak should know. They trained search and rescue dogs for decades and took part in many rescue operations, and from their experience they developed their own unique training methods. This book covers everything from basic training for search and rescue dogs to specific methods for each type of search operation, including wilderness searches and disaster scenarios. They also include information on search preparation, safety, disaster operations coordination, the scent capabilities of dogs, and the history of canine search and rescue.

Author : Charles George,Linda George
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1560657537

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Search and Rescue Dogs by Charles George,Linda George Pdf

Describes the history, selection, training, and accomplishments of different dogs used in search and rescue operations.

Author : Andrew Rebmann,Edward David
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2000-08-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 1420039636

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Cadaver Dog Handbook by Andrew Rebmann,Edward David Pdf

Intended for those who train and handle cadaver dogs, this book also encompasses information for those who work closely with them, such as police, death investigators, and anthropologists. Its interdisciplinary approach is useful to any member of a forensic team who regularly participates in or evaluates the results of the human remains search effort. Cadaver Dog Handbook sets out the principles and procedures for the training and handling of dogs for the location of human remains. It explains scent theory and its applications, introduces basic training and searching strategies/tactics, and covers the legal and taphonomic issues associated with dog searches. Intended for those who train and handle cadaver dogs, this book also encompasses information for those who work closely with them, such as police, death investigators, and anthropologists. Its interdisciplinary approach is useful to any member of a forensic team who regularly participates in or evaluates the results of the human remains search effort.

Author : American Rescue Dog Association (Arda)
Publisher : Howell Book House
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2002-09
Category : Pets
ISBN : 1630261629

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Search and Rescue Dogs by American Rescue Dog Association (Arda) Pdf

Winner 1991 Maxwell Medallion Best Special Volume ABOUT THE FIRST EDITION ""...the techniques and the case studies here are so interesting that a read will prove rewarding to ordinary trainers and fanciers alike."" --Publisher s Weekly From the devastation of the World Trade Center to earthquakes in Central Asia, search and rescue dogs have proven invaluable in helping to find victims of disasters whether man-made or natural. First published in 1991 to critical acclaim, this newly expanded and revised edition of Search and Rescue Dogs: Training the K-9 Hero, contains original, updated content. Chapters describe cutting-edge training techniques used for wilderness, disaster, cadaver dogs, and water searches, and by state and federal disaster organizations such as FEMA. Search and Rescue Dogs: Training the K-9 Hero, 2nd Edition provides: * Clear, step-by-step lessons on training your dog for a variety of search and rescue operations * Ways to keep your dog and yourself safe in the face of disaster * Practical information on procedures and equipment for dogs, handlers, and human volunteers * The ultimate experience of the interdependence of Human and Dog Extensive photographs illustrate real-life missions, including images of Ground Zero and the Pentagon taken by ARDA volunteers after September 11, 2001.

Author : Vi Hummel Shaffer
Publisher : Dog Training Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9781550597622

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K9 Teams by Vi Hummel Shaffer Pdf

A professional development masterclass for K9 detection teams and people who work with them. Explore: Questions, ideas, and opinions from handlers across the United States and around the world. Controversies and sensitive topics such as frauds, glory seekers, and credentials. Methods and practical tips gathered from more than 27 years of training and field work. It has been said that about the only thing two K9 handlers agree about is what a third handler is doing wrong. Whether in search and rescue or cadaver and human remains detection, there’s a variety of opinions in how handlers and dogs train and work. K9 Teams: Beyond the Basics of Search and Rescue and Recovery uses solid science and the experience of dozens, if not hundreds, of handlers to explore the issues teams and organizations commonly encounter in training and operations. Vi Hummel Shaffer is a professional K9 handler who has worked in search and rescue and recovery, including mass fatality recovery, for over 27 years. Along the way she’s attended dozens of seminars, learned from some of the top trainers in the world, and spent countless hours in the field working with a wide variety of agencies. In K9 Teams, Vi compiles the questions most often asked, the issues handlers struggle with, and some of the best suggestions handlers share with one another. K9 Teams explores dog selection, training methods, professional certification, team dynamics, issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder, and much more. Everyone working with or interested in detection dogs needs this book. Those in law enforcement, fire departments, and other emergency response agencies will also benefit from the book by learning what K9s can—and cannot—reliably do. Get the most from K9 teams in the field.

Author : Lisa Idzikowski
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780766096264

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Search-and-Rescue Animals by Lisa Idzikowski Pdf

Deep snow. Fast-flowing water. Fallen buildings. Thick brush and trees. Search-and-rescue animals explore all these places and more to find people in need. In this fact-packed book, readers will follow the tracks of high energy search-and-rescue animals working hard to help. Readers will hit the trail with dogs who dig through debris and horses who pick up the scent. They'll also take a glance at some high-tech search-and-rescue possibilities of the future. Amazing photographs, facts, and engaging text highlight the brave efforts of search-and-rescue animals.

Author : Zak George,Dina Roth Port
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-07
Category : Pets
ISBN : 9781607748915

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Zak George's Dog Training Revolution by Zak George,Dina Roth Port Pdf

A revolutionary way to raise and train your dog, with “a wealth of practical tips, tricks, and fun games that will enrich the lives of many dogs and their human companions” (Dr. Ian Dunbar, veterinarian and animal behaviorist). Zak George is a new type of dog trainer. A dynamic YouTube star and Animal Planet personality with a fresh approach, Zak helps you tailor dog training to your pet’s unique traits and energy level—leading to quicker results and a much happier pup. For the first time, Zak has distilled the information from his hundreds of videos and experience with thousands of dogs into this comprehensive dog and puppy training guide that includes: • Choosing the right pup for you • Housetraining and basic training • Handling biting, leash pulling, jumping up, barking, aggression, chewing, and other behavioral issues • Health care essentials like finding a vet and selecting the right food • Cool tricks, traveling tips, and activities to enjoy with your dog • Topics with corresponding videos on Zak’s YouTube channel so you can see his advice in action Packed with everything you need to know to raise and care for your dog, this book will help you communicate and bond with one another in a way that makes training easier, more rewarding, and—most of all—fun!

Author : Phyllis Raybin Emert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0896862852

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Search & Rescue Dogs by Phyllis Raybin Emert Pdf

Examines the history, training, uses, and breeds of search and rescue dogs and discusses such organizations as the National Police Bloodhound Association and the American Rescue Dog Association.