Search and Rescue Dog

Categories: Animals | Dogs
    • Many breeds are suitable for search and rescue
    • A search dog must be athletic, well-socialized, calm, sure-footed, healthy and certifiedSearch Dog Foundation: What Do You Look For in a Search Dog?
    • A tracking search dog can pick out a target odor in a sea of odors
    • When following a person, a dog may follows the trail of odor from skin cells that flake off the body
    • Bloodhounds' long ears and loose facial skin form folds that scoop and trap scent around their noses
    • "Cadaver dogs" are trained to find human remains

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