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- 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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Search and rescue dogs aid law enforcement to find missing people who may have been involved in accidents, natural disasters or who are lost, by picking up human scent. There are two types of search dog: tracking and air scent dogs. Tracking dogs find one particular human scent and follow it, such as when people who are lost in the wilderness. Air scent dogs find any scent in a given area, which is useful for finding people buried in avalanches or urban wreckage.Buzzle.com: Search and rescue dogs
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Search and Rescue Dog Questions
Is your favorite dog rescue going to try for Rachael Ray's Mutt Madness $200,000 funding competition? 2 AnswersOk thanks for the information. I will turn this into our dog rescue here and I hope we can raise money for this wonderful cause. read more
I adopted a female 5 y.o. from a rescue that seized 90 dogs in PA and want a companion. Does it have to be male?Heard same sex bad together. 1 AnswerHi @delaineycat, Congrats on adopting, great to hear about dogs being rescued. My advice is to introduce your dog to any possible newcomer on neutral territory ... read more
Do beagles that have been used for breeding ever search for their puppies 1 AnswerWell, no one knows what really goes on in the minds of dogs. But I'd venture to say that your Beagle is paying attention to barking dogs because she may have b... read more -
Search and Rescue Dog History and Trivia
- NSARDA.org: Using Dogs For Search & Rescue
- AKC: About Search and Rescue Dogs
- Bloodhounds.org: History Of The Bloodhound
- BreedRetriever.com: Bloodhound History
- FurryCritter.com: History Of The Saint Bernard
- This page was created by Ryan S, a Part Time Guide in the Mahalo Greenhouse (see the original), and curated by Jonathan.
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