Human Remains Detection

While finding missing subjects in wilderness and rural settings is our primary mission, many of our canine teams are trained for other specialties. Several of our teams are trained in human remains detection and have worked successfully to help resolve criminal investigations.

Dog teams have a very special role in the world of search and rescue. The proper use of search dogs in search problems can drastically reduce the number of personnel and hours required on a search and increase the probability of detection of the missing subject.

A trained dog's extremely sensitive hearing, night vision, endurance, and keen sense of smell have continually proven to be invaluable in the effort to locate missing persons. Because of their extraordinary abilities, dogs are often able to reduce the search time and thereby increasing the chances that the person will be found alive.