How Scent and Airflow Works
How Scent and Airflow Works
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How do those dogs find missing people?
This article was orginally published on the Hound and Found Blog: http://houndandthefound.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/how-scent-and-airflow-works/Remember PigPen from Charlie Brown? He always appeared to have clouds of dust coming off of him wherever he went. This is not far from the truth.
Effective Use of Dogs in Search Management
Effective Use of Dogs in Search Management
By David Godfrey-Smith, Search & Rescue Dogs of Tasmania
The original purpose of this paper was to provide guidelines for police officers and search managers in Tasmania on when to call in and how to make effective use of search and rescue dogs as part of responding to reports of a missing person. Much of the information presented is equally applicable in other jurisdictions, both within Australia and overseas.