K9 Resources in Print
Many great concepts and K9 training resources are in print! Please see the list below for reading resources while training your dog for search and rescue.
BE EXPERT WITH MAP & COMPASS, 2nd Ed.
by Bjorn Kjellstrom and Newt Heisley
CADAVER DOG HANDBOOK: Forensic Training and Tactics for the Recovery of Human Remains
by Andrew Rebmann, Edward David & Marcella H. Sorg
LOST PERSON BEHAVIOR:
A search and rescue guide on where to look - for land, air and water
by Robert J. Koester
Missing Person Searches in the Urban Environment
by Christopher S. Young and John Wehbring
Foundations: for Awareness, Signcutting and Tracking
by Robert Speiden
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DON'T SHOOT THE DOG!:
The New Art of Teaching and Training
by Karen Pryor
Wilderness Medicine, Beyond First Aid
by William Forgey, M.D.
Effective Use of Dogs in Search Management
By David Godfrey-Smith, Search & Rescue Dogs of Tasmania, reprinted with permission
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.
How Scent and Airflow Works
SCENT
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.
DIRECTION & CONTROL
By Shirley Hammond
In order to search areas that the handler is not allowed to access or to avoid hazardous areas, the disaster search dog must be capable of being directed and controlled at a distance. The handler may need to stop the dog, and then send the dog laterally, then stop the dog, call the dog to the handler, and then send it laterally in order to safely reach an area that needs to be searched.