Building a Basic Foundation for Search and Rescue Dog Training

Author: J. C. Judah
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1430328053
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 176

Book Description
Hundreds of tips are revealed to help handlers train the Search and Rescue dog. This instructional guide describes the skills needed to lay a solid foundation for successfully training the SAR dog. The reader will examine disciplines such as Wilderness Air Scent, Human Remains Detection (both land and water), First Responder Dogs, Disaster, and Trailing dogs. Learn the skills needed to prepare physically, mentally, and intellectually for SAR operations. Enjoy meeting REAL SAR dogs in over 50 photos. Discover the industry standard for documentation including training logs, evaluations, and certifications. Sample forms for each are included. Explore Sympathetic Alerts, Human Response Alerts and handler Cues to understand why dogs behave as they do. Gain a basic knowledge of Scent Theory and learn how it impacts dog performance. Ethics and professionalism are stressed as SAR dog handlers from across the nation reveal their wisdom through TIPS and BEST PRACTICES.

Training a Search and Rescue Dog

Author: Christy Judah
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781500141967
Category : Rescue dogs
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Training a Search and Rescue Dog for Wilderness Air Scent Detection Training a Search and Rescue Dog is a simple, easy to understand step-by-step instructional manual to teach dogs to find live people. It provides a planned curriculum to incorporate a re-find in a wilderness air scent training program first, and then goes on to allow the handler to add a human remains detection component should they desire to cross-train their dog. The program allows for individual differences in dog training methods and reward systems allowing the handler and trainer to custom design the program which best suits their breed, environment, and needs. Also included are related forms such as search training logs, search reports, donation forms, and how to collect an uncontaminated scent article. These lessons are designed for the dog that has already had some general training in basic obedience, agility, and socialization. For dogs without these basic skills, the author has written a book titled, Building a Basic Foundation for Search and Rescue Dog Training. Training a Search and Rescue Dog is an excellent follow up and training regime following the Basics book which lays the appropriate groundwork in order to train a fully functional, certified, and able working dog.

Training the Disaster Search Dog

Author: Shirley Hammond
Publisher: Dogwise Publishing
ISBN: 1617811165
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 221

Book Description
Quick response to natural and man-made disasters can mean the difference between life and death for trapped victims. This is a step-by-step guide to training dogs to the FEMA level for this important work.

Search and Rescue Canine - Training Log and Journal

Author: J. C. Judah
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1430328142
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 162

Book Description
Finally there is a SAR Canine Training Log and Journal to maintain all of the needed documentation about the search and rescue dog and handler. This log allows the handler to identifying goals and objectives for dog training and record those sessions. The Log coordinates a full years worth of weekly training, including 52 blank training logs. The SAR Canine Training Log and Journal is a simple and organized method to set and track training goals, objectives, scenario based trainings, and certifications of the handler and the search dog. It provides a place to record seminars and workshops and specialty events attended. Record search and rescue missions, contacts, and general memories as you document the activities of the Air Scent, Human Remains Detection (both land and water), and Trailing dog. There is plenty of space to document general obedience and agility training in the concise and structured formats. A must have for all SAR dog handlers.

Search and Rescue Training Log and Journal

Author: J. C. Judah
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1430328134
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 154

Book Description
Finally a SAR Training Log and Journal to organize your personal SAR information and documentation. No more notebooks and loose papers to put in order and categorize. All your SAR documentation is in one neatly bound book.The SAR Log and Journal allows the searcher to record personal goals and training sessions. It provides a format to note personal demographics, SAR Certifications, Classes taken, Seminars, Workshops, Conferences and other Specialty Training. The Training Log and Journal is a simple and organized method to track training and search missions allowing easy reference through summary forms or more detailed descriptions and logs. A bonus provides a format to record SAR contacts. This easy reference provides space to note fellow searchers, teams, and their resources. This is your directory, all in one bound edition. One book, Multiple Purposes............ A MUST HAVE for all SAR personnel.

Buzzards and Butterflies - Human Remains Detection Dogs

Author: J. C. Judah
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0615202284
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
"Buzzards and Butterflies is a primer for the canine handler working a human remains detection dog on land or water. This is the text to learn training and search strategies that work for other HRD handlers."--P. [4] of cover.

The Legends of Brunswick County - Ghosts, Pirates, Indians and Colonial North Carolina

Author: J. C. Judah
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0615175864
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302

Book Description
Beyond the ocean mist is an area rich in history and lore. Explore the fascinating past of 16th through 20th Century Brunswick County, North Carolina. Visit these historic times through the eyes of its early residents, historical documents, ghosts, seafaring pirates, Indian predecessors, notable cemeteries (including known Slave Cemeteries), local facts, and legends. Take a glimpse into the rich tradition and culture of Brunswick County, and become a part of the southeastern North Carolina legacy. Meet Mary Hemingway, a plantation owner and one of the original settlers of Brunswick County. Read her Last Will & Testament and find out where her final resting place is located. Gain a deeper appreciation and understanding of colonial challenges, pirate lifestyles, and the intricacies of the Indian culture and their clashes with the early settlers. Peruse the names and lives of the original residents of Brunswick County, North Carolina. Enjoy your trip back into time.

The Two Faces of Dixie

Author: J. Christy Judah
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1442134844
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386

Book Description
White Gloves and Lace. Rice Fields and Rags. Plantations and Slaves. These are the faces of Dixie and they come alive in this factual account of the settlement of eastern North Carolina. The witnesses to the era speak out through actual testimony collected from Last Wills and Testaments, Deeds, Photographs, Sketches, Newspaper Accounts, Court Minutes and Pleas, and personal Slave Narratives. The reader will experience plantation life with its extensive labor demands, a need that was filled by enslaving Indians, whites and Africans. Dixie provides a comprehensive view of life during the pre-civil war era helping the reader to better understand the past and move into the future with a wisdom based in an appreciation for the hardships and dreams of all who bridged the era from slavery to freedom. It lists hundreds of plantations, planters, politicians, and slaves who settled North Carolina, and provides a picture of a by-gone era in a way that no other work has attempted.

The Koehler Method of Dog Training

Author: William R. Koehler
Publisher: Ravenio Books
ISBN:
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 269

Book Description
For generations, The Koehler Method of Dog Training has been a beacon of wisdom for dog owners seeking effective techniques to build a strong bond with their furry companions. William Koehler’s approach, rooted in respect for dogs’ intelligence, remains as relevant today as it was when the book first graced the shelves. Koehler believed that dogs could make choices and be held accountable for their behavior. His method follows the pattern of Action → Memory → Desire: dogs act, remember the outcomes, and form desires based on those experiences. Correcting behavior becomes fair, reasonable, and expected once the training has been successfully imparted. In this classic guide, you’ll find practical guidance for creating a well-behaved and happy canine companion. From basic obedience to advanced skills, The Koehler Method covers it all. Whether you’re a seasoned dog owner or a first-time puppy parent, discover the joy of training your dog using a method that respects their intelligence and fosters a lifelong partnership.

Hero Dogs

Author: Wilma Melville
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250179912
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
Lola was a buckshot-riddled stray, lost on a Memphis highway. Cody was rejected from seven different homes. Ace had been sprayed with mace and left for dead on a train track. They were deemed unadoptable. Untrainable. Unsalvageable. These would become the same dogs America relied on when its worst disasters hit. In 1995, Wilma Melville volunteered as a canine search-and-rescue (SAR) handler with her Black Labrador Murphy in the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing. At the time, there were only fifteen FEMA certified SAR dogs in the United States. Believing in the value of these remarkable animals to help save lives, Wilma knew many more were needed in the event of future major disasters. She made a vow to help 168 dogs receive search-and-rescue training in her lifetime—one for every Oklahoma City victim. Wilma singlehandedly established the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF) to meet this challenge. The first canine candidates—Ana, Dusty, and Harley—were a trio of golden retrievers with behavioral problems so severe the dogs were considered irredeemable and unadoptable. But with patience, discipline, and love applied during training, they proved to have the ability, agility, and stamina to graduate as SARs. Paired with a trio of firefighters, they were among the first responders searching the ruins of the World Trade Center following 9/11—setting the standard for the more than 168 of the SDF’s search-and-rescue dogs that followed. Beautiful and heart-wrenching, Hero Dogs is the story of one woman’s dream brought to fruition by dedicated volunteers and firefighters—and the bonds they forged with the incredible rescued-turned-rescuer dogs to create one of America’s most vital resources in disaster response.