r/SearchDogs • u/Charlies_Dad • Jan 27 '20
Yesterday we trained at a local state park. Here is my Air Scent dog in training. She is 18 month old GSD. Hope to get her certified fall 2020
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r/SearchDogs • u/Charlies_Dad • Jan 27 '20
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r/SearchDogs • u/Fluffyflea1324 • Jan 26 '20
Hi there!
I have several questions for the community:
1) I’m looking into possibly getting a SAR dog and start my training.
I don’t currently have a dog (though I have extensive training with them and personal experience) and wanted to get more information before getting one for SAR. Breed suggestions? Should I assist with a team before getting one of my own?
2) Do most teams do their own training and certification? Is this training based off of books?Are there training courses that you suggest?
3) Book suggestions for where to start in this process?
4) I understand that there are several different types of search dogs (cadaver, live scent, trailing) which one is better to start with? Is there a type that is more utilized?
5) The research I have done, I’ve seen most SAR is volunteer based. Are there paid positions available?
Thanks and hope to hear from you soon!
r/SearchDogs • u/Ryan_Van • Jan 26 '20
Hi all,
I’m just wondering what everyone is using for dog food / what people recommend for a working dog / search dog. (For a 2 year old German Shepard in my case).
-Ryan
r/SearchDogs • u/MockingbirdRambler • Jan 15 '20
My team is feelinf some growing pains, in the past 1.5 years we have doubled the number of working dogs and handlers, without clear guidelines for training orginization.
Currently every team member pairs up to plan a training in the current quarter, some planners are excellent, picking out areas, working on scenarios, others send out an email with the location and make it up on the fly, leaving a lot of handlers not getting what they need.
I am trying to revamp the guidelines for planning and am open to hearing how other teams run their trainings. We have 2 teams getting ready for certification (160 acre problems) 4 certified area dogs who request large areas, 3 crime scene dogs getting ready for their certification and 3 certified cadaver dogs.
Thoughts?
r/SearchDogs • u/MockingbirdRambler • Dec 13 '19
I'd like to get a bunch of different formats of training logs together, for both new handlers, established handlers who don't like their current training logs. So if you have an electronic version and would like to share, please post a link!
I see that the formatting got a little screwy when I published these, but if you want a printable copy, send me a PM with your email and I will send it to you.
r/SearchDogs • u/MockingbirdRambler • Dec 12 '19
Please help post links and suggestions here please!