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Benefits Of A Canine SAR

By Amanda Powell


Looking for lost items or people in the bush can be difficult especially when covering a large area. Canine SAR is very helpful in such situation as it speeds up the process. Trained dogs with experienced handlers is the best as it supplements human resources. Below are a number of points on how these animals have been used ever since time.

A dog will need to go through training before being deployed to an area. They are able to smell human scent over a large distance. This is because the particles emitted can be transported by the air over larger distances. They will, therefore, follow the scent emitted by the source. They can do this quickly saving the life of the individual.

Studies have shown that they can cover a wider area. One trained dog is able to cover an area that fifty personnel would. This makes it easier, faster and cheaper. Effective deployment, however, requires a good comprehension of the task ahead, the positives and the negatives associated.

The trained animals are capable of working either during day or night time. They, however, are helpful during the night when the circumstance is crucial such as finding an injured individual who is missing. They will go for the search when the other personnel are regrouping. The concentration of scent is high at night due to the still air making it easy in locating. The dogs can also see without any difficulty at night and hear sounds from far away.

They can still be used when the weather patterns are not so good. This may be during windy, rainy, sunny conditions and so on. Sometimes the strong winds, rain or snow might damage the traces, but the scent will not be damaged whether the subject is dead or alive. They will be able to follow the scent to where it is coming from. These trained dogs work well in rural farms, snowfields, heavy bushes, rural farms and so forth.

These types of trained dogs are flexible as they can be transported by any means that humans will use. This includes boats, helicopters, snowmobiles, light aircraft and so on. Some are trained to be lowered from a helicopter. The handler most of the time will not allow to be separated from the animal while being transported. They will always be together even when not working. This ensures a strong bond that is required.

There are a number of characteristics that are looked into before a dog is taken for training. The first considerations is age as it needs to be fully grown, at least eighteen months old. The task to be done requires skills hence there are particular breeds chosen. This may be a German shepherd, Doberman, Rottweiler, giant schnauzers, golden retrievers and so on. They are best since they learn fast.

There are three kinds of missions for the animals namely trailing, air scent and following ground disturbances. They are useful in helping law enforcement find answers to a crime scene, in drowning situations, collapsed buildings, earthquakes and much more. Such animals can be relied on when the situation is tough.




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