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The Training and Skills of Search and Rescue Dogs
TLDR Search and rescue dogs are highly trained to quickly respond to emergencies and find people in various situations. They undergo rigorous training to detect scents, handle challenging situations, and are rewarded with their favorite toys or treats for finding a person.
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This episode is about search and rescue dogs and how they are trained to find people and alert their handlers.
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Search and rescue dogs are trained to respond quickly to emergencies and can find people in various situations, including avalanches and underwater.
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Search and rescue dogs can be trained to find scents underwater, including decomposing bodies, and bloodhounds are often used in movies for this purpose.
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Search and rescue dogs are the first responders in a search operation because they need to quickly follow a scent trail before other searchers potentially ruin it, and there are different types of search dogs, including tracking dogs and air scent dogs.
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Search and rescue dogs are trained to search for human remains and can detect even a single human tooth or drop of blood, and they can also be trained to ride in various vehicles and handle challenging situations like being lowered down a cliff.
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Search and rescue dogs can be trained for various scenarios, including avalanche search and rescue, urban disaster search and rescue, wilderness search and rescue, and evidence article search, and their training begins with basic obedience and positive reinforcement.
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Search and rescue dogs undergo various tests and training, including obedience, physical and mental agility, and tracking in high traffic areas with distractions, to become certified.
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Search and rescue dogs are trained by focusing and amplifying their natural inclinations through reward-based training, where their favorite thing in the world is used as a reward, such as a tennis ball or snossages, and they are taught to find their reward by starting with simple tasks like finding their trainer.
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Search and rescue dogs are trained by associating finding a person with a reward, such as a treat or toy, and gradually increasing the difficulty of the task, allowing the dog to learn that finding a person leads to a reward.
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Search and rescue handlers need to have a good sense of direction and be able to precisely identify their coordinates in order to effectively search for missing persons with their dogs.
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Search and rescue dogs are highly trained and in high demand, with many people willing to adopt them if their original handlers are unable to keep them.
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