Benefits Of A Canine SAR

By Amanda Powell


There are situations where people or objects might get lost in the woods, water, snow and so on. Looking for them can be very challenging more so when you do not know where to start. Canine SAR is very helpful under such circumstances. They are able to search for the missing subject with their handlers speeding up the entire mission. Here are some of the importance they have

Before the animal is set out to work, coaching is a must where the canine will acquire a number of tactics to use while working. They are in a position to smell the scent of the subject over wider coverage. This is due to the particles that are emitted by the subject transported by the wind. Their work is to follow it to find out where it is being emitted from.

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.

These kinds of dogs are able to assist at any time be it day or night. They are most useful during the night when the situation is critical such as an injured, missing person. Scent concentration is very high during the night given that the air is mostly still. These animals can see perfectly well during dark times and hear sounds from far away. They can go ahead with the search while the other personnel is preparing to go for the mission.

There are certain times when the climatic conditions are not so good. It can be snowing, raining heavily or windy. This might tamper with the traces of the subject, but certainly, the scent is still there whether there is life or not. They, therefore, can trace the scent to where it is originating. There is less limit on where the dogs are functional. They can comfortably work at rural farms, heavy bushes, and snowfields among other areas.

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 certain factors that are looked into before being allowed to training. This ensures they work efficiently without any issues. The first one is of age. It needs to be old enough at about eighteen months of age and so on. Specific types of breeds will do well at work because it requires specialized skills. The breeds are the German shepherd, golden retrievers, Rottweiler, giant schnauzers, Doberman, and others. They are quick learners hence reliable.

The three types of mission that these coached animals can engage in include trailing, following ground disturbances and air scent. They are useful in crime scenes helping law enforcement to get clues, earthquakes, drowning, collapsed buildings and many other circumstances.




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