- ISBN13: 9780764567032
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Winner 1991 Maxwell Medallion
Best Special Volume
ABOUT THE FIRST EDITION
“…the techniques and the case studies here are so interesting that a read will prove rewarding to ordinary trainers and fanciers alike.” —Publishers Weekly
From the devastation of the World Trade Center to earthquakes in Central Asia, search and rescue dogs have proven invaluable in helping to find victims of disasters?whether man-made or natural.
First published in 1991 to critical acclaim, this newly expanded and revised edition of Search and Rescue Dogs: Training the K-9 Hero, contains original, updated content. Chapters describe cutting-edge training techniques used for wilderness, disaster, cadaver dogs, and water searches, and by state and federal disaster organizations such as FEMA.
Search and Rescue Dogs: Training the K-9 Hero, 2nd Edition provides:
- Clear, step-by-step lessons on training your dog for a variety of search and rescue operations
- Ways to keep your dog?and yourself?safe in the face of disaster
- Practical information on procedures and equipment for dogs, handlers, and human volunteers
- The ultimate experience of the interdependence of Human and Dog
Extensive photographs illustrate real-life missions, including images of Ground Zero and the Pentagon taken by ARDA volunteers after September 11, 2001.
$9.94
Search and Rescue Dogs: Training the K-9 Hero, Second Edition
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Bill Farrell says:
02/14/2010 at 5:37 PM (UTC -5)
Excellent book on the training of all breeds for a difficult task of search and rescue. Easy to read and follow with many diagrams and pictures. Many of the suggestions are still use today by trainers in obedience classes. Well written
Rating: 5 / 5
Ronald G. Zifer says:
02/14/2010 at 4:40 PM (UTC -5)
An excellent book on the role of dogs in rescue. Differentiates tracking dogs from the wider term rescue. Very well written.
Rating: 5 / 5
Anonymous says:
02/14/2010 at 3:04 PM (UTC -5)
Excellent!!! Five Stars!!!!!
Rating: 5 / 5
Susan Gilbert says:
02/14/2010 at 2:29 PM (UTC -5)
This is a really good book. But, if you don’t have a German Shepherd than you still might want to look elsewhere. The book can absolutely teach you a lot but the concentration on GSDs will likely grate on you. The bias is such that there is no mention of the fact that the public tends to be frightened of German Shepherds, and that Labradors and Goldens can do the work just as well without the unfair but widespread stigma of Shepherds. Or that Retrievers excel at this work BECAUSE they are retrievers and because they genuinely adore people! Anyway, it REALLY does have a lot of good information, I just can’t give it five stars because there are lots of great breeds in the world, many of which are suitable for SAR work. Why discount and ignore them?
Rating: 4 / 5
Holly Lover says:
02/14/2010 at 12:04 PM (UTC -5)
This was a gift for an individual who is now in the Canine training business. She has excelled since her schooling, and has been promoted to a leadership role in the kennel she works out of. It was a request by her for some background on this category, I’m sure she was pleased with the choices made for her. I received the feedback second hand on her receptivity to the gift.
Rating: 4 / 5