Search and Rescue Dogs

[SkyeSue]

That sounds absolutely fantastic, well done Harley 

How involved will you be in the training? The only thing that would worry me, is if my dog bonded better with the handler than with me  But the idea of her doing such a fantastic job is amazing.

Way to go Harley 

[goldblend90]

How involved will you be in the training? The only thing that would worry me, is if my dog bonded better with the handler than with me  But the idea of her doing such a fantastic job is amazing.

Sorry I didnt make it clear, I will be the handler, and I will instruct Harley.  The Police just give me a location to search, and I will have another person with me, who operates the radio, and gives our location etc.

[SkyeSue]

How involved will you be in the training? The only thing that would worry me, is if my dog bonded better with the handler than with me  But the idea of her doing such a fantastic job is amazing.

Sorry I didnt make it clear, I will be the handler, and I will instruct Harley.  The Police just give me a location to search, and I will have another person with me, who operates the radio, and gives our location etc.

That is just amazing. How did you get into this? PM me if you would prefer. I'm really interested to know more 

[goldblend90]

That is just amazing. How did you get into this? PM me if you would prefer. I'm really interested to know more 

Hi Sue

I meet the peeps concerned at Paws in the Park earlier this year.  They are part of a national organisation called SARDA.  If you google them, there might be one near you!!  (Not sure).

Jenny, Harley & Mayhem

[sportsmonki]

Think they usually have a stand at Crufts too 

[Hurtwood Dogs]

Wow! Well done Jenny and Harley!

I'd love to do that... Don't think it's Dave's cuppa but Normy is amazing at air scenting and ground tracking, an ex met police dog trainer commented on how good she'd be. Don't think we're wild enough around here though for there to be much call for her though Also..... Sue have a look at the England SARDA site here and click on the sheep to watch this video:

http://www.sardaengland.org.uk/stocktest.htm

The video is of the dogs being 'stock tested' with sheep as they have to be totally steady with livestock, one collie actually keeps still whilst a mad sheep jumps over it's head Not sure mine are quite up to that despite them being pretty good around sheep now... Do you think Chloe would be able to resist???

[SkyeSue]

Well, that was a short lived idea 

The SARDA Scotland website says that you have to be an active member of your local mountain rescue team, or have 2 years past experience with another mr team. As much as I love the hills, there is no way I want to join the mr team, and as Hannah says, I don't think Chloe is quite up to resisting the sheep at the moment - she would definitely forget about the lost/wounded person she was supposed to be looking for in favour of chasing the wooly things 

[goldblend90]

I'd love to do that... Don't think it's Dave's cuppa but Normy is amazing at air scenting and ground tracking, an ex met police dog trainer commented on how good she'd be. Don't think we're wild enough around here though for there to be much call for her though

We are doing it with Kent Search and Rescue, and they just use the dogs when a missing person is reported missing, so could be in the local woods, etc, doesnt mean Mountain Search and Rescue.  Don't think there are any major mountain ranges in Kent 

The SARDA Scotland website says that you have to be an active member of your local mountain rescue team, or have 2 years past experience with another mr team.

Yep we have to joing the local MKSAR group and I have to go on training days with the aswell, to learn how to use the radios, and to map read(properly), and to not just use me sat nav 

[PennyB]

Congratulations

One of the four paws dogs has just been taken on to do this role (he's only a pup though) as well - in the case of SARDA in this part of Wales the humans tend to act as 'bodies' then graduate up to handlers if they want to. Murphy will be part of the lowland search team