Would Your Dog Like to Participate in Search and Rescue

Have you ever considered working with your dog as a part of your local police as a volunteer Search and Rescue Team?

Dorset Search Dogs in the UK would like to invite you to take part in a unique six-week course that will guide a you and your dog through the basic skills required to become a brilliant search dog. They say the best search dogs are those with a high play drive – dogs that are willing to please and love their games of tug and fetch. The six week course will focus on a very active search course so the dog becomes engaged right away and sees what they are doing as a game instead of work. This is not a crash course in Search and Rescue but those who do well with the introduction and feel their dogs enjoyed their time there will be able to go on and work towards full certification. Certification takes between 12 and 18 months to complete.

The organization says they do not favor one breed over another as many dogs do well at Search and Rescue work and all shapes and sizes can be used in different capacities. A small dog can get through debris to find those missing and a big dog could help drag someone to safety and work larger areas so there is no right breed or group of breeds. Your dog does have to already have basic obedience commands down without hesitation but other then that there is no special pre-training that they or you will need to begin this course. They also say all ages of dog are welcome though older dogs should go to the vet before starting the course to make sure they are still fit to be running and jumping and have stamina to engage in a long search.

For more information visit dorsetsearchdogs.org.uk

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