Finally there is a manual to describe the procedures and basic steps to start a search and rescue team. It explains how to create a 501 (c) 3 tax exempt organization, and includes examples of Bylaws, Articles of Incorporation, canine standards, and general team operating procedures. It contains a comprehensive listing of SAR organizations which offer national search and canine certifications. It describes classes required by the Department of Homeland Security and provides information on how to find these classes. This book guides the new and the experienced team as they design, review or...

Sabbath Home Baptist Church, located near Holden Beach, NC, had its beginning in 1914. Two cousins, both by the name of Johnny Fulford, and a small group of men and women began meeting in an old house known as the "Bill House." Mr. Samuel Fulford, Sr. owned that house. They began to have Prayer Meetings with eight members. Johnny L. Fulford and his wife Rebecca Jean, Newman Fulford and wife Edna, Julia Caison, Ella Gray, I. Dave Fulford, and Hannah Fulford attended the first Sunday School class. Sometime later the men of the class decided they needed a larger place to worship. They began...

These Tales and Traditions of Brunswick County and Southeastern North Carolina provide a personal glimpse into life on the coast from the Green Swamps to Rabontown, Exum, Sunset Beach, and Southport, to Leland and all points in between. Experience the Duel of 1765 that resulted in a murder charge, the Gullah-Geechee traditions, kunering, shrimping, oystering, farming, Seneca Guns, and deer hunting. Share stories of black bears, bobcats, deer, alligators and bald head eagles from Mill Creek to Ash. All known Brunswick County communities are included in this historical documentation of...

Water Search provides the reader with an intricate overview of the training required to prepare search and rescue dogs to find the location of drowned victims. Readers will be amazed at how these highly trained canines alert to their handlers when they detect the scent of a drowned victim. This book describes the specialized world of SAR dogs, water training and search techniques, and provides a glimpse into the world of victim recovery using dogs. A must read for all SAR dog handlers planning to work in a water environment. From the physical experience of drowning, including information from...

The Gentleman Pirate, Stede Bonnet, and the treacherous one, Edward Teach who earned the nickname Blackbeard, once roamed the Carolina coast and robbed their innocent victims of jewelry, gold and silver. Samuel Bellamy (Black Bellamy), Captains Kidd and William Hewett were just a few who terrorized the coast in those early 1700s. Take a glimpse into their lives, their ships, and meet the women who sailed with them on turbulent seas. Mary Read and Anne Bonny were as mean as their counterparts. and both sailed with Jack Rackam. Journey with some of the pirates who buried their treasure before...

Stedman Baptist Church was first organized in 1913. This document is a tribute to those first 100 years of service sharing the church history and over 50 photos of past and present members and pastors. All are invited to attend services.

Choosing a new puppy can be a daunting task. This manual helps the average family to make wise selections for that valued new family member. It prepares the new puppy owner to bring home their new addition providing lists of supplies and equipment needed for most new puppies and goes on to describe those tips to ensure the safety of the puppy by puppy-proofing your yard and home to house training tips. In addition, the following tips are included: Bathing your new puppy The Do's and Don'ts of Housebreaking Crate Training Beginning Obedience Training Grooming Vaccination and Immunization...

Training a Search and Rescue Dog for Wilderness Air Scent Detection Training a Search and Rescue Dog is a simple, easy to understand step-by-step instructional manual to teach dogs to find live people. It provides a planned curriculum to incorporate a re-find in a wilderness air scent training program first, and then goes on to allow the handler to add a human remains detection component should they desire to cross-train their dog. The program allows for individual differences in dog training methods and reward systems allowing the handler and trainer to custom design the program which best...

This tribute provides a glimpse into the unique bond between search and rescue dogs and their handlers. Nearly 100 handlers shared their deepest thoughts ranging from the elation of a successful search to the deepest depression after losing a partner. These anthologies were compiled so that we shall always remember them...the amazing SAR dogs, their handlers and trainers. Handlers from across the USA have come together to preserve the memories of their canine partners over the course of the last fifty years and hundreds of search missions. Examples of canine bravery, handler frustration,...