Hundreds of tips are revealed to help handlers train the Search and Rescue dog. This instructional guide describes the skills needed to lay a solid foundation for successfully training the SAR dog. The reader will examine disciplines such as Wilderness Air Scent, Human Remains Detection (both land and water), First Responder Dogs, Disaster, and Trailing dogs. Learn the skills needed to prepare physically, mentally, and intellectually for SAR operations. Enjoy meeting REAL SAR dogs in over 50 photos. Discover the industry standard for documentation including training logs, evaluations, and...

Beyond the ocean mist is an area rich in history and lore. Explore the fascinating past of 16th through 20th Century Brunswick County, North Carolina. Visit these historic times through the eyes of its early residents, historical documents, ghosts, seafaring pirates, Indian predecessors, notable cemeteries (including known Slave Cemeteries), local facts, and legends. Take a glimpse into the rich tradition and culture of Brunswick County, and become a part of the southeastern North Carolina legacy. Meet Mary Hemingway, a plantation owner and one of the original settlers of Brunswick County....

Search and Rescue dogs continue to excel with their abilities and talents as they locate missing persons. Buzzards and Butterflies is a primer for the canine handler working a Human Remains Detection Dog on land or water. Included are training and search strategies that are working for other HRD handlers. Find out what equipment is helpful from ground penetrating radar to forestry probes. Learn how to read dog behaviors through a Canine Ethogram. Explore a compilation of hints, missions, techniques, and recommendations with the "rest of the story" for cadaver dog handlers. Find out what the...