Wilderness/Area Search Dogs
Area search dogs are trained to search for and locate the scent of a living human and alert their handler to the person’s location. This dog typically works off-lead, is non-scent-discriminating and covers large areas of terrain. This is beneficial in rural, wooded, or disaster areas.
Scent Specific Trailing Dogs
Scent specific trailing dogs are utilized primarily on-lead to follow the scent of one individual. This can be a valuable resource in an urban environment. The sooner this type of dog is deployed, the higher the success of locating the missing individual. Upon arrival to the scene, the handler will collect scent articles to utilize for deployment.
Human Remains Detection Dogs
Human remains detection dogs are trained to help locate human remains. This dog works in a variety of environments to detect the odor of human decomposition (i.e. water recovery of drowned victims, hidden graves, wilderness searches, scattered remains, building and vehicle searches, forensic searches, disaster searches, post-arson investigations, etc.).
Disaster Dogs
Disaster dogs are trained to find live or deceased humans in rubble or in a disaster area. These K9 teams are trained to work in a variety of environments (collapsed structure, fire, tornado, flooding, etc.)
