Buzzards and Butterflies: Human Remains Detection Dogs by J.C. Judah
Search and Rescue dogs continue to amaze us with their abilities and
talents as they locate lost or missing persons. Buzzards and
Butterflies is a primer for the canine handler working a Human Remains
Detection dog on land or water.
This is the text to learn training and search strategies that work
for other HRD handlers. Learn what equipment is helpful from ground
penetrating radar to forestry probes. Explore the behavior of dogs and
learn how to read dog behaviors and other nuances through an innovative
Canine Ethogram.
Explore burial and embalming customs, how the soil affects
decomposition, how to prepare training samples in concrete, and how
buzzards and butterflies can assist in finding the missing person.