Water Search provides the reader with an intricate overview of the
training required t o 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
victims who experienced it and were resuscitated, to using high tech
sonar equipment to locate drowned victims, the reader will experience
and learn how to work a search and rescue dog in this genre. It
includes trailing & search techniques, equipment (boats, etc),
safety precautions, search reports and industry protocols in working a
water search. These handlers and their dogs bring home the missing
drowned person. Some call them Drowning Dogs. Others call them Cadaver
Dgos. All call them heroes.