How
a Rescue Dog Training can make your Dog’s cause Nobler
You
might have heard about dogs that are being pressed into service
for rescue activities, and do you think that dogs can normally
be used for rescue purpose without any formal training? The
answer is an emphatic no, as there is one exclusive branch
of dog training meant for training dogs in rescue activities
and they can assist people in finding victims in the event
of a disaster or other calamities.
A Dog's Innate Quality of Smell
Dogs
are generally born with magnificent sense of smell and not
all dogs are similar in their sniffing capabilities. There
are certain breeds with a very special sniffing capabilities
and when you can train such dogs in rescue operations then
such dogs can really stand out in their performance and help
society well. There are also few small sized dogs that can
wriggle their way through debris and other narrow spaces and
such dogs can also profitably be trained in rescue operations.
Experts believe that majority of the dogs that has been imparted
with rescue dog training consider the act of rescue as fun
and hence they will prove to be of immense use in an event
of any disaster or calamity.
In
any rescue dog training, first the dog will be trained to
keep its focus uninterrupted by the hostile environment and
though many dogs can be trained for this, the rescue dog training
can make dogs very adept at this ability. For example, the
Bloodhound breed is known for its searching ability and where
as the Newfoundland is well suited for rescue operations in
high snow capped mountains and during avalanche.
Of
all the known breeds, Labrador Retrievers is considered to
be the best of the lot when it comes to sniffing and rescuing
operation, and the other breeds such as German Shepherds,
Belgian Malinois and Golden Retrievers are also decent breeds
that can be beneficially put in for rescue operations. Dogs
in general love to play and hence this innate attitude can
be best used for the benefit of the society when such dogs
are subjected to rescue dog training.
Principles
of Rescue Dog Training
The
dogs’ innate quality of strong sense to smell is best
used in this rescue dog training. Dogs, with the sense of
smell to their assistance can sniff and identify the specific
odor from among millions of different odors. Human body cells
leave a kind of scent and the trained dogs will be able to
track a person with utmost focus only on this selected odor
or smell and zero in on the person correctly. You can find
that these dogs were able to track the person even in the
case of the person getting drenched or falling into a pool
of water because dogs can trace the smell from thin air too.
In
rescue dog training, the dogs are also trained in other faculties
such as taking an advantageous position so that it will not
hamper the rescue efforts and other related matters. As far
as the rescue dog training is considered, many faculties are
bundled into one and for the dog it is a single exercise.
When it comes to the part of the trainer or the person using
the dog for rescue purpose, there is some separate training
to make the trainer read the dog’s eyes and its expressions.
Dogs express few subtle symptoms or expressions and once the
trainer is trained on these lines, he or she will be able
to use the dog better. Further, the dogs will also be made
to learn from the eyes of its trainers and when both these
two merge what you can have is a fantastic rescue team.
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