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Ready!: Training the Search and Rescue Dog
Ready! The Training of the Search and Rescue Dog 2nd Edition is a well researched and practical resource for training a search and rescue dog written by an experienced search and rescue animal trainer who is also a keen student of animal behavior. Susan Bulanda introduces the reader to dog training by helping you understand first the process of how a dog learns. She then explains a step-by-step method that leads to the development of a dog that is eager to carry out the vital functions of search and rescue.
- GenresDogsNonfiction
266 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 25, 1994
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Susan Bulanda
23 books5 followersCertified Animal Behavior Consultant, (IAABC), Adjunct Professor, Search and Rescue Dog Trainer, Search Manager, Author, Lecturer, Keynote Speaker
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June 9, 2021
Great book that somehow slipped my mind to add to my ratings here in Goodreads. Step by step training information for search and rescue works, including training info on different types of rescue. Great book to have in your collection.
I know if you were serious about really doing SAR work, you would need to join a group, take the certifications and pass all the tests. But if you want to learn about the training they do, perhaps part train your dog in some way, this would be a great start, and maybe you would decide to the take the deeper plunge.
And if you want a great book about someone who does search and rescue, i would recommend 'So That Others May Live: Caroline Hebard & Her Search-And-Rescue Dogs.' She started when SAR work with dogs was just getting started, and has a lot of good training info from her experience as well as info on search's with results.
And since I am in a recommending mood, I would also recommend 'What the Dog Knows: The Science and Wonder of Working Dogs.' Mostly about working her dog for cadaver work, still great about the science of scent work and a very interesting read.
I know if you were serious about really doing SAR work, you would need to join a group, take the certifications and pass all the tests. But if you want to learn about the training they do, perhaps part train your dog in some way, this would be a great start, and maybe you would decide to the take the deeper plunge.
And if you want a great book about someone who does search and rescue, i would recommend 'So That Others May Live: Caroline Hebard & Her Search-And-Rescue Dogs.' She started when SAR work with dogs was just getting started, and has a lot of good training info from her experience as well as info on search's with results.
And since I am in a recommending mood, I would also recommend 'What the Dog Knows: The Science and Wonder of Working Dogs.' Mostly about working her dog for cadaver work, still great about the science of scent work and a very interesting read.
February 4, 2019
So good!
I need to read other books specifically on training myself as a handler and SAR operator, but man was this a good book for dog training! It gives you an extensive overall look at things, with details and a section on actual training that was very easy to understand. Also a chapter on the politics of Canine SAR, which was very helpful to get an idea for how things look.
Looking forward to implementing the things I’ve learned here. :)
I need to read other books specifically on training myself as a handler and SAR operator, but man was this a good book for dog training! It gives you an extensive overall look at things, with details and a section on actual training that was very easy to understand. Also a chapter on the politics of Canine SAR, which was very helpful to get an idea for how things look.
Looking forward to implementing the things I’ve learned here. :)
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