I’m about to start an AKC Lab puppy, but I also know that its going to take time and knowledge. My Dad has run labs for excellent field trials, but I’m not much of a “hunter” unless we’re hungry. Thank you for the insertion knowledge base, and hopefully we’ll see you in a few. DW; FF/EMT
I have a very high drive high energy lab pitbull mix and keeping him fulfilled has been a marathon but I feel like if I could teach him some search and rescue things that it would help me to tire him out every day because he loves to use his nose. If I'm honest he is really not a pet quality dog and the difficulty level was obvious as a small puppy and since we were the owners of his mother it was up to me to find the proper home and I just never found it. He's 5 years old now and although he has been managed and never developed any bad behaviors because I've done my best I've just never saw him truly full filled. He has to be managed more than our other dogs and it's restricting in some ways. but the more I know the more I do so I will keep learning and growing and helping him to do so also. He wasn't the dog that I wanted or expected but he was the dog that I needed in order to grow.
I’ve always been curious about training a police apprehension dog to be dual trained into search in rescue, since I am a police officer and a paramedic myself
Is your dog already active with your police unit? Usually those dogs have a pretty rough job already and it seems like it might be a little much to do search and rescue if he's already a police K9. And where is your police K-9 while you're doing paramedic stuff that just doesn't make very much sense? I don't see a police units or the K-9 trainer placing a canine with somebody who has multiple jobs in
What I just learned about most dogs? Is that Most All Dogs truly Want & Need Goals in THEIR lives, just like humans . There is a channel I watch where a couple has a doggie daycare, of every type, size & personality of dogs. These dogs are normal household dogs, every single one of them is put to the test of having soooo much fun!!? The ones who owners claim are lazy, love sitting around All day, ones who only want to cuddle, etc. Yet, go to this Daycare, where they do EVERYTHING from hiking, walking, have B- day parties, play fetch , have a warm pool & a cool pool, play games with a zip line toy that goes super Fast!! And Alot more, yet at end of the day?? Most of these dogs....want more, they aren't Lazy, tired of life, they Dont Want to sit around All day!! Its their owners who Are LAZY an dont want to do ANYTHING, how dare so many owners BLAME their Poor pets fur being LAZY? When its their Owners and I admit when younger I was a total fool! Thank goodness I saw this awesome channel, Doggy Daycare Farm, It really opened my eyes to just how much spunk, energy and Love fur Life All Dogs have 💕 💯 💙 ✌
I think this raises a good point. Adding an animal to your family is a big responsibility and if you dont have the time or ability to give the animal a reasonably good life, maybe it isnt for you right now. This is especially true with high energy working breed dogs.
@@basemedical5719 All she/he did was dunk on their owners as fat & lazy degenerates blaming then as derelict pet owners. These people paid for a snarky gossiping judgmental harpy to slander and degrade them after paying them to ethically provide care they couldn't.
Luke who runs the farm is a dog trainer and he does awesome. All of those dogs are rescue dogs and most of them had aggression issues and he was able to rehabilitate them and now has a pack of 21 dogs that run loose together along with two wild-born dingos. But back too the subject, they may not necessarily need a goal, just because that would require complex thinking and they don't have it. They need a job however, at least most breeds do. And they all need daily excercise to be balanced. There are a few companion breeds that are just fine without it. However we as humans should always have a goal to meet with our dogs because it keeps us growing.😊 The right dog will teach you more about yourself than you would have ever found out on your own. You almost never get the dog you want, you always get the dog that you need. So if you're feeling frustrated with your pet then look within because growth is required of you first. Your dog will follow
I love this work I believe without a doubt my dog and his breed would be an excellent fit for this type of work my dog is a Texas blue lacy bred all around hunting, tracking, baying, retrieving, hearing, and a nose for scent that unbelievable, excellent with people and othe dogs highly agile and athletic can reach top speeds running 35 miles an hour can have the ability to jump 6 ft straight up my boy has done that in fact we call him the bullet males weighing approximately 40 to 50 lb females approximately 30 to 40 lb I believe in Colorado they have been used as SAR dogs it's just not a highly known breed of dog, I would love to learn SAR especially with this breed
A $1500 kevlar harness? That's insane. Get a good hunter harness for a couple of hundred dollars - comes standard with a chest protector. Sounds like a bunch of unnecessary bells and whistles.
SAR dogs are total badass Chads of the dog kingdom, If SAR's (at least German Sheppard males) were a human they would own every female in a twenty mile radius. I have on several occasions repelled 90 deg faces with My SAR partner dangling on a line behind me, we have been on missions lasting only 30 min to a week at a time, in the worst NE USA weather conditions that can be thrown at us, and being on call 24/7 we both loved it. He was trained for both live and cadaver SAR, although not registered he just had "it". Unfortunately, he passed away last year. Me being a volunteer Fire Fighter, Medic, avid outdoors-man and his GSD hunt, herd, work and never quit until he won instinct and his intelligence, we were a perfect mach. One of the most important things as a K9 handler is rewarding the dog when He / She finds the subject. You need to reward the dog even when the rescue ends up being a recovery mission (Victim is dead).
Disagree on the uncontrollable drive, I want absolute control over my dog at all times. What you want is endurance, I've been on a track for 4 days before with 16 hour days on our own. You need a dog that has the physical and mental endurance.
How are those two things different in practice? How would a dog find the motivation to stay on a track for 16 hours a day if their drive isn’t borderline “uncontrollable” (which is clearly just hyperbole and a synonym for “intense” or “relentless” here)?
Thanks for the video you guys ! BUT! 😅 ......As someone genuinely looking to get into this field I must say ... the interviewer was -AMAZING- and ask -EVERY - question I (personally) have had thus far .... however .. 'the handler' has made sure to throw in every single negative aspect to every different situation possible in this field. Almost In Hopes like that she might turn people away . That's a major vibe. However , Maybe she was just nervous with the interview / camera etc tho . I'm not good in those type situations either so I'm trying to look at all aspects🙂
I have my own breed of Redbone mix thats stays inside my safety zone as these dogs are trained for dangerous animals. As for balls lol they aint retrievers and they can climb stuff that you cant. My dogs never lose trails and they have a brain not some hyped up dog that gets hurt in the field so clearly you rescue people dont want people like me making you look bad so dont worry I wont waste my time or money on your qualifications. When I move to Alaska and their search and rescue fails then I will enter the search on my own and I live for trailing and rather be in the field where my dogs and I belong. Reason I was looking into this is my local search and rescue team failed to find my freind and even the thermal helicopter failed and when they gave up after stopping me guess what I found her no thanks to search and rescue believing in their dog.Mine had no problem finding her. So yeah I wont be joining any team then.
Such a great intro video! Thanks for sharing and thank you to Alicia for being so candid about the challenge it is to become operational as a SAR dog.
Probably one of the best "intro to SAR K9" videos Ive seen. Spot on!
Time well spent bless those hearts to all those that help in emergencies ty
Thank you for the info. Dogs needing armored vests was interesting to find out.
haha, love the tag "I am a girl" :D
I need one of those for Snoot! 😆
I’m about to start an AKC Lab puppy, but I also know that its going to take time and knowledge. My Dad has run labs for excellent field trials, but I’m not much of a “hunter” unless we’re hungry. Thank you for the insertion knowledge base, and hopefully we’ll see you in a few.
DW; FF/EMT
Right on, good luck in your journey!
I have a very high drive high energy lab pitbull mix and keeping him fulfilled has been a marathon but I feel like if I could teach him some search and rescue things that it would help me to tire him out every day because he loves to use his nose. If I'm honest he is really not a pet quality dog and the difficulty level was obvious as a small puppy and since we were the owners of his mother it was up to me to find the proper home and I just never found it. He's 5 years old now and although he has been managed and never developed any bad behaviors because I've done my best I've just never saw him truly full filled. He has to be managed more than our other dogs and it's restricting in some ways. but the more I know the more I do so I will keep learning and growing and helping him to do so also. He wasn't the dog that I wanted or expected but he was the dog that I needed in order to grow.
Thank you, great video! Very informative.
I'm thinking about going into this and i have a beagle puppy with minimal training.. thanks for the info!
This was very helpful, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent video
Thank you !
Definitely my favourite video on SAR dogs. Very organised structure, clear speech, good audio, non-distracting visuals, really nice :)
I’ve always been curious about training a police apprehension dog to be dual trained into search in rescue, since I am a police officer and a paramedic myself
Is your dog already active with your police unit? Usually those dogs have a pretty rough job already and it seems like it might be a little much to do search and rescue if he's already a police K9. And where is your police K-9 while you're doing paramedic stuff that just doesn't make very much sense? I don't see a police units or the K-9 trainer placing a canine with somebody who has multiple jobs in
What I just learned about most dogs? Is that Most All Dogs truly Want & Need Goals in THEIR lives, just like humans . There is a channel I watch where a couple has a doggie daycare, of every type, size & personality of dogs. These dogs are normal household dogs, every single one of them is put to the test of having soooo much fun!!? The ones who owners claim are lazy, love sitting around All day, ones who only want to cuddle, etc. Yet, go to this Daycare, where they do EVERYTHING from hiking, walking, have B- day parties, play fetch , have a warm pool & a cool pool, play games with a zip line toy that goes super Fast!! And Alot more, yet at end of the day?? Most of these dogs....want more, they aren't Lazy, tired of life, they Dont Want to sit around All day!! Its their owners who Are LAZY an dont want to do ANYTHING, how dare so many owners BLAME their Poor pets fur being LAZY? When its their Owners and I admit when younger I was a total fool! Thank goodness I saw this awesome channel, Doggy Daycare Farm, It really opened my eyes to just how much spunk, energy and Love fur Life All Dogs have 💕 💯 💙 ✌
I think this raises a good point. Adding an animal to your family is a big responsibility and if you dont have the time or ability to give the animal a reasonably good life, maybe it isnt for you right now. This is especially true with high energy working breed dogs.
@@basemedical5719 All she/he did was dunk on their owners as fat & lazy degenerates blaming then as derelict pet owners. These people paid for a snarky gossiping judgmental harpy to slander and degrade them after paying them to ethically provide care they couldn't.
Luke who runs the farm is a dog trainer and he does awesome. All of those dogs are rescue dogs and most of them had aggression issues and he was able to rehabilitate them and now has a pack of 21 dogs that run loose together along with two wild-born dingos. But back too the subject, they may not necessarily need a goal, just because that would require complex thinking and they don't have it. They need a job however, at least most breeds do. And they all need daily excercise to be balanced. There are a few companion breeds that are just fine without it. However we as humans should always have a goal to meet with our dogs because it keeps us growing.😊 The right dog will teach you more about yourself than you would have ever found out on your own. You almost never get the dog you want, you always get the dog that you need. So if you're feeling frustrated with your pet then look within because growth is required of you first. Your dog will follow
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I love this work I believe without a doubt my dog and his breed would be an excellent fit for this type of work my dog is a Texas blue lacy bred all around hunting, tracking, baying, retrieving, hearing, and a nose for scent that unbelievable, excellent with people and othe dogs highly agile and athletic can reach top speeds running 35 miles an hour can have the ability to jump 6 ft straight up my boy has done that in fact we call him the bullet males weighing approximately 40 to 50 lb females approximately 30 to 40 lb I believe in Colorado they have been used as SAR dogs it's just not a highly known breed of dog, I would love to learn SAR especially with this breed
A $1500 kevlar harness? That's insane.
Get a good hunter harness for a couple of hundred dollars - comes standard with a chest protector.
Sounds like a bunch of unnecessary bells and whistles.
So, skills any and every infantryman already has
SAR dogs are total badass Chads of the dog kingdom, If SAR's (at least German Sheppard males) were a human they would own every female in a twenty mile radius. I have on several occasions repelled 90 deg faces with My SAR partner dangling on a line behind me, we have been on missions lasting only 30 min to a week at a time, in the worst NE USA weather conditions that can be thrown at us, and being on call 24/7 we both loved it. He was trained for both live and cadaver SAR, although not registered he just had "it". Unfortunately, he passed away last year. Me being a volunteer Fire Fighter, Medic, avid outdoors-man and his GSD hunt, herd, work and never quit until he won instinct and his intelligence, we were a perfect mach.
One of the most important things as a K9 handler is rewarding the dog when He / She finds the subject. You need to reward the dog even when the rescue ends up being a recovery mission (Victim is dead).
I would love to test my malinois. High drive, relentless, and shows signs of a good nose.
Not all that different than training and handling MWDs or police dogs. High energy and a lifestyle within itself. All Belgian Malinois.
Disagree on the uncontrollable drive, I want absolute control over my dog at all times. What you want is endurance, I've been on a track for 4 days before with 16 hour days on our own. You need a dog that has the physical and mental endurance.
great perspective, thanks for sharing
How are those two things different in practice? How would a dog find the motivation to stay on a track for 16 hours a day if their drive isn’t borderline “uncontrollable” (which is clearly just hyperbole and a synonym for “intense” or “relentless” here)?
I'm sure she is saying the same thing just wording it different. Drive, motivation, endurance, Never give up attitude are easily interchangeable.
Thanks for the video you guys !
BUT! 😅 ......As someone genuinely looking to get into this field I must say ... the interviewer was -AMAZING- and ask -EVERY - question I (personally) have had thus far .... however .. 'the handler' has made sure to throw in every single negative aspect to every different situation possible in this field. Almost In Hopes like that she might turn people away . That's a major vibe.
However , Maybe she was just nervous with the interview / camera etc tho . I'm not good in those type situations either so I'm trying to look at all aspects🙂
@@ARenae1 He really is. He was very knowledgeable and then let her answer the questions.
I have my own breed of Redbone mix thats stays inside my safety zone as these dogs are trained for dangerous animals. As for balls lol they aint retrievers and they can climb stuff that you cant. My dogs never lose trails and they have a brain not some hyped up dog that gets hurt in the field so clearly you rescue people dont want people like me making you look bad so dont worry I wont waste my time or money on your qualifications. When I move to Alaska and their search and rescue fails then I will enter the search on my own and I live for trailing and rather be in the field where my dogs and I belong. Reason I was looking into this is my local search and rescue team failed to find my freind and even the thermal helicopter failed and when they gave up after stopping me guess what I found her no thanks to search and rescue believing in their dog.Mine had no problem finding her. So yeah I wont be joining any team then.