Search and rescue dogs
Among all types of service dogs, the importance of search and rescue dogs It's self-evident. It is also one of the most popular jobs for dogs that is most respected and praised by people. After a major disaster occurs, it is also the first time they rush to the disaster area. Search and rescue services are directly related to saving human lives and property and are of vital importance.
1. Experience
The experience of search and rescue dogs can be traced back to 950 AD, when a dog was trained in a monastery on the border of Switzerland and Italy. Many people who suffered snowstorms in the mountainous area People were rescued by him, and he became the first recorded search and rescue dog. Unfortunately, the lecture hall was abandoned by fire in the 16th century, and all records were lost. However, in the next three hundred years, it is recorded that search and rescue dogs saved more than 2,500 lives in the area. The most famous search and rescue dog in history is a St. Bernard named "Barry". It successfully saved the lives of more than 40 people. Today, Barry's portrait still exists in the Natural History Museum in Bern.
2. Work
The scope of work of search and rescue dogs is very broad, including searching and rescuing lost people at natural disaster scenes, such as earthquakes, avalanches, mountains and water, and other scenes. According to the relief situation, it can be divided into flat relief, water relief and mainland relief. Search and rescue dogs are also responsible for search and rescue work at certain crime scenes. These services can rely on the quick sense of search and rescue dogs to speed up work efficiency. For example, there are tasks such as missing passengers in the mountains, avalanche scenes or earthquake scenes where people are buried, searching for rescuers, identifying tools used by criminal suspects, and identifying human traces at fire scenes.
3. Type
What type of dog can be trained as a search and rescue dog? There are many types of dogs that can be used as search and rescue dogs. In principle, as long as they are of average size, not too small or too numerous, a sharp nose is very important, and in terms of character, they must be patient, adaptable, etc., often All types of hounds can become search and rescue dogs. In addition, there are some special requirements depending on the rescue environment. For example, water rescue dogs not only require that the dog be a good swimmer and have good physical fitness, so some larger dogs, such as Newfoundland dogs, will be used. Land rescue dogs need to be able to work in the wild in cold weather.
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