NCJ Number
96789
Date Published
1984
Length
379 pages
Annotation
This manual discusses the history of search dogs in law enforcement and reasons for their use; the search dog itself; case searches, standards, and testing; basic training; and area rescue, disaster, evidence, and felony search training.
Abstract
The manual tells how to select and train a puppy for search work, what commands to give, how to reinforce the dog's response, and how to interact with the dog to keep it 'interested' in the mission. It discusses how to organize a search mission, how to coordinate the various elements in a search effort (including equipment), and how to work with law enforcement personnel. The manual explains how to conduct search missions from the training stage to real life situations. Photographs, an index, and about 75 references are supplied. (Publisher abstract modified)