| Heroes have always been a part of our life, but | | | | on the scene. It is trained to detect scents and |
| how many times have you had something other | | | | the development of its skills happen through |
| than a person being your hero?? Mostly it's just | | | | regular sessions. The dog will track the scent |
| someone who is your hero. Have you ever had a | | | | from skin cells which tend to flake off from the |
| dog be your hero?? | | | | human body. The flaking skin cells float and land |
| Rescue dogs that are specially trained have for a | | | | on the ground as the person moves on. In the |
| very long time been the only way to reach to | | | | case of water, the cells float to the water |
| survivors in earthquakes, fires, floods and other | | | | surface if the person is underwater. |
| major disasters. Their keen sense of smell has | | | | The people who train these great canines are |
| made them very useful. | | | | special volunteers who have a penchant for |
| Rescue dogs are hard working and coupled with | | | | training dogs and love spending time outdoors. |
| their keen sense of smell have proven to be very | | | | They take great pride in the fact that they can |
| useful. They are very loyal and obedient as well | | | | train and communicate with these rescue dogs. |
| and expect very little In terms of returns. Mostly | | | | These people normally are from a rescue team |
| it is just a special treat, a hug or even just a little | | | | like SWOSAR or SOSARD and are called up by |
| play session that keeps them going. They go to | | | | the local police departments to help in scent |
| places fearlessly where humans fear to tread. | | | | tracking. They are often called up to remote |
| There are a variety of breeds of dogs that make | | | | locations where bad weather and rough terrain is |
| good rescue dogs. Some breeds tend to be | | | | more suitable for a dog to search in. they go |
| better at rescuing than others. In the case of | | | | around on search and rescue missions looking for |
| Bloodhounds, they are known for their prowess | | | | missing children, lost fishermen, accident victims |
| and can uncover criminals easily. Newfoundland | | | | and hikers who may have got caught in some |
| dogs are good at rescuing in avalanches and | | | | danger. |
| Labrador retrievers make great cadaver dogs. To | | | | Another type of dog is the one which specializes |
| become a great rescue dog, any dog needs to | | | | in structural incidents. These dogs known as air |
| work on the tracking scent. With that they can | | | | scenting dogs can track scents from the air and |
| easily recover easily. Golden retrievers, German | | | | are used where human searchers may have |
| shepherds and Belgian Malinois are good at this. | | | | contaminated the air previously. These dogs are |
| Each rescue dog runs through an extensive set of | | | | unsung heroes in the eyes of the people who |
| evaluative activities before it is allowed to work | | | | have been rescued by them. |