Carol Boche wrote 04/20/2007 01:02 PM Ole MAX did GREAT #138813 - 04/20/2007 01:02 PM
Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005 Posts: 4531 Loc: South Dakota, USA Offline	Hey all, I have to share this. I cannot say much about right now BUT, I was called out by the US Marshals office yesterday to trail a suspect/fugitive that had run after a vehicle "chase". Trail was two hours or more old by the time I arrived on scene, I gathered my scent articles and asked a few important questions and Max and I set off. About a half hour later Max found him. YAY!!!! I had to say that. Besides getting accurate direction of travel with that dog on some other real searches, this is my first "find". He had half a chicken and his favorite banana yogurt last night. Want to add that this is what we train for and it makes ALL the blood, sweat and tears WELL worth it!! Until The Tale of the Lioness is told, the Story will Always Glorfy the Hunter
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Sandy Moore wrote 04/20/2007 01:08 PM Re: Ole MAX did GREAT [Re: Carol Boche ] #138814 - 04/20/2007 01:08 PM
Sandy Moore Webboard User Reg: 07-25-2006 Posts: 2665 Loc: AZ Offline	I LOVE hearing this stuff! Trail 2 hours old!! 1/2 hour of constant searching, yahoo Max for your persistence!! I don't know much about searches, but that sounds very accomplished. BIG congratulations Carol and Max! I would love to have been there. Do the cops follow you around as Max searches? I would imagine they do, in case of a find?
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Jan Williamson wrote 04/20/2007 01:12 PM Re: Ole MAX did GREAT [Re: Carol Boche ] #138815 - 04/20/2007 01:12 PM
Jan Williamson Webboard User Reg: 08-10-2005 Posts: 483 Loc: NE Pennsylvania Offline	Congratulations Carol – and to Max also. For those of us who aren’t involved in or even familiar with your work, we can only imagine how you must be feeling. Hats off to you, and Beau and Chance send some of their newly-tried (now ‘bestest favorite treat’ ) blueberries to Max. As you think, so shall you be.
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Carol Boche wrote 04/20/2007 01:16 PM Re: Ole MAX did GREAT [Re: Sandy Moore ] #138816 - 04/20/2007 01:16 PM
Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005 Posts: 4531 Loc: South Dakota, USA Offline	I take my own flanker with me and LE also followed. What was great was that the area had been totally contaminated by the officers walking through the area over the top of the suspects trail.... We have actually done a 20+ hour old wilderness trail before with three fresh crosstracks, just to see if he could do it. And he did it, though he worked hard at it. Until The Tale of the Lioness is told, the Story will Always Glorfy the Hunter
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Carol Boche wrote 04/20/2007 01:18 PM Re: Ole MAX did GREAT [Re: Jan Williamson ] #138817 - 04/20/2007 01:18 PM
Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005 Posts: 4531 Loc: South Dakota, USA Offline	Thanks you guys, I am pretty damn proud of that dog!! I pretty much consider myself the "dummy at the end of the lead". He does the work and I have to make sure I read him correctly to be a reliable resource. Until The Tale of the Lioness is told, the Story will Always Glorfy the Hunter
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Connie Sutherland wrote 04/20/2007 01:35 PM Re: Ole MAX did GREAT [Re: Carol Boche ] #138819 - 04/20/2007 01:35 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	That's great -- good training and good work. :>
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Sandy Moore wrote 04/20/2007 01:39 PM Re: Ole MAX did GREAT [Re: Carol Boche ] #138822 - 04/20/2007 01:39 PM
Sandy Moore Webboard User Reg: 07-25-2006 Posts: 2665 Loc: AZ Offline	Quote: Carol Boche I take my own flanker with me and LE also followed. What was great was that the area had been totally contaminated by the officers walking through the area over the top of the suspects trail.... We have actually done a 20+ hour old wilderness trail before with three fresh crosstracks, just to see if he could do it. And he did it, though he worked hard at it. It all just blows me away. Since I was a kid, the scenting capabilities of dogs has been one of the things I love most about them. You'd think I was a dog, with the pride I feel about their noses - LOL. A question: is your flanker an LE also, or civilian with a gun? Same flanker each search, on call?
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Carol Boche wrote 04/20/2007 01:49 PM Re: Ole MAX did GREAT [Re: Sandy Moore ] #138823 - 04/20/2007 01:49 PM
Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005 Posts: 4531 Loc: South Dakota, USA Offline	Quote: sandy moore A question: is your flanker an LE also, or civilian with a gun? Same flanker each search, on call? I have three trained flankers (in case one is unavailable) that are Fire Dept. but carry a concealed weapons permits and allowed to carry on searches. My state dog team members, as well as myself, also train how to be flankers. I am reserve LE so I am armed as well. I have always told the requesting agency that when a find is made I will back out with my dog (keeping an eye on the suspect) and motion to them that they need to step up. I do this before we start and I make sure everyone is on the same page. I am armed more for big cats and loose aggressive dogs, but if I have let go of my lead and utilize my weapon I will. Flankers are armed for the same reason. If LE refuses (which has never happened) to follow, I refuse the search. I am watching and reading my dog and doing my best to watch my surroundings as well, but this is why I train my flankers to be my "eyes and ears" so to speak. With my airscent and cadaver dogs it is a little different, although my flankers still go with me. Until The Tale of the Lioness is told, the Story will Always Glorfy the Hunter
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Sandy Moore wrote 04/21/2007 08:26 AM Re: Ole MAX did GREAT [Re: Carol Boche ] #138874 - 04/21/2007 08:26 AM
Sandy Moore Webboard User Reg: 07-25-2006 Posts: 2665 Loc: AZ Offline	Thanks for explaining, Carol PS: Love the picture of Max, glad you added it.
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Konnie Hein wrote 04/21/2007 06:48 PM Re: Ole MAX did GREAT [Re: Carol Boche ] #138917 - 04/21/2007 06:48 PM
Konnie Hein Webboard User Reg: 03-24-2006 Posts: 413 Loc: Connecticut Offline	Awesome, Carol! http://www.laforgemalinois.com
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