Last year the Toronto Star (one of the biggest Canadian newpapers) came to the mountain where I work. They were talking to our mountain operations manager who is featured in the article. He used to be a ski patroller/avalanche forcaster/dog handler and his avalanche dog had the first live find by a CARDA (Canadian Avalanch Rescue Dog Association) dog. His dog has passed away, so they took some pictures of my dog.
The article never ran last year but it must have been a slow news weekend because I had a bunch of e-mails about my dog being in the paper when I got home from skiing today!
Proving that you shouldn't beleive everything you read in the news, my dog is not 4 (he is not even three) and I don't train him to find people "in a comical way, by playing fetch and tug of war" There are many inacuracies dog and non-dog related in the article but you get the idea
It is true that unless avalanches happen very close to where an avi dog is stationed, most victems die before being recovered because of the time taken to get to the scene. Most dog finds by CARDA dogs are not "live". That said, the place were I work has some of the best chances at "lives", and that keeps us focused on our work
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Jennifer, that picture of Farley drives home to me what kind of conditions you work in. I'm rather blown away, and as always, impressed by what you and others on this forum do.
How DO you stay warm up there? I'm thinking that on a long search, staying warm or at least not hypothermic is impossible....
How DO you stay warm up there? I'm thinking that on a long search, staying warm or at least not hypothermic is impossible....
During searches I will be sweating my A** off. Our Avi Profile requires VERY active searching and ground covering by the handler as well, especially in the Hasty Search. The ground is never flat either
On an actual search the sweating, exaustion and dehydration will be dangerous after searching is over if one must remain on site.
There are MANY parts of my job (some dog realted, many not) that require freezing my A** off however Having the proper equipment and clothing for the job helps, but I am not gonna lie to you, I am often cold
The trade off is that skiing is fun, and I get to bring my dog to work
I never said she could let go if the dog "nipped" her! (I would never use that word) I did tell her that he will "rebite the rag" if tension is not kept on it, and that if it made her nervous she could let go.
No Brits were harmed during the making of this peice I swear
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Farley in the paper...
There are many inacuracies dog and non-dog related in the article but you get the idea 
That said, the place were I work has some of the best chances at "lives", and that keeps us focused on our work 
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Having the proper equipment and clothing for the job helps, but I am not gonna lie to you, I am often cold 
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