I’m curious to know what to look for in a dog/pup that would be ideal for SAR?? For example is a dog that is extremely friendly, like has to greet everyone, gets wicked excited around people and has to meet them. Is that bad? Or would that be considered a good trait?
Brian, Basically the same drives needed with any working dog are what you want for SAR. A overexcitable, people friendly dog (my Aussie) is neither good nor bad, but will need to learn concentration. they definately need to be sociable. Ball/play drive is probably the first thing you would look for. Shutzhund dogs and SAR dogs can and do come from the same litter. I boils down to correct temperment and training.
Exactly, but being a little hyper for people is not necessarily the same as being hyper for a reward. That's what you want in a working dog. If the dog's being hyper can be channeled into ball drive, they soon learn they get it for doing what you want. My dog gets the kong ONLY when we work. If she seems to have a slow day (seldom) I put the kong under a plastic milk carton with a concrete block on it. She can see it but cant get to it. That brings her drive way up again. I also use the Flinks drive building tape.
Again, being excited (high drive) for a toy is what you want.
I had 2 pups in my last litter who exhibited intense drive and in particular, hunt/search drive...one would put her nose in teh air and then try to climb up on teh stove after food! A male would dig and dig in blankets after a treat, or inbetween blankets for a toy. At the pet store, he dug and scrunched down trying to get under shelving after a treat. He is currently training with a SAR person and is showing extremely good potential for SAR...maybe a water rescue dog LOL as he dug under 3 feet of snow to catch a vole a few weeks ago...one pup I had last winter went into a snowbank and dug into 2-3 feet of sow to claim and proudly flaunt a frozen, very very dead critter...these were very social pups, open temperament and are both doing well in working situations.
Lee Hough
SG Kyra v Frolich Haus, SchH3, CD, KKL1
SG Kougar, SchH1, AD, CD - by V Xito v d Maineiche
Fenja v Wildferdelande, SchH2, AD
Bianka v Spitzbubezwinger, IP1 by Ufo v Guys Hof
Lee, it sounds like those pups have what it takes. Be careful about letting a SAR dog get in the habit of crittering. That can be a big problem on a search. We train with live and dead critters as a distraction in order to proof the dogs off of them.
I don't have either dog, and am more involved in sport schutzhund.....Wolf is training for schutzhund and should be doing his BH and Schh1 this spring; and Cairo is with an SAR handler in NE - her first dog was super, but was dog aggressive to other bitches, and so he is her new prospect...LOL, he was only about 14 weeks when he brought the live vole into mom to show her his trophy!
Lee Hough
SG Kyra v Frolich Haus, SchH3, CD, KKL1
SG Kougar, SchH1, AD, CD - by V Xito v d Maineiche
Fenja v Wildferdelande, SchH2, AD
Bianka v Spitzbubezwinger, IP1 by Ufo v Guys Hof
thanx guys! yea the dog i'm lookin' into has very high prey drive. i was just worried about the hyperness towards humans. she goes crazy to be social with people. thanx again, i think i'll give her a try at traking and see where it goes!!
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