It'd be more wilderness then true Mtn SAR. We don't have the gear for Mountaineering. But Richard just got cert'd for helicopters a couple weeks ago. Oh! The dogs saw one land at a firestation open house recently- does that count?
Traversing dangerous terrain? Whatever. It's our backyard. Collapsed buildings, rubble piles, ladders- not THAT is dangerous terrain! I'll stick to the underbrush, rivers, and cliffs that I grew up with.
We'll let you know if Sara is cut out for it! (for now, we'll just wait for your cool stories, and fulfill our dreams through you and Juice!)
It's neat hearing how SAR work varies across the country. In my neck of the woods we don't have many huge areas to search. Lots of farmland and woods, but it's divided up into parcels of up to a couple hundred acres.
Good luck with harnessing that drive with your pointer, Kelly! I started with a ADD border collie that loved to chase critters. It took a lot of work, but he does wilderness work now. The dog that used to fixate on cats will ignore them at close range when he's working.
Our issue is she just gets SOOO worked up in new/exciting places, to the point where she shakes/vibrates, and looks like she's having a seizure! We're exposing the heck out of her.
I don't need to steal Konnie's thread. Maybe I'll start a new one with Sara issues.
Once again, big congrats to Konnie and Juice, and GOOD LUCK next month with your CE! Thats SUCH a big deal, and you've done so many other things with him! If I'm ever in the market for a mali....
It's neat hearing how SAR work varies across the country. In my neck of the woods we don't have many huge areas to search. Lots of farmland and woods, but it's divided up into parcels of up to a couple hundred acres.
It was quite a change for me - moving from that area to CT. The CT hills sure make a difference when navigating or working scent problems in the woods! When I lived in Michigan/Indiana, the bulk of the SAR work we did was water recovery. Is that still the case or do you guys get more "wilderness" calls now?
Right now HR makes up the greatest percentage of callouts. Very few wilderness. I've just worked my dog at one call out since we passed team wilderness certification requirements last year. And that was in a swamp on the outskirts of a town.
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