For what it is worth, pork skin is the closest to human skin so far as animals go.... and once we are dead we smell less human and more animal anyway, so I could see pork skin working... Just think, if it didn't your dog could find pork rinds! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> *kidding*
I have a friend who is a tattoo artist, guess what they learn on (before humans) ... yep, you guessed it Pork skins...
I'm skeptical. A dog can tell the difference between decaying human and decaying critter. I wouldn't want to risk my dog hitting on something other than human by using something other than human in training. If anyone has any solid evidence that pork skin works as well as human tissue, I'd be curious to see it. I'm not saying it ain't so, but just that I am skeptical. Convince me.
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corgipower wrote:i have heard from a couple of people that you can use pork skin. get that from a butcher.
i haven't had a chance to see if it really works myself, but the sources i got the info from are SAR trainers.
***This is a serious mistake. Be careful from who you get your information. This is an old, outdated training method and not worth using in this day and age. An HRD dog worth anything should be expected to discriminate between swine (and other animal remains) and human remains. What if you have to search a barnyard? What if you have to go to court to defend the work of you and your dog? Think about it.
Good to know John, my experience with SAR is about as limited as it gets. The local group(MESARD) wanted pictures and I had to chase them around the woods all day, that was enough for me to know it isn't my cup of tea!
It was very interesting to watch the dogs that were testing in cadaver work though. I think out of 8 that day(that were testing where I was) only 5 passed. Very interesting stuff.
I will go back to my crate and just watch this stuff from the sidelines. When I am dead you guys can have whatever you want. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
well maybe the pig skin wouldn't help in sar, but you could sure use it to find the good bbqs in the neighborhood. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
Just a note for anyone buying from boneroom.com. When you talk to them, make sure they understand what you are using it for and ask that they do not cure the bone in anyway or use any chemicals on the bone.
Ok, I'm new to this and learning, so I ask: would the remains after a post-mortem be applicable. I did not see any reference to anything similar other than Ringsports liposuction. I'm thinking this could be more easily obtained if you are friendly with your neighborhood coroner. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> Please let me if I'm off base here. Thanks
Disposition of human remains is governed by laws. A coroner cannot just give away parts. An exception would be if a person has made arrangements for an anotomical gift that would allow the use of their tissues for the purpose of search dog training. I'm not sure what happens when a deceased person has no relatives or anyone who will claim the body. The coroner is under legal obligation to make a reasonable effort to locate such people.
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