Michael Margot wrote 12/05/2010 06:45 AM Dual Purpose Search Dogs. #305706 - 12/05/2010 06:45 AM
Michael Margot Webboard User Reg: 04-16-2006 Posts: 3 Loc: Australia Offline	Hi All, Just wanted to get some sort of a feeling for this subject from the wiser dog handlers. What would the benefits be and also the downside to training a dual purpose SAR dog. By that I mean a tracking/air scenting dog. I would love to teach my next puppy tracking, puppy imprinting, and then go onto allowing him to start air scenting. Or should one start the tracking process and wait till he is tops at that before going onto air scenting. Your thoughts and comments would be greatly appreciated. Michael.
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David C.Frost wrote 12/05/2010 10:47 AM Re: Dual Purpose Search Dogs. [Re: Michael Margot ] #305713 - 12/05/2010 10:47 AM
David C.Frost Webboard User Reg: 01-23-2002 Posts: 1204 Loc: Nashville, TN Offline	It's been my experience, considering the tasks you wish to accomplish (rescue people) the ability to do both is extremely valuable. DFrost Any behavior that is reinforced is more likely to occur again.
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Jake Lindquist wrote 01/04/2011 02:10 PM Re: Dual Purpose Search Dogs. [Re: David C.Frost ] #310087 - 01/04/2011 02:10 PM
Jake Lindquist Webboard User Reg: 04-22-2006 Posts: 32 Loc: North Dakota Offline	Most SAR k9's are both. Minus the strict tracking breeds like blood hounds. Dogs will naturally use both when looking for a specific scent. So yes train your dog in both.
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Chris Holmberg wrote 01/23/2014 01:15 PM Re: Dual Purpose Search Dogs. [Re: Michael Margot ] #388221 - 01/23/2014 01:15 PM
Chris Holmberg Webboard User Reg: 01-15-2011 Posts: 2 Loc: Texas Offline	My three year old was first trained in Air scent and now we are working on tracking. It works great for getting a direction of travel. We work with an established K-9 SAR team. If we have a direction of travel, we will know where to start assigning sectors. It really helps! Chris Holmberg
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