Search & Rescue Advanced
(Search Team K9 Members Ryker, Wile E. and Calypso)
The Advanced Level requires the K-9 team to:
Area Search:
Handler and dog will be required to search for a concealed person in a
rural/
wilderness environment. The search will include:Quartering- pattern
and proper
use of windBush and open area
Approximately one square kilometer
Approximately 2 hours to complete
Agility:
Working the dog on and off lead the handler will negotiate an agility
course
consisting of:
4 hurdles
not to exceed one meter in height.
A culvert, maximum eight meters in length and maximum one meter in
diameter,
laid
horizontally on the ground by going straight through without stopping.
An “A”
frame scramble ramp, minimum height of 1 ½ meters.
Raised log/plank not less than two meters
long and 20 centimeters wide, no
higher than one meter off the ground
A platform
raised at least one meter off the ground.
Article
Search:
Handler
and dog will be required to search for and locate two medium-sized
scented articles of clothing ( eg. a T shirt) or other items of
similar size
( i.e. wood, metal, leather, etc.) in a rural/wilderness area.
Articles will be
placed in a light concealment and will not be buried. The handler
will be
informed if a metal article is used.
One article must be cloth.
The search will include:Quartering-
pattern and proper use of wind
Articles concealed up to 24 hours prior
to commencement to search (If metal
articles are used then concealment time will be less than 24 hours
prior to
search).
Approximately 200 meters by 200 meters area to be searched
To be
completed in 30 minutes.
Obedience:
The
canine teams will perform the following exercises on and off lead and
the
handler using voice and/or hand signals
Heel Off LeadJog at heel
Sit at HeelDown at Heel
StayRecall (Come from a distance of 15
meters)
Stay on
recalls
Sit at a
distance of 10 meters
Down at a
distance of 10 meters
Finish-
“heel”
Evaluation of prey drive- demonstration
of dogs desire to bring back a thrown
article of the handler’s choice.
(K9 Wile E. in training exercise with local Police
Agency)
Tracking:
At
the completion of the course the dog and handler will be able to
complete a
track laid by a stranger started in bush and finishing in rural
(Approximately ½
track in each)
2 Kilometers in length,
Right
angle turns (no less than 4 turns)
One dead
end turn
4
articles,
Over
urban/suburban/rural terrain
At least 1
hour old
3 cross
tracks
Approximately
20 meters on low scent area (railway, dirt, gravel)3 road
crossings
Human/animal scent distractions will be present.
The terrain will consist of
urban/suburban/rural, which will include asphalt,
dirt roads, gravel roads, and mixed vegetation.
Age:
6 months to Adult
Course Times:
Location:
Oakville
Cost:
$100.00 / Monthly session
Payment:
Pre-requisites:
Search & Rescue Level III
Introduction to Search and Rescue
Search & Rescue I
Search & Rescue II
Search & Rescue III
Search & Rescue Advanced
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