These dogs are so named and are normally utilised at the scene of disasters for the location and recovery of ‘live’ and ‘dead’ casualties.
They can be used at collapsed buildings, scenes of explosions, or major floods.
The dogs are trained to indicate the remains however small of Cadaver within buried, on the surface of the ground or below water.
Urban Search and Rescue Dogs are trained to scour the scene of a disaster and locate and indicate to their hander the presence of live persons trapped in the devastation.
Their use at Earthquakes, collapsed buildings etc is invaluable. They are agile, versatile and mobile, their use along with highly technical equipment is a very useful tool to search and rescue organisations.
Terrorists conceal Improvised Explosive Devices (IED’S) in a variety of locations.
These highly trained dogs are capable of detecting and passively indicating their presence in a multitude of locations, including vehicles, buildings and open areas.
The dogs are able to detect many explosive substances including Semtex, PE4, C4 Cordtex, TNT, Black Powder, Smokeless Powder, PETN and certain Home Made Explosives including Anfo and indicate their presence by passively sitting and ‘pointing’ at the offending item.
Search Dogs