BUZZARDS AND BUTTERFLIES - HUMAN REMAINS DETECTION
by Christy Judah (See other books by author)

Summary: Buzzards and Butterflies is a primer for the canine handler working a Human Remains Detection Dog on land or water.

This is the text to learn training and search strategies that work for other HRD handlers including industry standards for Search Dogs and their handlers. From Crime Scene Preservation to evaluating Human Remains Detection dog teams, review the lessons learned by handlers in searches held at Freshkills (after 9/11) and in Hurricane Katrina.

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Buzzards and Butterflies is a primer for the canine handler working a Human Remains Detection Dog on land or water.

This is the text to learn training and search strategies that work for other HRD handlers. Learn what equipment is helpful from ground penetrating radar to forestry probes. Explore the behavior of dogs and learn how to read dog behaviors and other nuances through an innovative Canine Ethogram. Find out what the law has to say about SAR dog handlers. Review the lessons learned by handlers in searches held at Freshkills (after 9/11) and in Hurricane Katrina. This book outlines what other handlers "wish" they had known at the beginning of their SAR dog career.

From Crime Scene Preservation to evaluating Human Remains Detection dog teams, read about the industry standard for Search Dogs and their handlers. Handlers from across the United States share their search stories and tips. From certification to side scan sonar, Buzzards and Butterflies reviews the basics of becoming trained, certified and reliable in Human Remains Detection. the book shares the "inside" story about cadaver dog handlers and their extraordinary canines as they bring home the lost and missing person.

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• CADAVER DOG HANDBOOK - FORENSIC TRAINING AND TACTICS FOR THE RECOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS
• BUILDING A BASIC FOUNDATION FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG TRAINING
• SEARCH AND RESCUE - TRAINING LOG AND JOURNAL
• CANINE ERGONOMICS - THE SCIENCE OF WORKING DOGS
• CANINE ERGONOMICS - THE SCIENCE OF WORKING DOGS

• i-CLICK CLICKER
• ULTIMATE DIET - NATURAL NUTRITION FOR DOGS AND CATS
• TRAINING THE DISASTER SEARCH DOG
• MY DOG PULLS - WHAT DO I DO?
• CONTROL UNLEASHED - CREATING A FOCUSED AND CONFIDENT DOG