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Suggested Reading

Listed below are a few of the suggested readings if you are interested in becoming involved in SAR or becoming a dog handler.  This list is a small portion of what is now available for those with an interest. 

  • Rebman, A., E. David, & M.H. Sorg.  2000.  Cadaver Dog Handbook.  CRC Press LLC., Boca Raton, FL 209 pgs.

  • American Rescue Dog Association. 1991. Search and Rescue Dogs Training Methods. Howell Book House, NY 208pgs.

  • Bulanda, S. 1999.  Ready to Serve, Ready to Save.  Doral Publishing , Inc., Wilsonville, OR. 237 pgs.

  • Bryson, S. 1976.  Search and Rescue Dog Training.  The Boxwood Press, Pacific Grove, CA. 213 pgs.

  • Button, L. 1990.  Practical Scent Dog Training.  Alpine publications, Inc., Loveland, CO.  145 pgs.

  • Bryson, S.  1984. Search Dog Training.  The Boxwood Press, Pacific Grove, CA.  368 pgs.

  • Tweedie, J.  1998.  On the Trail.   Alpine Publications, Loveland, CO 215 pgs.

  • Koehler, W.R.  1988.  The Koehler Method of Training Tracking Dogs.  Howell Book House, NY 143 pgs.

  • Bulanda, S.  1994.  Ready! The Training of Search and Rescue Dogs.  Doral Publishing Inc., Wilsonville, OR.

  • Schoon, A. & R. Haak. 2002. K9 Suspect Discrimination: Training and Practicing Scent Identification Line-ups. Detrelig Enterprises, Calgary, Alberta 167 pgs.

  • Hammond, S.M. 2006. Training the Disaster Search Dog. Dogwise Publishing, Wenatchee, WA. 186 pgs.

 

* References available at Dolores Public Library *

 

  •           Cooper, D., P. LaValla, & R. Stoffel. 1996.  SAR    Fundamentals.  National Rescue Consultants, Cuyahoga Falls, OH.

  •       Dashfield, K.  1997.  First Aid for Search and Rescue Canines and Other Working Dogs.  Incident Control Systems, Stroudsburg, PA.

  •       Federal Emergency Management Agency.  Funding Alternatives for Fire and Emergency Services.  United States Fire Administration, Bethesda, MD.

  •       LaValla, P., D. Cooper & T. Jones.  1996.  1997.  Managing SAR Operations.  Emergency Response Institute, Olympia, WA.

  •          Malone, D.M.   1983.  Small Unit Leadership. Presidio Press, Novato, CA.

  •       National Association for Search and Rescue.  1998.  Managing the Lost Person Incident.  NASAR, Chantilly, VA.

  •       National Association for Search and Rescue.  1998.  Standards for SAR Tech III, II, I and Crew Leader III. NASAR, Chantilly, VA.

  •            National Association for Search and Rescue.  1999.  Advanced Search and Rescue.  NASAR, Chantilly, VA.

  •           National Association for Search and Rescue.  1999.  Canine SAR TECH Certification Standards. NASAR, Chantilly, VA.

  •       National Association for Search and Rescue.  1999. Introduction to Search and Rescue.  NASAR, Chantilly, VA.

  •            National Association for Search and Rescue.  1999. SAR Dog Unit Guidelines. NASAR, Chantilly, VA.

  •       Patterson, K., J. Grenny, R. McMillan & A. Switzler. 2002. Crucial Conversations; Tools for talking when the stakes are high.  McGraw-Hill.  NY.  235 pgs.

  •       Smith, B. & A. Padgett.  1996.  On Rope.  National Speleological Society, Huntsville, AL.

  •       Syrotuck, W. G.   1972. Scent and the Scenting Dog.   Arner Publications, Canastota, NY.

  •       Syrotuck, W. G.   1974.  Some Grid Search Techniques for Locating Lost Individuals in Wilderness Areas.  Arner Publications, Canastota, NY.

  •       Vines, T. & S. Hudson.  1999.  High Angle Rescue Techniques.  Mosby, Inc., St. Louis, MO.

  •         Setnicka, T. J.   1980.  Wilderness Search and Rescue.  Appalachian Mountain Club, Boston, MA.

  •       Hardin, J. 2005. Tracker, case files & adventures of a professional mantracker.  Jhardin, Inc., Publishing,  Everson, WA.  432 pgs.