| Recently received this question:"AM
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| | site lists a great many "traits" that
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| LOOKING FOR A LABADOR RETREIVER PUPPY AT
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| | would be of use to a SAR dog, like
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| THIS MOMENT - I AM WANTING TO GET THE
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| | agility and obedience.If you're in a
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| PUPPY TAUGHT TO AIR AND GROUND SCENT HUNT
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| | hurry to get into the training, you might
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| FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE WORK AS WELL AS
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| | want to talk to your local Lab Rescue
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| MYSELF TAUGHTWHERE DO I GO?"Here is what
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| | group for an older dog to begin with.
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| I answered:From my research on the net
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| | Labs don't generally physically mature
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| (using search-and-rescue-dog-training),
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| | until they are 18-24 months old and
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| I've found the following resources:Search
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| | emotionally later than that, so you're
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| Dog Network, Inc.
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| | looking at a minimum of about two years
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| Selecting a Potential SAR Dog
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| | before the dog will be stable enough to
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| | really do the SAR work. Socializing the
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| (most of the links at the bottom don't
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| | young dog is extremely important to move
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| work)SARBC
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| | this stability along.The training for you
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| Search and Rescue Society of British
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| | will take a good while, too. Not only do
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| Columbia
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| | you have to train the dog, but there are
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| Association for Search and Rescue
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| | aspects you need training in, such as,
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| | handling the dog in different terrains,
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| Particularly view the Education
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| | first aid for your SAR dog (and yourself
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| linksNorth American Search Dog Network
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| | and others), physical conditioning for
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| Rescue Dog Association, Inc.
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| | you and the dog. Then, if you choose to
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| you don't indicate where you're
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| | specialize, there is more training that
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| located, I added in the BC info. It
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| | will have to be done.It is not going to
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| appears to be an excellent information
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| | be a six- or eight-week course and you're
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| resource.You might also check with your
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| | ready. It is going to be an ongoing
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| local Fire Department and Police
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| | committment for a long time. It can get
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| Department for information on local SAR
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| | pretty expensive, too, because if your
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| dog teams and contact them to find out
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| | SAR team is called to other areas to
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| where they trained.It appears from the
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| | help, you'll have to get there, take care
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| information available, that some of the
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| | of your housing needs and meals, and any
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| training available may be iffy. Find out
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| | other expenses that occur. Too, if you
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| from any potential trainers how much time
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| | can't be gone from your job for long
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| they've spent in the field and what
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| | periods, what will you do in a
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| certifications they hold, not only in
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| | longer-term situation
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| SAR, but in other work, too, such as
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| | where you and your dog are needed for
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| Agility Titles, Obedience Titles, Field
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| | weeks at a time?I'm certainly not trying
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| Trial or Tracking Titles. I would
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| | to discourage you, I think it is
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| definately check the NASAR link and look
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| | wonderful that you want to get into the
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| at the courses they offer under their
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| | work--there are many more teams needed
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| Education link.As for finding your puppy,
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| | for it. But, it is important to know
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| I'd suggest locating a few Lab breeders
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| | that this is not going to be something
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| in your area and ask them about the
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| | you can generally do over a weekend like
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| people they have placed puppies with. Do
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| | an obedience trial or show.Best of luck
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| any of them use the dogs for SAR? Ask,
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| | on finding your SAR dog and training and
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| too, about dogs from their lines that
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| | let me know how it goes.C. Rogers Upson
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| have been used in hunting, agility,
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| | has been training dogs and studying them
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| obedience training and such. You're
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| | for nearly 40 years. Her website is Dog
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| looking for lines that are "working"
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| | Potentials and she has two dog-related
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| dogs. Those are the lines that would
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| | stores at Keeping to the Borders and Dog
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| probably work best for this.The SARBC
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| | Potentials-The Store.
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