New Zealand Dog News

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July 28, 2009

Two out of 22 dogs pass rescue test

Only two new potential search and rescue dogs made the cut at a training camp for 22 canines in South Canterbury during the weekend.

Dog trainer and assessor Mark Allen said dogs and their handlers from across the South Island were put through rigorous wilderness air-scent and tracking tests at Raincliff, near Geraldine, to test their suitability to join Land Search and Rescue (LandSAR) teams.

"It's rigorous training," Allen said.

"It's a matter of getting it right because at the end of the day we have to be absolutely assured that if a dog goes into a subject or an article, that they identify it back to the handler because it can mean the difference between life and death." MORE>>

Be great to see some of these dogs in action... perhaps in the next Dogs Day Out :)

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