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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Requirements to Become Operational
The canine and handler must:
- The handler shall have passed a 3
mile map and compass course test
- The handler shall run a similar
course using a GPS hand set of their choice
- The handler will be licensed as a
radio technician and will purchase their own hand set
- The handler shall be able to run
3 miles in 30 minutes or hike for 8 hours carrying a 40 pound pack
- The handler will have completed a
16 hour first aid course and be certified in CPR and commit to a licensed
first responder course or better within the first year of being operational
- The handler shall demonstrate
knowledge and ability in survival skills
- The handler shall demonstrate
knowledge and the ability to practice [human] man trailing skills i.e. find
clues in the field
- The handler has to have passed (show us the test,
we don't need the more expensive certificate option) NASAR SARtech III
on-line test at www.nasar.org
- Provide references as the character of the handler
- Apply and be accepted by the directors of GSSARDA-IL
- The dog will have demonstrated a
clear, consistent and identifiable alert under any conditions
- The dog can be directed forward,
to either side and further away (go back) at a distance of 25 yards from the
handler
- The dog will demonstrate the
ability to go through a blind tunnel, walk an elevated 2" x 12" x 12' board,
a teeter totter, and an unpleasant surface off lead and in control which
includes stopping and turning on verbal/hand signal
- The dog will demonstrate an
emergency stop
- The dog will have demonstrated
the ability to work 2-4 hours straight while maintaining good drive in a
variety of conditions
- The canine will crash through
dense brush to get to a subject at night/in darkness
- The dog must be capable of performing to a
schutzhund BH routine and will be tested (you can link to
www.mybodyguarddogs.com,
www.caninetrainingconcept.com,
and schutzhund USA at
www.germanshepherddog.com for more information)
The team must:
- The team will be able to clear
160 acres of open
field, light brush, etc in 1 hour, dense brush in 2 hours
- The team will have demonstrated the ability to work
in structures (burn houses, barns, public buildings, etc.)
- The team will have an exposure to canine tracking/man
trailing and be working toward certification in those areas
- Any skills and areas of expertise which maybe required
from working with various local agencies to best facilitate the most rapid
location of the subject
For More Information Contact:
German Shepherd Search and Rescue Dog Association - Illinois
26104 Midlothian Road, Mundelein, IL, 60060
Tel: 847-970-9917
FAX: 847-949-6128
Internet:
crsar@sbcglobal.net
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