Training dogs to save lives

It is best to train dogs when they are 8 months to 1 year old. First, train the dog to respond excitedly and proactively to instructions or calls for help. Use their special functions to independently or partially assist people in rescue efforts. Dogs used for life-saving training must be sensitive, brave and tenacious, docile and sensitive, have long-lasting endurance, and have a high desire for search rather than cooperation and cooperation.

Tools needed to train dogs to save lives

Professional life-saving equipment, life buoys, and fire-proof clothing.

Snow rescue training for dogs

First choose an open snow area, which can be an open-air basketball court or other places. The trainer and assistant trainer will take the dog to the destination. The trainer will first use food or The object teases the dog, and when the dog becomes excited, the assistant trainer runs away with the food or object and hides it in front of the dog.
Then, the trainer gives the "search" command to the dog and instructs the dog to search the ground. When the dog excitedly searches for the assistant trainer, the assistant trainer must immediately reward the dog with food. The trainer and The assistant trainer must enthusiastically encourage and reward the dog, and the dog will associate the reward with searching for people. The dog's search initiative will become higher and higher, and its interest will become greater and greater.

Rescue training for dogs in gravel and rubble

It is the same as the snow rescue training, except that the training venue should be in a collapsed building or other rubble and bricks. After the dog discovers a buried alive person, it should bark to indicate that the dog is unable to enter or exit the area, and carry rescue items such as food, oxygen, etc. to the "victim".

Sea rescue training for dogs

The training first cultivates the dog's conditioned reflex to swimming commands, gestures or the cry for help of a "drowning person". At the beginning, the assistant trainer pretended to be a "drowning person" and made a struggling cry for help in the water. The trainer gave the "swim" command to the dog and waved to the "drowning person". Then swim with it to the assistant trainer. When the assistant trainer grabs the handle or lifebuoy, let the dog swim to the shore. The trainer and the dog will rescue the "drowning person" together. When the dog completes this During practice, both the assistant trainer and the handler should sincerely reward the dog.