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1 - mesard.org
" Maine
Search and Rescue Dogs (MESARD) is a non-profit, all volunteer
organization formed in 1983 with the help of the Maine Warden
Service. A MESARD team consists of a highly trained handler and
search dog that have passed our demanding certification process.
Teams receive extensive training and must meet rigid evaluation
standards to become MESARD certified.
Both handlers and dogs must prove their proficiency as well as pass
certification tests on a variety of realistic search problems.
Handler training includes first aid, CPR, land navigation, radio
communications, wilderness survival, crime scene preservation, the
incident command system, ground search techniques and search
organization.
MESARD dogs are certified in obedience and one or more of the
following: wilderness air scent, tracking/trailing, water search,
cadaver search and article search."
Visite their
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http://www.mesard.org/ |