In ancient and modern times, there are many records at home and abroad about righteous dogs as saviors and yellow dogs breaking out to avenge their masters. Nowadays, dogs are often used in various life-saving tasks and serve humans faithfully. There are mountain life-saving pills that search for passengers in distress in the ice and snow; there are dogs that risk their lives to search for children in the raging fire; there are rescue dogs that risk their lives to rescue drowning people in the beach bathing beach; there are dogs that are in the deep mountains and old forests, A loyal dog who bravely fights venomous snakes and beasts to protect his owner from disaster; he also sniffs out the exact location of a buried living person in the collapsed rubble, delivers food, oxygen, and letters to him, and rescues him or her after being rescued. life saving dog. In short, humans are increasingly using dogs for life-saving purposes. The methods of lifesaving training also vary depending on the use occasion.

Suitable age: 8 months-0 months

Training goal: To train dogs to excitedly and actively exert their special functions to independently or partially assist people in rescue work according to instructions or calls for help. Dogs used for life-saving training must be sensitive, brave, tenacious, docile and flexible, have long-lasting endurance, and have a high desire for search rather than cooperation and cooperation.

Applicable dog breeds: working dogs | Saint Bernard dogs | Newfoundland dogs

Venue: Training Ground

Equipment: professional life-saving equipment | life buoy | fire-proof clothing

Level: University (Professional)-Professional Skills Training

Training cycle: 60 minutes*40 times

Steps to train a dog to “rescue”:

Step one:Training snow rescue dogs first develops the dog’s search ability. Choose an open snowy mountainous area, and the trainer and assistant trainer take the dog to the destination. The trainer first teases the dog with food or objects. When it gets excited, the assistant trainer takes away the food or object in front of the dog and runs away. Hidden. Then, the trainer gave the "search" command to the dog and directed the dog to search the ground. When the dog excitedly searched for the assistant trainer, the assistant trainer immediately gave it food. At the same time, the trainer and assistant trainer They all enthusiastically encourage and reward the dog, so that it will have the impression that after searching for the assistant, it will get delicious food and the favor of the trainer and assistant. With such regular training, the dog's search enthusiasm will become higher and higher, and its interest will become greater and greater.

Second step: Training of rescue dogs in gravel and ruins The training method for rescue dogs in gravel and ruins is basically the same as the snow rescue training, except that the training venue should be in a collapsed building Or other rubble and bricks. When a dog finds a buried living person, it should bark to indicate it, and the dog should be trained to carry rescue items such as food, oxygen, etc. to the "victim" when people are unable to enter or exit., to protect it from the threats of hunger and suffocation, and wait quietly for rescue. Even in today's peaceful environment, a group of rescue dogs should be trained in cities to carry out emergency rescue in various unexpected events.

Step Three: Training of marine rescue 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" ashore together. When the dog completes this During practice, both the assistant trainer and the handler should sincerely reward the dog.

Step 4: Training of rescue dogs in fires Dogs used to rescue dogs in fires are called "fire dogs". At present, some countries in Western Europe have begun training and using it, and have achieved good results. "Fire Dogs" mainly rely on their unique sense of smell and ability to identify direction of movement to help firefighters quickly search for children who are hiding or knocked unconscious at fire scenes. Dogs used to rescue people in fires must be bold, docile, brave, hardy, and not afraid of flames. Training can be done in 2 stages. 1. Cultivation of basic abilities The basic abilities of rescue dogs in fires are mainly the training of searching for children in buildings, climbing, overcoming obstacles, and picking up valuables. Please refer to the relevant chapters of this book for specific methods. 2. Practical training mainly trains dogs to repeatedly enter and exit burning buildings to search for hidden or unconscious children. At the beginning of the training, only smoke was used to fill the entire building, and the trainer and the dog went in to search for people.

Precautions for training dogs to “rescue”:

1. Snow rescue dogs must have good searching and digging abilities.

2. Dogs trained for life-saving training must be sensitive, brave, tenacious, docile and flexible, have long-lasting endurance, and have a high desire to search rather than cooperation and cooperation.