vétérinaire et fier de l'etre

The following texts come from the book "The Search and Rescue Dog" that I edited end of 2007 and that was published by the International Rescue Dog Organsation and Royal Canin.


- Basic physical qualities of a search and rescue dog (Resi Geritsen)

- Basic mental qualities of a search and rescue dog (Ruud Haak)

- Training the puppy: the natural way, the right drives (Resi Geritsen)

- Training the puppy: 1. Foccussing the dog on a toy (Ruud Haak)

- Training the puppy: 2. Making a connection between the toy and humans (Resi Gerissen)

- Training the puppy: 3. Introducing a search area with human odour (Ruud Haak)

- The role of handler and helpers during training (Resi Geritsen)

- The necessity of obedience training (Chris Pritchard)

- Managing stressfull environments (Dominique Grandjean)