SAR dogs are trained from being only a few weeks old, and this is done by a professional. 2nd Answer: You don't have to be a professional to train your dog to be a Certified Search & Rescue dog....
The job of a search and rescue dog is, well, just that: searching out victims of a catastrophe (say a massive earthquake that buried hundreds of people under buildings, or an avalanche that buried...
They work where they are needed. Search and rescue dogs are trained to handle many kinds of transportation and can even be transported by helicopter and raised and lowered in harnesses. In a...
A good nose and the drive to do it. You need to start out teaching your dog to track. Make it fun at first. Get a tracking harness and a 12 foot lead.
The dog should be in good health and able to...