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Area Air Scent Search: This is the location of a lost/missing individual in an area. This is sometimes also referred to as “wilderness” searching, but that is not its only application. Typically the dogs are worked off lead and are trained to find generic human scent. Areas can be as small as a building and as large as more

Note: Our handlers must train a dog in either the trailing or air scent search before they are able to specialize in any of the 4 additional disciplines. Some handlers choose to cross train their dogs, while other choose to specialize a dog in a specific discipline.

Human Trailing: This is the location of a lost/missing individual by following the exact path that they traveled (usually on foot). Typically the dogs are worked on lead and are trained to find specific human scent. This requires the use of a scent article belonging to the subject to provide the dog with the specific scent for which it is searching. This discipline is very effective in more ways than locating the missing person. It can also help provide evidence of the path/direction the person traveled, if they left a building or

3	Human Remains Detection: This is the location of human remains. These dogs are often referred to as “cadaver dogs.” This is a discipline that trains a dog to recognize and be able to pinpoint the 6 specific scents of human decomposition in order to assist authorities in recovering human remains.

than 100 acres. These dogs are trained to search for scent for as long as 4-6 hours on a task. The impact of this type of search is that a large area can be covered in a relatively short amount of time with the least amount of resources needed. 10 dogs can search 1,000 acres in 4 hours.

structure and to where they might have traveled. Most trailing dogs are capable of potentially trailing for at least a couple of miles under good conditions.