Search & Rescue
Crazy Lot of Fun
January 15, 2012 by sherri · Leave a Comment
Crazy Conditions It is 19 degrees Fahrenheit, a cold wind is blowing out of the north at 7-10 mph, and you are excited to be out in it. You aren’t just out in it, you will be sitting still for 30 minutes or more, waiting to reward a dog for finding you. If that sounds [...]
GSSARDA Does Presentation to Highland 7th Graders
January 15, 2012 by sherri · Leave a Comment
On Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Mrs. Oshinski, 7th grade science teacher invited Sherri and Belle from German Shepherd Search and Rescue Dog Association to come in and talk about canine search and rescue. The class had just finished a section on forensics. Sherri presented the who, what, where, why and how of canine search and [...]
Thank You Carson Pirie Scott
January 14, 2012 by sherri · Leave a Comment
Community Days Fund-Raiser Carson Pirie Scott and all the Bonton stores host “Community Days”. They invite not-for-profit organizations to give away coupon books for a $5 donation. The not-for-profit keeps all of the money. The donor gets a coupon worth $10 off anything in the store and several coupons for 20% off many other items. [...]
Shane and Rosie and Bill and Koda Go Operational
January 13, 2012 by sherri · Leave a Comment
Wilderness Testing On November 19th the testing started. Originally the evaluations were to be in September but getting outside evaluators turned into a serious problem and delayed testing for two months. The original test was to be to Search and Rescue Dogs US (SARDUS) standards, however, when it became clear evaluators were not going to [...]
Gryphon Racks Up Titles
December 3, 2011 by sherri · Leave a Comment
Susan and No Nonsense Gryphon had a busy year racking up his Begleitenhund title, his IRO Rubble A title, and his NIMS Type 1 USAR certification through IPWDA. First the Begleitenhund Gryphon, handled by a nervous Susan earned his Begleitenhund title on June 17, 2011 at the mid-Ohio Schutzhund Club. Weather conditions were not ideal [...]
Don’t Get Lost
March 9, 2011 by sherri · Leave a Comment
We actually expect our team members to be comfortable with both a compass and a GPS.
Tic Toc the Canine Swallowed the Clock
November 6, 2010 by sherri · Leave a Comment
My alarm clock drools and has bad breath. I’m not sure how they do it but my dogs always know when it is 10 minutes before the alarm is to go off. The first sign of this is what sounds like a vacuum against my ear followed by a warm blast of salmon scented [...]
Susan and Gryphon Pass USAR Test
September 22, 2010 by sherri · Leave a Comment
Susan and Gryphon certified NAPWDA and NASAR
How Wide is Too Wide?
July 12, 2010 by sherri · Leave a Comment
The wider the sweep the more likely you will miss the subject, the narrower the sweep, the longer it will take to cover the assignment.
Why BH?
June 7, 2010 by sherri · Leave a Comment
The begleitenhund or BH is first and foremost a temperament test. Good nerve strength, even temperament dogs don’t bite unless told to do so. The easiest way to sort out the dogs that don’t have the temperament for search and rescue is to require the BH. The BH is open to all breeds of dogs and mixed breeds, provided the dog has an identifying ear tattoo or is micro chipped for positive identification.
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