FEMA

NASAR - National
Association for Search and
Rescue

NAPWDA - North American
Police and Work Dog
Association

Disaster Dog

SWGDOG

USGS Water Data for SD

Garmin Updates and
Support
Education...
Great  Plains  Search  Dogs
FORENSIC EVIDENCE CANINES:
STATUS, TRAINING, and UTILIZATION
Michael M. Zanoni, Ph.D., Adela Morris, Mary
Messer, B.A., Rita Martinez
Getting Started: from www.k9sars.org
SAR K9 Handler Self Assessment
SAR Dog Assessment Form
both by Trace Sargent 2008
Training Articles (links)
Tracking Handling
By Deborah Palman, Maine Warden
Service
The Publicity Hound
(The Most Dangerous Dog)
By: John William Grima  2009
Research and Technology - Forensic
Science Communications - April 2005
Analysis of the Uniqueness and
Persistence of Human Scent
Allison M. Curran, Scott I. Rabin, and
Kenneth G. Furton
Cuts and Scrapes on Dogs
By Jon Wieringa, B.S., RVT
February 1999
Tracking in Four Dimensions
by Deborah Palman
Advanced Tracking
By Deborah Palman, Maine Warden
Service
The Start is the Most Difficult Part
By Deborah Palman, Maine Warden
Service
Computer Mapping and GPS Software

GoogleEarth - a free mapping program that provides color photos of almost the entire earth along with a host of other
information.

UTM Flyer - a free utility that works with Google Earth. It allows you to enter coordinates in UTM (Google Earth normally only
works with Lat/Long).

GPSTrackmaker - a free program that allows you to upload and downlaod info from most GPS receivers and convert in
between the most popular data formats including gpx and kml.

ExpertGPS - an excellent mapping/gps data management program. Separate costs for the basic version and the pro version.

MotionBased - excellent program that allows you to download tracks to either map or aerial photo. Also keeps track time and
weather conditions during the track.

Above information taken in part from "Free and Inexpensive Technology for SAR" - Information given by Chris Bolstad during the NASDN Spring
2008 Mini Seminar
Search Dog Training:
Ready! The Training of the Search and Rescue Dog by Susan Bulanda
Search and Rescue Dogs: Training the K-9 Hero, by American Rescue Dog Association
Guide to Search and Rescue Dogs by Angela Eaton Snovak
Search Dog Training by Sandy Bryson
Dog Heroes by Jen Bidner

Canine Tracking:
The Straightest Path by Jeff Schettler
Mastering Variable Surface Tracking by Ed Presnall

Canine Behavior/General Canine:
Don't Shoot The Dog by Karen Pryor
The Other End of the Leash by Patricia McConnell, PhD
The Intelligence of Dogs by Stanley Coren
How Dogs Think by Stanley Coren
Aggression in Dogs by Brenda Aloff
Badge on my Collar by Marilyn Jeffers Walton
The Dog's Mind by Bruce Fogle
For the Love of a Dog by Patricia McConnell, PhD
The Secret Lives of Dogs by Jana Murphy
Canine Body Langauge by Brenda Aloff
On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals by Turid Tugaas
The Cautious Canine by Patricia B. McConnel, Ph.D.
How to be your Dog's Best Friend by The Monks of New Skete
Bones Would Rain From the Sky by Suzanne Clothier
How to RIght a Dog gone Wrong by Pamela S. Dennison
Dog Bible edited by Kristen Mehus-Roe
The Ultimate Guide to Dog Breeds by Derek Hall
Why do Dogs drink out of the Toilet? by Marty Becker, DVM
Dogspeak by Editors of Pets
Cesar's Way by Cesar Millan
Be the Pack Leader by Cesar Millan

Human Remains Detection:
Cadaver Dog Handbook by Andrew Rebman, Edward David and Marcella Sorg
Buzzards and Butterflies: Human Remains Detection Dogs by J. C. Judah
Human Bone Manual by Tim White and Pieter Folkens
Encyclopedia of Underwater Investigations by Cpl. Robert Teather C.V.
Death's Acre by Dr. Bill Bass and Jon Jefferson
Atlas of the Human Skeleton by Gerard Tortora

Disaster:
Training the Disaster Search Dog - by Shirley M. Hammond

Scent and Weather
Scent and the Scenting Dog by William Syrotuck
The Sense of Smell & Its Abnormalities by Ellis Dovek
Olfactions and Odours by William McCartney
Weather for Dummies by John D. Cox

Canine First Aid:
First Aid for Pets by Robert Kirk, DVM
Canine First Aid for Search Dogs by Adela Morris
Dog Owner's Home Veterinary Handbook by James Giffin, MD and Liisa Carlson, DVM
The Dog Care Book by Helen Digby
Coaching the Canine Athlete by M. Christine Zink, DVM,PhD

Map, Compass and GPS:
Be an Expert with Map and Compass by Bjourn Kjellstrom
Map and Compass by Cliff Jacobson
GPS for Dummies by Joel McNamara

General Search & Rescue Techniques:
Analysis of Lost Person Behavior by William Syrotuck
Lost Person Behavior: A search and rescue guide by Robert J. Koester
Principles of Search Theory by J.R. Frost
Urban Search by Christopher Young and John Wehbring
Handbook for Managing Lad Search Operations by ERI
Grid Search Techniques for Lost Individuals in Wilderness Areas by William Syrotuck
Bringing Jon Home by David Francis
Lost in the Wild by Cary Griffith
So That Others May Live by Caroline Hebard and Hank Whitemore
Field Operations Guide ICS 420-1 by Firescope California
Scent of the Missing by Susannah Charleson
Wilderness Search & Rescue by Tim Setnika
Fire Weather, Agriculture Handbook 360, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service.
International Mountain Rescue Handbook by Hamish MacInnes
Pocket Book of Survival by Rob Beattie
US Army Survival Manual  FM-21-76
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