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- From: "John Fourcade" <jfourcade@caddosheriff.org>
- To: <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [MSAR] Mounted SAR and Dogs
- Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 12:05:27 -0500
Howdy Y'all,
Rather new to the list, but I do
have some input on working with dogs. We recently held a training where
our mounted patrol worked with our K-9 unit. It was more or less to get
both the horses and the dogs used to each other. Since we are a law
enforcement agency, we may have the duty of tracking down fugitives from
horseback. We trained on two scenarios. The first was a lost hunter
where we searched on horseback for a possible start point for the tracking
dog. Then we followed the K-9 handler, since we could see more on
horseback than he could on foot. We were also capable of carrying the lost
individual if need be. Our second scenario was to locate a clandestine lab
with the aid of narcotics detector K-9's. Again, we would look for
evidence of possible activity, then start the K-9's. We were better able
to search the thick brush on horseback. Both scenarios were successful and
we learned much.
Understand that we are in NW
Louisiana and our terrain is basically rolling hills and very thick
underbrush. No mountains here, but lots of heat and
humidity!
Lt. John G. Fourcade
XO, Patrol Division Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office (318) 681-1117 "Freedom has a price that the protected will never
know."
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[MSAR] Mounted SAR and Dogs,
John Fourcade, 08/27/2003
- Re: [MSAR] Mounted SAR and Dogs, Jorene Downs, 08/28/2003
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