The find and reward
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The find and reward. Many people have their trailing dog give a trained indication upon finding the subject. I certainly can see this being useful for law enforcement scenarios, where you don’t have any idea what the person looks like. But for search and rescue, it should not be a problem. I personally don’t have a trained indication with my dog, but I do always wait to have the subject reward her until she intently stares at them or jumps on them. I have the subject play with the dog for a good five minutes prior to me stepping in and playing with her. If my subject is a terrific playmate, then they can play all the way back to the truck whether it’s 5 minutes or 30 minutes. I then put the dog up in the truck with lots of praise, and that’s a wrap. Dogs don’t work for free. So make sure they get paid!
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