After decades in the field with working dogs, I’ve seen it too often: a capable SAR dog suddenly struggles with a known task. Sometimes, they shut down; at other times, they become agitated, barking and scanning but unable to focus. The common denominator? Frustration. In another study I conducted, I found that 64% of SAR handlers consider frustration a necessary component of SAR training. That belief, paired with what I’ve observed repeatedly over 25 years, fueled this study

Take a hard look at your dog, regardless of the type of work it does, is there a certain thing that it does not like to do?...

Our working dogs get in the car or on the plane and maybe they are going to the vet 10 miles away, or maybe,,,