Dog trained to locate or retrieve a missing or trapped person
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Red Cross Collie, Italy, 1909
A search-and-rescue (SAR) dog is a dog trained to respond to crime scenes, accidents, missing persons events, as well as natural or man-made disasters.[1] These dogs detect human scent, which is a distinct odor of skin flakes and water and oil secretions unique to each person[1][2] and have been known to find people underwater, snow, and collapsed buildings, as well as remains buried underground.[3][4] SAR dogs are a non-invasive aid in the location of humans, alive or deceased.[4]
^ abJones, Katherine E.; Dashfield, Karen; Downend, Amanda B.; Otto, Cynthia M. (2004-09-01). "Search-and-rescue dogs: an overview for veterinarians". Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 225 (6): 854–860. doi:10.2460/javma.2004.225.854. ISSN 0003-1488. PMID 15485043.
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^ abGlavaš, Vedrana; Pintar, Andrea (September 2019). "Human Remains Detection Dogs as a New Prospecting Method in Archaeology". Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory. 26 (3): 1106–1124. doi:10.1007/s10816-018-9406-y. ISSN 1072-5369.
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