Quantifying search dog effectiveness in a terrestrial search and rescue environment

Ian Greatbatch; Rebecca J. Gosling; Sophie Allen

doi:10.1016/j.wem.2015.02.009

Quantifying search dog effectiveness in a terrestrial search and rescue environment

Ian Greatbatch, Rebecca J. Gosling, Sophie Allen

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This work represents a first attempt to quantify and understand levels of performance in lowland search dogs, and these results need to be understood within that context. A repeatable experimental framework has been demonstrated and provides a foundation for further work in this area.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	327-334
Journal	Wilderness and Environmental Medicine
Volume	26
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2015.02.009
Publication status	Published - Sept 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Geography and environmental studies
canine ergonomics
search and rescue
search dogs
search effectiveness

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