Selection of Breeds and Individual Dogs for Specialist Search Work

N.J. Rooney and J.W.S. Bradshaw

Conference Proceedings, 4th International Working Dog Breeding Association, Melbourne, Australia, Vol. 4, pp. 142-145, 2005


Abstract

Surveyed UK search dog handlers and trainers to build a behavioral model of the ideal search dog, then surveyed dog trainers and behavior counsellors on how well 25 different breeds matched those characteristics.