Other search teams:

•  Louisiana SAR Dog Team (LaSAR)
•  FEMA Maryland Task Force 1
•  Mason-Dixon Rescue Dogs

Recommended SAR Instructors

•  Andy Rebmann & Marcia Koenig: K-9 Specialty Search Associates, www.cadaverdog.com  Author of the "Cadaver Dog Handbook"
•  Lisa Higgins & Dee Wild www.lasardogs.org 
•  Country Class Canines http://cccanines.tripod.com (HRD evaluations)
•  Canfield & Mosley K-9 Training http://canfieldandmosleyk-9training.com (Keysville, VA)

Other important links

•  National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
•  United States Police Canine Association, Region 15
•  National Search Dog Alliance (NSDA)

Training log examples & articles

•  Cadaver training log example
•  Training log example (live & cadaver)
•  Introduction to Boats (in-house lecture notes)
•  Crime Scene & Reports (lecture notes)
•  Using Canines as a Remote Sensing Tool: What Archaeologists Can Learn From SAR Dogs (Power Point presentation shown to Anne Arundel County, Maryland Archeologists Oct 2004.  The notes are shown in the bottom frame.) Updated for 5-05 Presentation
•  Karen Garvin, a student at Unv. of MD, presented a summary of a journal article that appeared in Forensic Science International on the use of cadaver dogs success rates on contaminated carpet squares.  The presentation cover slide shows BARC's K9 Tyler working a pallet pile for HRD and is posted on her blog.

FEMA related materials

•  Disaster Search Site Debriefing map (Excel) Additional detailed map for field marking search sectors and dog alerts/indications
•  Scene Safety Interview & Marking Systems (Word) Standard FEMA interview card with victim and structural marking system images
•  Search Method card (Word) based on the 3 pile FEMA test - things to remember and rules about each pile type, made to fit in luggage ID laminated sheets (check lists used during the test)
•  Cross training a FEMA dog for HRD (most steps are the same for any cadaver dog (HRD) training process).  Contains a narrative step-by-step process from imprinting to testing, plus tips as well as a single page outline of the process. 

Pet/SAR dog portraits & Custom Vehicle Crates and Drawer Systems

•   Pet Portraits by Gamble McCown "Gamble McCown creates custom pastel portraits of beloved pets and other animals." (Gamble who was active in Maryland SAR with her GSD, Tucker, did this true to life portrait of TJ and Cassy.)

•  Sam Balsam of Performance Designs creates custom steel (or aluminum) dog crate/cage/boxes based on your vehicle and specific design requests.  He also builds custom vehicle sliding drawer storage systems. 

Recommended Canine Trainers

•   Chuck Lerner at Terrapin K9  http://www.terrapin-k9.com/ (Bel Air, MD)    
•   Kathryn Malcolm http://www.CanineCharacter.com/  (Frederick, MD)        

Other organizations and businesses of interest that have generously supported BARC:

•   AKC Companion Animal Recovery (CAR) Canine Support & Relief Fund
•   Search and Rescue Assist
•   Reflective Plate - Artwerkz
•   The Hungry Puppy (Farmingdale, NJ)
•   Tracker Boats at the Bass Pro Shops in Arundel Mills Mall (MD)
•   Brick Town Veterinary Hospital (NJ)

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