Wilderness Training

Learn about the benefits of adding regular wilderness training scenarios to your USAR K9’s training plan.

The Center for Forensic Training and Education has a course on the current best practices for canine decontamination. Make sure you are familiar with the methods and have the necessary materials before you respond.

Distraction Training

Gradually introduce your canine partner to new and increasingly complex distractions during training to prepare them for the reality of disaster search environments.

Distraction Challenges

Here are some example distraction challenges with ideas to make them more or less challenging that you can introduce to your training rotation.

USAR K9 Training

Wilderness Training

CFTE Canine Decon Course

Distraction Training

Distraction Challenges