cadaver dog
Death-scent tracker
A cadaver dog is a dog trained to detect and locate human remains by scent.
These dogs assist law enforcement and search-and-rescue teams in finding bodies at crime scenes, disaster sites, or in wilderness areas.
Unlike search-and-rescue dogs that locate living people, cadaver dogs are specifically trained to alert to the smell of decomposition, and can detect remains that are buried, submerged, or otherwise concealed.
One who manages something
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- imprintingRapid early learning attachment
reward · discipline · drill · FEMA · tracking · proofing · distraction · reliability
Breakdown into simpler parts
- remainsContinues in place
- scentAirborne odor detected
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- indicationSign of what's coming
find · recovery · locate · victim · deceased · death · burial · grave
Cultivated variety of animal
- LabradorRetriever breed from Canada
- German shepherdTeutonic sheep-minder
- Belgian MalinoisBelgian herding breed
- bloodhoundScent-tracking dog breed
retriever · nose · olfactory · scent hound · K-9 · partner · intelligence · stamina
Finding and saving people
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- rubbleBroken building fragments
earthquake · avalanche · drowning · mass casualty · mission · fieldwork · operation · ground search
handler
One who manages something
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
imprinting · reward · discipline · drill · FEMA · tracking · proofing · distraction · reliability · accuracy
decomposition
Breakdown into simpler parts
indication · find · recovery · locate · victim · deceased · death · burial · grave · corpse
breed
Cultivated variety of animal
- LabradorRetriever breed from Canada
- German shepherdTeutonic sheep-minder
- Belgian MalinoisBelgian herding breed
bloodhound · retriever · nose · olfactory · scent hound · K-9 · partner · intelligence · stamina · drive
search and rescue
Finding and saving people
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
rubble · earthquake · avalanche · drowning · mass casualty · mission · fieldwork · operation · ground search · emergency response
- working animalsherding, guarding, pulling, detection, workhorse
- working dogsK9, K-9, search and rescue, German shepherd, sheepdog
- detectorsmetal detector, smoke detector, motion detector, heat detector, lie detector
- scent trackingscent trail, pheromones, scent hound, ant trails, nose work
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