search dogs
Scent-tracking hounds
Search dogs are dogs trained to locate people or objects by scent.
They work with handlers to find missing persons, detect drugs or explosives, or locate human remains.
Different specializations include tracking dogs that follow a specific person's trail, air-scent dogs that detect any human presence in an area, and cadaver dogs trained to find bodies: Search dogs were deployed after the earthquake.
- trackerOne who follows trails
- rescueSave from harm
- scentAirborne odor detected
- noseOlfactory facial organ
- handlerOne who manages something
trail · missing · lost hiker · K9 · bloodhound · sniff · training · wilderness · avalanche · cadaver · human remains · cold case · find · alert · harness · vest · detection · rubble
- disaster responsedisaster relief, first responders, emergency preparedness, emergency shelter, evacuation plans
- rescuerescue, rescue team, save, help, SAR
- working dogsK9, K-9, German shepherd, sheepdog, Belgian Malinois
- 9/11World Trade Center, Twin Towers, Ground Zero, September 11, Pentagon
- military dogsK-9, K9, German shepherd, Belgian Malinois, Doberman
- missing personsmissing person, disappearance, missing children, missing child, vanished