The police request the assistance of the tracker dogs through the Metro SES Duty Officer.
  

Rockingham tracker dogs are trailing dogs and scent discrimination dogs.

Discrimination (cueing to a scent article, that is, the scent of a specific person) is usually used when several scents are in the area, whether trailing or air scenting.

Trailing dogs work on lead. They follow the skin-cell trail wherever it leads, even though it is mixed with other scents.

When the dogs are called out, two communicators and one rescue member from Rockingham are also called out as a support team.

We like to be called out before the search is upgraded, so that the area is not too contaminated. The dogs will give the direction of travel of the missing person and if it finishes at a bus stop or railway it is then up to the police to determine if it is to be upgraded.

If the person is in the area they should be found  very quickly by the dogs.

Before the dogs can become operational, they have to complete a operational test. In short they have to find a missing person with the track being over various surfaces in contaminated areas. 

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Equipment trailer.

We received this trailer from small grants.

The trailer is based at Rockingham SES HQ.

Dog trailer.

4 berth but can be made into a 6 berth.

This trailer was given to us by FESA

 

 

 

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