Chasing the dream flame blue · guarding the lights of thousands of homes丨"Blue flame confidant": a different kind of "comradeship" between search and rescue dogs and trainers

　　China Youth Network, Jinan, August 10 (Reporter Song Lu) On August 9, the reporter visited the China Rescue Shandong Search and Rescue Dog Mobile Professional Detachment. Before anyone arrived, he heard the sound first, and the dogs barked one after another, which was both exciting and curious.

Fire search and rescue dogs are the "silent comrades" of firefighters. They are proficient in "eighteen martial arts" and help fire rescuers search for survivors at various dangerous disaster sites.

They are dogs and warriors!

　　How did search and rescue dogs change from "dogs" to "fighters"?

What training to go through?

According to reports, the training of search and rescue dogs generally follows the principle of "from simple to complex".

In China Rescue Shandong Search and Rescue Dog Mobile Professional Detachment, the reporter witnessed the "box search" training.

I saw that with the trainer's order: "Search!" The search and rescue dogs rushed out quickly, put their noses next to each box, and quickly searched for the smell of "trapped people".

After confirming the box, he began to bark at the box. After opening it, he found that the "trapped person" was indeed inside.

The trainer told reporters that "box search" is mainly to train search and rescue dogs to understand and be familiar with human body odor, so that dogs can search for trapped people at the disaster site and call the police as soon as possible.

"In our daily training, we will put some distractions such as meat and balls before training. Of course, there will be rewards after the training of search and rescue dogs is completed," said the trainer.

　　"Not every dog ​​can become a qualified search and rescue dog." According to Yang Yudi, a female trainer, the training of search and rescue dogs usually takes one and a half to three years. series of exams.

A qualified search and rescue dog still has to participate in recurrent training and examinations every year, and only if it passes every year can it continue to work.

　　Behind an excellent search and rescue dog, there must be an excellent search and rescue dog trainer.

The trainer has to put in a lot of effort from the moment the search and rescue dog is distributed.

In daily training, simple movements such as "sitting", "lying" and "standing" require countless repetitions. Only then will the trainer and the search and rescue dog gradually develop a tacit understanding and achieve the "absolute obedience" of the search and rescue dog. training effect.

"Training a search and rescue dog is like raising a child. It needs to be trained through various means such as guidance, correction, and reward." The trainer said when summarizing their daily training.

In addition to training, the trainer also grooms the search and rescue dogs on a daily basis and pays attention to their physical and mental health. Once the search and rescue dogs are sick, they will take care of and accompany them to take medicine. relatives".

　　China Rescue Shandong Search and Rescue Dog Mobile Professional Detachment currently has more than 160 search and rescue dogs, including seven dog breeds including German Shepherd, Belgian Shepherd, Labrador, Springer Spaniel.

Mainly undertake the tasks of disaster accident scene search and rescue, national search and rescue dog trainer business training, technical guidance, search and rescue dog breeding and cultivation, search and rescue dog technology innovation research and other tasks.

The detachment has successively participated in 160 on-site search and rescue missions such as the "4.14" Qinghai Yushu earthquake relief, the "8.12" Tianjin Port explosion accident, the Weifang Shouguang flood disaster rescue, and the "5.26" coal mine roof collapse accident, and rescued the trapped people accumulatively. 85 people.