Standards
In addition to “in-house” standards, ATT search & rescue dogs of VA will be testing to the Commonwealth of Virginia standards. Once the ATT standards are complete, they will be available here in a pdf as well.
You may click on individual links below to download the standards in .pdf format. Please note, that Adobe Reader is required to read the standards. If you do not have this, you may click the button under the file names to download Adobe Reader.
K9 Air Scent Team Standards (October 1997)
K9 Air Scent Testing Standards (May 1997)
Standards for ICG
Standards for Field Team Member
Standards for Field Team Leader
The above files were obtained from the Virginia Search & Rescue Council, Inc., by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management. This may also be found at http://vasarco.vdem.virginia.gov/
We are currently seeking qualified animals to get trained and state certified to join our team. Any donations to the organization are gladly accepted though.