Every dog is different and should be evaluated for it s individual characteristics. Dogs that are desirable for search and rescue work should have a high level of endurance, confidence, should be very social, and have high working drives. Many different types of training take place here. We offer confined space training, land navigation, and incident management, just to name a few. A. Course costs are established based on length of training, type of training, instructor s fees, etc.
Some training is offered at no cost to the participant.
The academy manager s job is not to run search and rescue incidents. While the majority of the training does take place at the academy, we do co-sponsor training events throughout Indiana. The Search and Rescue Academy is also available to meet with individual teams in your area to provide training and feedback. But we are more than willing to evaluate your puppy or dog for the qualities that are needed in search and rescue work. There are several factors that affect this.