Conservation Dogs – Great Expectations and the Importance of the Handler
I am a dog trainer and handler working with search dogs for thirteen years, initially in Search & Rescue but more recently in conservation field work, conducting environmental surveys with my dogs Rubble, Ngare and Uda, for Canidae Development. This article came about while reflecting on the past twelve months. Why? Because during the last year or so I have learnt more about being a dog handler than in my previous twelve years training and working with dogs. I had done a form
