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Operational avalanche dog teams<\/a> are based at most major ski areas and high mountains across New Zealand. We are endorsed by the NZ Police, the Mountain Safety Council and SAANZ (Ski Areas Association of NZ) and are made up of highly skilled alpine professionals who all live and breathe the snow industry. Almost all our handlers are fully qualified ski patrollers and alpine guides and all have a huge passion for what we do.<\/p>\n Speed, efficiency and a nose capable of detecting human scent deep beneath the surface of the snow has allowed the Avalanche Search Dog to earn itself the reputation of becoming an invaluable asset in the context of snow and avalanche rescue.<\/p>\n The canine avalanche team has two equally important members: the dog and the handler. The goal is for the team to quickly locate people who have been buried by an avalanche. Quick response, thorough searching, and safety are all important elements of a response to an avalanche accident. In order for a team to have the skills necessary to safely and effectively search an avalanche site they need to develop a variety of skills. If you are an aspiring avalanche dog handler there are a number of\u00a0important pre requisites<\/a>\u00a0to consider \u2013 not least being the location of the team.<\/p>\n <\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”17px” text_orientation=”center” animation_style=”roll” global_colors_info=”{}”] Avalanche search dog teams must be called immediately<\/a> and deployed in the first response.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1400px” custom_padding=”6px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Roboto|300|||||||” text_text_color=”#595959″ text_font_size=”17px” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”] Unless trained personnel and dogs are on hand near an avalanche incident it\u2019s quite likely that search results will be to find a deceased person. Even so, we train with the same sense of urgency that would be encountered in an actual search, including the various distractions that may be on hand during a mission.<\/p>\n Avalanche search dogs are one tool used to find lost persons buried in an avalanche. Probe teams and transceivers (if used by the buried person) are about the only other options used to find avalanche victims until the snowpack melts. The sense of urgency during a search for a person buried by an avalanche cannot be understated.<\/p>\n The handler\/dog relationship is crucial to the success of the team. If the dog isn\u2019t motivated to find people and work with the handler, training progress will be impossible. Selecting the appropriate dog<\/a> for search work is one of the\u00a0most\u00a0important aspects so if you are interested in training an avalanche dog\u00a0please contact us<\/a>\u00a0before getting a dog. 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