Working SAR jobs

Search and rescue dogs add an extra dimension of working dogs — they find missing people for rescue if possible and to ease the minds of victims' family members who need to know what happened to a loved one. Search dogs can be any breed or mix with a desire to work. Sporting dogs such as Golden Retrievers and Labrador Retrievers make good search dogs because they generally like people and love to follow their noses. German Shepherds, Doberman Pinschers, Rottweilers, and other working and herding breeds have a work ethic that makes them good search and rescue prospects, but the work is not restricted to purebreds; mixed breed dogs with the right characteristics can also be trained to do the job.