Would be great if every state had their own.
It's not only Victoria who don't currently have human remains detection dogs. Also SA, NT, WA , TAS & ACT also don't have them
It's a highly specialised area.
In NSW there are 3 deployable human remains detection dogs with one in training ( as of Aug 23 )
QLD has 4 I think ...
Tomorrow will be a special day for three of our furry comrades as Police Dogs (PDs) Bertie, Larry and Prue will be officially sworn in at the Queensland
mypolice.qld.gov.au
Three cadaver dogs — Bertie the springer spaniel, Larry the labrador and Prue the German shepherd — are today being officially sworn into the Queensland Police Service at the academy in Oxley.
www.abc.net.au
For those tasked with finding human bodies, the bond between specially trained cadaver dog and handler is vital — and the physical and mental exhaustion will likely be worth it, if it can bring closure to those grieving for a loved one.
www.abc.net.au
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NSW Police cadaver dogs Toby, Rachey and Ree take a break in the snow.(Supplied: NSW Police )
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I think police might still also use private dogs? private contracts?
Craig & his dog Narc worked on the backpacker murders ( Ivan Milat ) finding two bodies
Craig was the 1st person to train a cadaver dog in Australia and then to be utilised by 5 states police on dozens of murder investigations.
After this experience Craig was very regularly on planes to do searches in other states for police and we have had some amazing experiences and seen things normal people could never even imagine. Craig has worked on dozens of search and rescue and cadaver operations in most states and never has he cleared an area and had them not located a body or even evidence so I am very proud of my dogs and the standards we have adopted and upheld. We have hundreds of newspaper and electronic media articles to back up our stories.
Cadaver recovery dog is purposely bred, raised and trained to assist in ... all types of environments including multi-casualty disaster sites, urban precincts..
www.dogschool.com.au
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I recently finished listening to a podcast called Your Own Backyard where there was alot of expert evidence given by Cadaver Dog handlers, it's worth a listen :
Chris recaps the week of August 8th and the week of August 15th from the Salinas Courthouse
www.yourownbackyardpodcast.com
People vs. Flores: Weeks 4 and 5 about 36:05 to 48:00
People vs. Flores: Week 6 about 12:15 to 34:20
Chris recaps the week of August 22nd from the Salinas Courthouse
www.yourownbackyardpodcast.com