Training at Steel Lake

Coyotes howled nearby when a firetruck siren wailed in the distance.  Komu stopped in the middle of his search and listened with great interest.

This evening search featured cool conditions with light and variable winds.  A light shower added humidity toward the end.  We searched on the south side of 312th around the historical building in order to simulate a typical residential search.  The decomp tissue jar was hidden where the dogs would find it before finding the cat.  Komu hit on the jar and did his push signal.  He worked right around the foundation of the house, accepting direction well.  He jumped right up onto a picnic table when asked to check up there.  Komu gave a nice whine when he found the cat.  He was the first dog to search, so he didn't have the opportunity to sniff at the previous hiding locations.  Komu was easy to read and easy to manage.  You can't leave him alone in a car for two seconds without him getting into trouble, but during searches, he is perfect.

Video of the tail end of the search.