Missing Person Search is identity-based: the dog follows the scent of one person rather than scanning an area for any human presence. It’s directional, persistent and built around discrimination. Missing person search dogs follow one individual scent trail across time, terrain and distractions.

This work produces dogs with long focus, high persistence and strong independence. They’re built to ignore distraction and keep solving a trail even when information is incomplete.

• Strong scent discrimination and olfactory endurance
• Long working sessions with minimal external feedback
• High tolerance for frustration and uncertainty
• A handler who trusts the dog’s decisions and reads the signals

Expecting obedience-first behaviour. In this work the dog leads the search — the handler supports and confirms.