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The Finnish Searching Trial
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Searching trial is divided into two parts:
  • Searching for hidden people (170 points) and
  • Article search (30 points)


  • Searching for people is performed on a 100 meter wide marked area - normally in a forest. A clearly marked line crosses the area in the middle of it and the instructor must walk the line while working.
    In the searching area there are three hidden people. Their places are the same for all participating dogs in that trial.

    The dog must search the area throughout by the instructor's commands. The instructor (and the dog) must move on the line, backward movement is not allowed.

    When the dog finds a target person it has two possibilities to indicate it:
                  1) It barks loudly and continuosly until the instructor comes to it
                  2) It takes a bringsel hanging out of it's collar and returns to the instructor. The instructor puts the dog on a leash and the dog guides him to target person.

    The dog should find all three target persons and indicate them clearly to the instructor.

    Is anybody home? On to the search...
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    CLASS I
    CLASS II
    CLASS III
    Length of the area
    100 meters
    200 meters
    300 meters
    Time limit
    10 minutes
    15 minutes
    20 minutes
    Hidden persons
    1 totally covered
    1 totally covered
    2 totally covered
    POINTS TO SCORE

  • Founded target persons - max 110 points
  • Indications - max 30 points
  • Working in the area - max 30 points
  • Article search - max 30 points


  • TOTAL 300 points


  • TITLES ALLOWED HK1, HK2, HK3