Storm Rising Quotes

“When you lost a heart dog, you didn’t just put that love away. It stayed with you, and pain from that loss, though blunted, could still cut deeply.”
― Sara Driscoll, Storm Rising

“Move-Up: The ability of a dog team to compete at the next level in a multistate trial if they pass the entry-level competition on the first day.”
― Sara Driscoll, Storm Rising

“Finish: A statement by the handler to a canine scent-work trial official that the dog is unable to find additional sources of odor.”
― Sara Driscoll, Storm Rising

“Multiple Hides: A search area containing more than one source of odor.”
― Sara Driscoll, Storm Rising

“High Value Reward: A reward that a working dog finds highly motivating—bacon, steak, a living search object, etc.”
― Sara Driscoll, Storm Rising

“Head snap: An abrupt change of direction by a scent-work dog when it crosses a scent plume.”
― Sara Driscoll, Storm Rising

“Mitigation: Efforts designed to reduce or eliminate search risks, and lessen possible property loss if possible.”
― Sara Driscoll, Storm Rising

“Trailing canine: A search dog that exclusively follows the scent of a specific targeted individual.”
― Sara Driscoll, Storm Rising

“Bloodhound: A breed of scent dog that is renowned for its keen sense of smell. Developed in the Middle Ages, its physical characteristics and tenaciousness make it a prized tracking/trailing canine. It has been used in the U.S. since the 1800s to track fugitives and missing slaves. It is, however, a notoriously short-lived breed.”
― Sara Driscoll, Storm Rising

“Critique: A formal review of a search-and-rescue incident or a training exercise designed to identify operational errors and lessons learned.”
― Sara Driscoll, Storm Rising

“Catching Feature: A visible, obvious landmark which can be used to navigate to another remote, unseen location.”
― Sara Driscoll, Storm Rising

“Aiming Off: A cross-country navigational technique to locate an unseen destination, such as a shelter or stream crossing, by navigating along a visible landscape feature.”
― Sara Driscoll, Storm Rising

“Hug-A-Tree and Survive: An educational program developed by a Border Patrol agent after the death of a lost child from hypothermia. The program is aimed at children ages seven through eleven and emphasizes, “If you are lost, stay put—hug a tree—until help arrives.” Rights to the program were donated to the National Association for Search and Rescue in 2005.”
― Sara Driscoll, Storm Rising

“Did she know John was still alive, or did she just fear it? Either way, getting lost appears to be her main goal. And this is the place to do it. Getting lost from Hawk would take more than teenage gumption.”
― Sara Driscoll, Storm Rising

“Scent Article: an object touched only by the subject of the search, which can then be used by a tracking or trailing dog.”
― Sara Driscoll, Storm Rising

“Nose to the Ground: The method used by a tracking dog to follow a specific scent.”
― Sara Driscoll, Storm Rising

“Inaccessible Hide: An odor source that a scent-work dog can smell and locate, but cannot touch with its nose.”
― Sara Driscoll, Storm Rising

“I really want a beer. If a wink and a smile will hurry it along, I know Cara won’t mind. She understands a man’s need for beer. It’s been a hell of a few days.”
― Sara Driscoll, Storm Rising