Medicine Hat s Dan Vas, who is a part of the Canadian Search Dog Association (CSDA), has been a dog handler for 20 years, and he also belongs to a Southeast Alberta SAR chapter. He will be working with canine handler teams in the Estevan area on and off for about two years. After the civilian search canine training course, the dogs will be able to try going through RCMP examination and certification. The RCMP has released the requirements to certify a civilian search and rescue dog, so what happens is you get your dog trained to the level that … can be tested. There are several levels of testing that you have to go through to get your dog certified, said SESK SAR president Katia Bigney.