Buzzfeed | Rejected by society, these talented misfits are carefully recruited by tactical experts and trained at the nation’s top facility to perform the most dangerous, lifesaving missions. Meet Wilma Melville, who turns rescued dogs into rescue dogs.
Category: SDF in the Media
$1 Million Donation to help build National Training Center for America’s Search Teams
Ventura County Star | $1 Million gift from anonymous donor puts SDF within striking distance of $14.5 Million base goal to build the National Training Center.
Newly wed couples encourage their friends to donate
Wall Street Journal | A couple donates to the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation in lieu of handing out wedding favors.
Hero Dogs of 9/11
Cesar’s Way | Abby, canine partner to SDF Executive Director and FEMA Certified Canine Search Specialist Debra Tosch, happily enjoys her retirement ten years after searching the rubble at the September 11th tragedy.
Searching for life
The Santa Ynez Valley Journal
The dark shadow of aftermath looms heavy in the morning air as search dogs pace, eager to begin the task of converting hope into promise, of finding life below the rubble.
Locals who helped with rescue tell of the devastation: digging, searching, hoping
Ventura County Star
When Deresa Teller arrived at ground zero on the night of Sept. 12, 2001, smoke was rising from the wreckage of the World Trade Center, and bits of paper and dust were still floating around.
Responding to a need
Oklahoma News9 | The number of certified canine search-and-rescue teams grows with Wilma Melville’s efforts.
To the rescue — finding a purpose for rejected shelter dogs
CNN | When disaster strikes and people are buried in rubble, there’s often no better search tool than a dog’s nose.
Working canine heroes of 2011
Dog Fancy | Search Dog Hunter is honored for his bravery on the front lines of some of the world’s most terrible disasters.
Finding a home for our nation’s Search Dogs
Dog Fancy | SDF Founder Wilma Melville says, “After 9/11, donations from people all over the country helped launch the Search Dog Foundation. The nation responded once, and I believe they’ll do it again.”