In June of 2011, SDF trainer Kellee Matthews was contacted by Guide Dogs of America (GDA) in Sylmar, CA, about several dogs from a litter that they felt were possible candidates for our urban disaster canine training program. GDA trains companion canines for the blind and visually impaired. Occasionally, they …
In October of 2016, Blake was picked up as a stray by Jackson County Animal Care & Control Center in Phoenix, Oregon. Two weeks after his arrival, SDF Canine Recruiter Kirsten Fulk visited the shelter, seeking high energy dogs to evaluate for SDF. She did not see any on the …
Originally named Moose for his sheer size, Magnum came to SDF from the Shasta County Sheriff Animal Regulation in Redding, CA in January of 2011. He passed the initial evaluation to become a Search Dog candidate with notes in his file such as, “He realized that the toy could be …
In March of 2012, a cheerful mutt named Diva was surrendered by her owner to the Sacramento SPCA. The owner stated that they did not have enough time to devote to Diva and that she would do better in a more active home. They had taken her from a friend …
We were thrilled to welcome friends, family, supporters, and staff to our campus earlier this month to help us celebrate the latest additions to our search team roster. Four California first responders were welcomed to the SDF roster with their new canine partners as America’s newest search teams, officially …
