Bonnie and her sister Clyde, purebred Labrador Retrievers, were born on October 12, 2003. Although they were littermates, their personalities couldn’t have been more different. Clyde responded to training, but Bonnie’s future was on thin ice. Bonnie’s owner, Becky Rutledge, feared that Bonnie might ultimately land in a shelter. Bonnie’s …
Charity Carlson had raised service dogs for the disabled for many years. While she loved training service dogs and planned to continue this work, she was looking for something more challenging to do in 2003. She contacted the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF) to inquire about becoming a Prep …
Partnered with Eric Hanzelka Monterey County Regional Fire District Oakland, California Task Force 4 (CA-TF4) Donated by: Roxanne Bohn Prep Home: Mary Lippman Sponsors: Diane Wolcott Guardians: Len Hanson, Jamie Kitz Ellie was born on August 9, 2004 and was an eager ball of energy right from the beginning. At just three and a half months, …
Team Info Task Force: Oklahoma Task Force 1 (OKC) Agency: Oklahoma City Fire Level: SUSAR Type I Certified Most Recent Certification: May 27, 2016 Search Dog Info Breed: Black Lab Mix Sex: Male Born: March 26, 2008 Crossed Rainbow Bridge: September 9, 2017 Recruited from: Humane Society of Del Norte – Crescent City, CA Recruited by: Laura Rathe …
Team Info Handler: Jason Geary Years of Service: 2005 – 2015 Task Force: New York Task Force 2 (NY-TF2) Agency: City of Cohoes Level: SUSAR Type I Last Certification: September 15, 2013 Search Dog Info Breed: Yellow Lab Sex: Female Born: July 19, 2003 Crossed Rainbow Bridge: July 7, 2017 Recruited from: Doyle Family Guardian: Janice Kozlowski Sponsor: Young & Rubicam …
Partnered with Marshia Hall Temple Terrace Fire Department Florida Task Force 2 Researched and Written by SDF volunteer Nancy May – Rochester, NY Trapper, a very muscular Yellow Lab with an outstanding personality, spent five days in the late summer of 2005 working in the devastation left behind by Hurricane …
“Jakers came out of his kennel bouncing like a rabbit!” remembered Julie Haslam, one of SDF’s outstanding volunteers at the time who canvassed shelters looking for the few special dogs with the rare qualities it takes to become a Disaster Search Dog. “I showed him a toy and his eyes …
Kura was a candidate in the Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) program, which trains assistance dogs, but she didn’t work out for them: the high energy and prey drive that work so well for a Search Dog are not traits that make for a good companion dog. Luckily, her foster …
Kura was a candidate in the Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) program, which trains assistance dogs, but she didn’t work out for them: the high energy and prey drive that work so well for a Search Dog are not traits that make for a good companion dog. Luckily, her foster …
Gypsy, an energetic Border Collie, was donated by SDF Canine Handler Deresa Teller when she was two months old. Just to look at her, you could see the boundless energy she possessed from her perky ears to her bushy tail. Gypsy was placed in the loving prep home of the …
