Category: SDF Features

Lifetime Care, SDF Features

Happy Tails – Ripley finds everything he’s looking for and more, including a best friend for life!

Ripley was originally slated for a career as a service dog with Canines for Service in North Carolina, but his energy levels were far higher than those of an ideal candidate for their program. His trainer happened to be a former canine handler with NY-TF1, so he was familiar with …
Lifetime Care, SDF Features

Happy Tails – Rookie is a rookie no longer—this pro is thriving in his new career as a narcotics detection K9!

Rookie's journey to SDF began when he was found as a stray and taken to the Baldwin County Animal Shelter in Alabama. He was in the shelter for about a month, during which time he didn't have much luck with potential adopters. One interested family took him into the play …
Lifetime Care, SDF Features

Happy Tails – Sophie is loving life in the great outdoors!

When a Santa Barbara couple decided to adopt a young Labrador, they thought they knew what they were getting into—they had raised four Labs previously, but Sophie was a whole other ball game—literally! They recognized her ball obsession early on and thought they could tire her out if they just …
Deployment Reports, News, SDF Features

Two SDF-trained Search Teams Search Wreckage of Syracuse House Explosion

  New York Task Force 2 (NY-TF2) members Adam Leckonby & Luka and Greg Gould & Keila searched for victims buried in the remains of a Syracuse home after an explosion leveled it on June 18. Firefighters encountered a heavy odor of natural gas when they arrived on the scene, …

Lifetime Care, SDF Features

Happy Tails – Raven trades rubble for snow in her new career as an avalanche search and rescue dog!

Raven was purchased by a family in Salt Lake City, Utah, with hopes of raising her to be a support dog for their child. However, it quickly became clear that Raven's rambunctious personality would not lend itself well to that role—in fact, her off-the-wall energy was simply too much for …