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To The Rescue
VC Reporter | Santa Paula-based Search Dog Foundation teams pivotal across the world, at home
Thomas Fire damages search dog training center in Santa Paula
VC Star | Thomas Fire damages search dog training center in Santa Paula; canines are OK
Meet the L.A. Firefighters and Rescue Dogs Helping Mexico City Recover From the Quake
LA Weekly | After the massive earthquake struck Mexico City last week, a team of Los Angeles firefighters packed their bags and traveled to the areas hardest hit by the temblor.
Locally trained search dogs head to Hurricane Matthew
KEYT | From rescued to rescuer: The Search Dog Foundation trains K9s to help people in disaster situations like those affected by Hurricane Matthew.
SDF teams respond to Hurricane Matthew
Three SDF canine disaster search teams are currently deployed to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew:Eric Darling & Ben (Pennsylvania Task Force 1 – PA-TF1)Marshia Hall & Lilah (Florida Task Force 1 – FL-TF1)Julie Padelford-Jansen & Ricochet (Florida Task Force 2 – FL-TF2)Eric & Ben are heading toward Florida …
The Expendables: Inside America’s Elite Search And Rescue Dog Training Center
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.
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.
Hurricane Rita
From Wilma Melville, SDF Founder:The third most intense hurricane on record, Hurricane Rita is now on a rampage across the Gulf of Mexico.No sooner had SDF’s canine-firefighter search teams returned home from their deployment to Hurricane Katrina (their gear still in route), than they were once again called out by …
Hurricane Katrina
Katrina deployment update 9/16/05We are happy and grateful to report that the following SDF search teams have safely returned home from their deployment to the Gulf States—from California (Bay Area, Sacramento, and Santa Barbara/Ventura), Florida (Coral Gables, Miami Springs, Temple Terrace), and Ohio (Bellbrook).We send our best wishes for a …