Ventura County Star | It’s been a long summer of hard work for dozens of Navy reservists who are helping construct the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation’s training center in Santa Paula.
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Seabees help SDF as part of Innovative Readiness Training
NOSC | From moving rubble piles to installing drywall in a tilted house to installing donated school buses, the Seabees had their work cut out for them in the California heat.
Search Dog Training Center on track for opening
August 24, 2015 Scott Steepleton, News-Press City Editor For 20 years, Wilma Melville has been trying to teach handlers of search dogs new tricks. The vision of the 81-year-old founder of the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation is close to becoming a reality with the grand opening next year of …
Petco Foundation invests $2.5m in SDF
Ojai Valley News | SANTA PAULA, Calif. – Last Thursday, the Petco Foundation announced a $2.5 million “Pathway to Completion” challenge grant, to help the Ojai-based Search Dog Foundation (SDF) build America’s first National Training Center for canine disaster search teams.
SDF welcomes the Navy to the NTC
DVIDS | SANTA PAULA, Calif. – Local civic, reserve and active duty military leaders toured the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation’s (NDSDF) National Training Center (NTC) to see first-hand the naval construction efforts there, July 9.
Soldiers and Sailors partner with Search Dog Foundation
www.Army.mil | JOINT BASE LEWIS MCCHORD, Wash. (Aug. 11, 2014) – U.S. Army Reserve engineer Soldiers had a unique opportunity this summer to get quality training while providing a service truly in line with the Army Corps of Engineer’s mission of civil support.
Search dog group uncovers surprise $1.5 million donation
Ojai Valley News | The Ojai-based National Disaster Search Dog Foundation got a big boost in its fundraising efforts this month with a $1.5-million donation from the Wendy P. McCaw Foundation.