The Disaster Dog Network

The casino donated $15,000 to the department Wednesday to fund the purchase of one dog. The department uses K9 teams in search and rescue operations and in identifying illegal substances. Link.

JAMESTOWN, RI — She’s missed already in Jamestown. A favorite volunteer with the Jamestown Police Department, K9 Abby also won a national reputation as a search and rescue dog. She was nominated several times for the American Hero Dog Awards. But she may … Link.

If you were at the Radisson Hotel in Merrillville, Indiana, on May 8-10, you would have seen a partially collapsed building, trauma tents, search-and-rescue dogs, drones with infrared … multi-organizational disaster response training exercise led by … Link.

JAMESTOWN, RI — A favorite member of the Jamestown Police Department, K9 Abby also had a national reputation as a search and rescue dog. She was nominated several times for the American Hero Dog Awards. But she may have been happiest close to home. Link.

“We’ve spent $16 billion in this country trying to come up with a machine that can sniff better than dogs, and we haven’t done it yet. Search and rescue animals can save lives, protect our soldiers in the field, and locate survivors after a disaster. Link.

However, we has trainers and dog owners need to make sure the necessary precautions … Train in shorter periods of time or if things are too brutally hot just do not train. A Search and Rescue K-9 team is not any help if they are down due to illness. Link.

Marine Police Chief Chris Singleton was contacted by SAR K9 Co-op Inc … The group provides search and rescue services to 35 counties in southern and central Illinois. The organization specializes in training search and rescue dogs for certification. Link.

Search and rescue dogs experience stress when flying, but quickly overcome it to do their job. Credit: Erin Perry When disaster strikes, you want the very best tools, functioning at their peak. In the case of catastrophic earthquakes, tornadoes … Link.

After the little dog training demonstration, K9 dogs did their own search-and-rescue demonstration. The K9 dogs were followed by Dogs Gone Dancing. After the dance performance came a small parade as dogs and humans alike walked through the Hillsboro … Link.

CARBONDALE — During times of disaster, the federal government deploys teams to help with recovery efforts, and that often includes rescue dogs. A group at SIU is making … Perry has been a K-9 handler for Homeland Security for 14 years. Link.