Research shows SAR dogs are driven by rewards and scent work, not heroism, and most showed long-term emotional resilience.
For the dogs, search and rescue training may include things such as obedience (including working off lead at a distance from the handler in a distracting environment), agility, directional work, ...
When disaster strikes or a person goes missing, every second counts. Earthquakes, floods, avalanches and building collapses ...
Oliver/Osoyoos Search and Rescue is looking back at 2025, with all of its challenges and highlights, notably celebrating the ...
On a blustery morning in Dayton, Ohio, eight firefighters from around the country stand in front of a 20-foot concrete cylinder with the words "BELL TOWER" spray-painted on the front. They're here for ...
MADISON – Republican lawmakers are circulating proposed bills that would protect and aid handlers of search and rescue dogs, in hopes of supporting the volunteers who often spend large amounts of ...
Thailand has conducted the world's first disaster rescue training exercise using elephants and dogs. Four jumbos named Plai Saensap, Plai Saentan, Plai Valentine, and Plai Ngam joined the Thailand ...