by Deborah Walters Search and rescue dogs work in various challenging environments and around all kinds of animals and all kinds of people, including those wearing uniforms, big helmets and hazmat gear. There is also the potential for the sounds of gunfire (searching wilderness areas during hunting season), and sirens, heavy equipment, and power tools […]
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Finlay, Search and Rescue Dog, Retires
by Deborah Walters On Sunday Sept. 11, 2016, 15 years after 9/11, Finlay and I traveled South to Miami to train with Miami Task Force 1. Finlay is a search and rescue dog. Miami TF1 is a FEMA team – a federal team that deploys to events like 9/11. Finlay and I are on Central Florida TF4, […]