Recently, 24 of New Zealand's top search and rescue dogs were training in the South Island. Some of the best trackers have been saved from death row at the pound.
According to one trainer, most dogs they recover from the pound have the right attitude for search and rescue. One of her dogs arrived with a broken leg but he still couldn't wait to get started. Most of the dogs start off really hyper but give them some training and a job to do and they become totally different dogs.
The dogs main role is to find people who go missing in the bush and elderly people who wander off from rest homes.
Amazing when you think about it really. Dogs tossed aside and neglected by humans being trained to save our lives.
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Sunday, 21 September 2008
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