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This month’s issue is supported in part by SF Animal Medical Center and dog lovers like you.
Fueling the Working K9 on a Budget: How to Feed Your Active Dog Without Breaking the Bank
As a Search and Rescue K9 handler, I need to feed my dog like the canine athlete he is.
From Lost Kids to Earthquakes: Search Dogs Train for Real Life Emergencies
Search dogs help save lives every day all across our country, but have you ever wondered how these remarkable animals learn to do what they do?
Lost and Found: On the Front Lines with a Search and Rescue Trailing Dog
Hours or days after someone has gone missing, the trailing K9 may be given an inconsistent, patchy, messy scent trail and asked to follow it. As you can imagine, it is super challenging work.
On the Home Front: Life With a Search and Rescue Dog
Here in California, the CARDA dog handlers work with a wide variety of breeds, but there are also some you might not think of as typical for this line of work.
When Someone Goes Missing: For CARDA Dogs, Searching Is a Labor of Love
The call for a search can come at any time, day or night, for a CARDA dog handler.