Search and Rescue Dogs: Four Legged
Professionals
by Harley Berger, Vice-President
Disaster strikes.
An earthquake rumbles, an avalanche roars, a building collapses, a tornado
screams through a Midwestern town, a hurricane brings destruction to the
Gulf Coast, a bomb reduces a building to rubble. Almost before the dust
settles, the dog and handler teams are there, searching for victims, both
alive and dead.
With a sense of smell far more powerful than man’s and an ability to probe
nooks and crannies that humans cannot penetrate, these dogs save lives and
bring comfort to the families whose friends and relatives succumbed in the
tragedy. Dogs can discern trace evidence at a scene, in addition to
locating a body, whole or in part on land, in water and under ice. They
also provide assistance at archeological digs.
Join us on Saturday September 16 when our guest will be Pat Lamson,
President of Third Coast Canine Search and Rescue of Michigan. Pat and her
K-9 partner Tucker have spent the last four years specializing in Human
Remains Detection and Historical Remains Detection. She also deployed as a
FEMA disaster assistance employee for the 2005 and 2006 hurricane season.
Joining Pat and Tucker will be several other Third Coast members and their
furry associates, including a cadaver dog, a disaster dog and a trailing
dog.
Come learn more about this fascinating field and see these incredible
service dogs.
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