Monthly Gathering—September 2006
Search and Rescue Dogs Four-legged Professionals
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 Lamson 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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