Trevor came to the Watsonville Animal Shelter as a stray. She was in good condition but she was obese. Quickly, the staff recognized how over-the-top, high energy she was. While waiting to see if her owners would come to claim her, they exercised her to get her to burn up …
Ruffy is a 2-year-old Black Lab who started out as a field trial dog, training in the outskirts of San Diego, CA. His owner contacted SDF when she realized that Ruffy was too loud and too rambunctious for the world of field trial. While these traits did not make for …
In December of 2007, the East Bay SPCA in Oakland, CA called Julia Ford, a local woman who rescues dogs and trains them for Drug and Explosives Detection. They thought she might be interested in an unruly Chocolate Lab named Huckleberry Hound. Although she liked what she saw, he was …
On June 18, SDF-trained Search Teams Brian Girard & Keila and Greg Gould & Dax answered the call when a storm caused a seven-story building collapsed into neighboring structures, causing a total of five buildings to come down. Rescuers immediately discovered one woman alive in the rubble but the destruction …
Koda was originally rescued from a shelter by Lab Rescue OK, Inc. before being homed with a fellow firefighter who recognized his Search Dog potential and contacted Jason Smith, a former Handler in Oklahoma City with Oklahoma Task Force 1. Jason evaluated Koda and he quickly noticed this Yellow Lab’s …
Koda was originally rescued from a shelter by Lab Rescue OK, Inc. before being homed with a fellow firefighter who recognized his Search Dog potential and contacted Jason Smith, a former Handler in Oklahoma City with Oklahoma Task Force 1. Jason evaluated Koda and he quickly noticed this Yellow Lab’s …
On Friday, June 8, 2018, the Search Dog Foundation (SDF) received a Helping Heroes Award from the Petco Foundation at their annual Awards Gala. It is a great honor to receive this award – given the vast reach of the Petco Foundation and the many organizations they work with throughout the United States – …
In February of 2012, Sacramento City firefighter and SDF handler Jeff Ivy contacted our office to notify us that he had a dog he felt would be great for urban disaster search and rescue work. Having been paired with his own Search Dog, Jakers, in 2006, Jeff knew exactly what …
Team Info Task Force: California Task Force 7 (CA-TF7) Agency: Sacramento City Fire Level: DHS/FEMA Certified Most Recent Certification: May 30, 2015 Search Dog Info Breed: Golden Retriever Sex: Female Born: March 23, 2009 Donated by: Gordon Family Recruited by: Heidi Miller Prep Home: Marshia Hall Pup Raiser: Tina Brennan Guardians: Marybeth Little, Carol Sidlow Kari …
Previously named Sequoia, this ball-obsessed Black Lab was recruited for SDF’s program by longtime volunteer Penny Woodruff in March 2014. Penny received a call from a staff member at Lassen Animal Control in Susanville, CA who thought she had identified a potential search dog candidate for SDF’s training program. Sequoia had been surrendered to the …
