News – Page 42 – National Disaster Search Dog Foundation

American Riviera Bank employees choose SDF!

November 7, 2016 November 7, 2016

On Monday morning, November 7, 2016, SDF Search Team Eric Gray & Riley visited the American Riviera Bank in Santa Barbara and accepted a generous donation from their amazing employees!SDF was selected as the recipient of a $1,000 gift from the American Riviera Bank’s Employee Donation Fund. With this program, …

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Certification Success!

November 7, 2016 November 7, 2016

Congratulations to SDF’s 3 New York-based Canine Disaster Search Teams that achieved Certification this weekend!On Friday, November 4, 2016, three SDF-trained Search Teams achieved State Certification during evaluation at TEEX in College Station, TX. Veteran team Greg Gould & Dax re-certified while brand new teams Brian Girard & Keila and …

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Locally trained search dogs head to Hurricane Matthew

October 10, 2016 June 7, 2018

KEYT | From rescued to rescuer: The Search Dog Foundation trains K9s to help people in disaster situations like those affected by Hurricane Matthew.

Deployment Reports

SDF teams respond to Hurricane Matthew

October 7, 2016 October 19, 2016

Three SDF canine disaster search teams are currently deployed to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew:Eric Darling & Ben (Pennsylvania Task Force 1 – PA-TF1)Marshia Hall & Lilah (Florida Task Force 1 – FL-TF1)Julie Padelford-Jansen & Ricochet (Florida Task Force 2 – FL-TF2)Eric & Ben are heading toward Florida …

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First facility of its kind in the nation

October 5, 2016 June 7, 2018

Ventura Breeze | In August, guests, Seabees and staff were invited to the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation’s National Training Center located at 6800 Wheeler Canyon Rd, Santa Paula.

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Animals continually train for disaster duties

August 17, 2016 June 7, 2018

NewsOK | The massive pile of broken concrete slabs at Schwarz Ready Mix might look like one big mess to many people, but for the Oklahoma City Fire Department’s search and rescue dogs, the jagged chunks provide opportunity.

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Seabees reservists help build Search Dog training area in Santa Paula

August 17, 2016 June 7, 2018

Ventura County Star | It’s been a long summer of hard work for dozens of Navy reservists who are helping construct the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation’s training center in Santa Paula.

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Joe (2006 – 2016)

August 5, 2016 January 10, 2023

As a volunteer for the Search Dog Foundation (SDF), Judy Mize became familiar with the characteristics that make dogs ideally suited for SDF search and rescue operations. Judy shared this information with her daughter, Sarah Clusman, who works for the Longmont Humane Society in Longmont, CO and in December of …

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The Quest 2015

July 27, 2016 June 6, 2018

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Seabees help SDF as part of Innovative Readiness Training

July 27, 2016 June 7, 2018

NOSC | From moving rubble piles to installing drywall in a tilted house to installing donated school buses, the Seabees had their work cut out for them in the California heat.