Category: SDF Features

Lifetime Care, SDF Features

Happy Tails – Ripley finds everything he’s looking for and more, including a best friend for life!

Ripley was originally slated for a career as a service dog with Canines for Service in North Carolina, but his energy levels were far higher than those of an ideal candidate for their program. His trainer happened to be a former canine handler with NY-TF1, so he was familiar with …
Lifetime Care, SDF Features

Happy Tails – Rookie is a rookie no longer—this pro is thriving in his new career as a narcotics detection K9!

Rookie's journey to SDF began when he was found as a stray and taken to the Baldwin County Animal Shelter in Alabama. He was in the shelter for about a month, during which time he didn't have much luck with potential adopters. One interested family took him into the play …
Lifetime Care, SDF Features

Happy Tails – Sophie is loving life in the great outdoors!

When a Santa Barbara couple decided to adopt a young Labrador, they thought they knew what they were getting into—they had raised four Labs previously, but Sophie was a whole other ball game—literally! They recognized her ball obsession early on and thought they could tire her out if they just …
Deployment Reports, News, SDF Features

Two SDF-trained Search Teams Search Wreckage of Syracuse House Explosion

  New York Task Force 2 (NY-TF2) members Adam Leckonby & Luka and Greg Gould & Keila searched for victims buried in the remains of a Syracuse home after an explosion leveled it on June 18. Firefighters encountered a heavy odor of natural gas when they arrived on the scene, …

Lifetime Care, SDF Features

Happy Tails – Raven trades rubble for snow in her new career as an avalanche search and rescue dog!

Raven was purchased by a family in Salt Lake City, Utah, with hopes of raising her to be a support dog for their child. However, it quickly became clear that Raven's rambunctious personality would not lend itself well to that role—in fact, her off-the-wall energy was simply too much for …
Lifetime Care, SDF Features

Happy Tails – Hank busts crime in his busy new detection and tracking career

Hank's journey began in Utah, where he lived with his owners, their kids, and other dogs. Despite having canine companions to play with, Hank's boundless energy and toy obsession often left his owners exhausted and at their wits' end. Hank's love for toys was unparalleled, and while this was initially …