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Joe (2006 – 2016)
As a volunteer for the Search Dog Foundation (SDF), Judy Mize became familiar with the characteristics that make dogs ideally
The Quest 2015 cover
The Quest 2015
Seabee team at the NTC
Seabees help SDF as part of Innovative Readiness Training
NOSC | From moving rubble piles to installing drywall in a tilted house to installing donated school buses, the Seabees had
Wilma Melville and Search Dog Rusty
Searching for fulfillment
Forbes | Why a retired teacher began training Rescue Dogs and Firefighters
Sarge & Aide Barbat search below the bluffs in Del Mar, CA.
Bluff collapse in Del Mar, California
First deployment for Search Dogs Decker and Sarge! Decker & Brent Brainard and Sarge & Aide Barbat of CA-TF8 (San
Wilma Melville and SDF Search Dog Ranger
Aviatrix Wilma Melville is honored by sister pilots
Floods, bombings and disasters call her K9s Wilma Melville and Murphy, her black lab, had time after Wilma’s retirement in
SDF first of 2016
Perfect pass rate for our latest class!
SDF | Join us in giving a Round of A-Paws to our three newest Canine Disaster Search Teams and 100%
Mattie (2004 – 2016)
In February of 2006, SDF was contacted by Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) of Oceanside, CA about a canine named
Brutus (2002 – 2016)
Brutus, a male German Shepherd was born on June 21, 2002 in Gilroy, CA. Donated by breeder Deleta Jones, Brutus comes
Glacier (2003 – 2016)
Glacier, a fun-loving Yellow Lab who was found wandering the streets of Montana not far from Glacier National Park, owes
Tornado in Tulsa
Tornado in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Four Oklahoma Search Dogs deploy to tornado At approximately 10pm Wednesday night, four Canine Disaster Search Teams, three trained by SDF,
Plane crash in Santa Rosa, California
First Deployment of Mike Stornetta and Rocket's Career and of our 20th Anniversary Year Our hearts go out to the
Tornadoes in Dallas
It was all hands on deck Saturday night. Nine tornadoes ripped through North Texas. Four SDF-trained Search Teams were deployed
Search Dog Skye takes the wheel
Deployment readiness training for your Search Teams
On the weekend of November 17th, 13 Search Teams from Oklahoma and Dallas gathered for a Regional Training hosted by
Dallas parking garage collapse
SDF Search Teams deployed to make sure no one was trapped alive in the wreckage At approximately 4:30pm CST on
Jezzie (2001 – 2015)
A beautiful Black Lab with loving eyes and a wagging tail, Jezzie had been sitting for many weeks at the
SDF Founder Wilma Melville
Search Dog Training Center on track for opening
August 24, 2015 Scott Steepleton, News-Press City Editor   For 20 years, Wilma Melville has been trying to teach handlers of
Hero (2002 – 2015)
Who doesn’t love to be welcomed by a friendly face when they step off a plane, train, or bus?  How about
SDF Search Dogs lineup
Petco Foundation invests $2.5m in SDF
Ojai Valley News | SANTA PAULA, Calif. - Last Thursday, the Petco Foundation announced a $2.5 million “Pathway to Completion”
Seabees at the NTC
SDF welcomes the Navy to the NTC
DVIDS | SANTA PAULA, Calif. - Local civic, reserve and active duty military leaders toured the National Disaster Search Dog
Tornado damage in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City tornado strike
Brent & Moxie search tornado wreckage overnight Last night, while the six Search Dog Foundation teams deployed to Nepal were assisting
Earthquake in Nepal
Second major quake in Nepal, SDF Search Teams redeployed May 12, 2015 The death toll is rising again in Nepal
Hobbes (2000 – 2015)
Disaster Search Dogs make a live find in Nepal
According to Norwegian media, Geere and Mir, together with their handlers Morten and Kristin, used their noses to find a
search dog foundation, nepal deployment
SDF salutes canine teams combing Nepal wreckage for survivors
Deployment update: According to the UN, the death toll from the April 25 earthquake now stands at 5,006 with an
Lola (2003 – 2015)
Lola, a Black Labrador Retriever, began her saga as so many of our dogs do – at a shelter. Lola
Hula (2008 – 2015)
In June of 2009, Hula, found herself in the Humboldt County Animal Shelter in McKinleyville, CA, picked-up as a stray.
Tornado over Oklahoma
Sand Springs, Oklahoma Tornado
Jeff & Justice and Vincent & Magnum search for survivors in Oklahoma Two SDF Search Teams were deployed overnight to
Car plunges off cliff near Mt. Baldy, California
Late in the afternoon of March 16th, Dennis Clark & Rugby and Gary Durian & Tanker were deployed to search
Ben & Eric Darling
Missing person search in Newtown, Pennsylvania
In the early afternoon of Friday, March 6th, Eric Darling & Ben were called out to search for a missing

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