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What Situations Are Search and Rescue Dogs Used In?

A yellow lab search and rescue dog looking through rubble after a disaster

Many people know search and rescue dogs from highly dramatized TV shows. While those shows certainly have a basis in truth, they aren’t entirely accurate. There are two main groups of search and rescue dogs. Air Scenting dogs follow scents in the air until they find who they are searching for. Trailing dogs follow scents left behind on the… Read more »