The hard dog, fast dog contest is a culmination of a week-long training program. Each K9 was graded in a 100-yard dash on how fast and accurate it can make a controlled apprehension.
The Canadian Search and Disaster Dog Association held a meting and training session if Fairview this past weekend for anyone who thought they might like to see if their dog had what it takes to be a search and rescue dog as well as to see if there is enough interest to form a chapter of CASDDA here in Fairview.
A Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue dog is the subject of a search that has been ongoing since Thursday, when he disappeared during a training exercise in Bowie.
Vito, missing search and rescue dog, has been found
Vito, the missing search and rescue dog, has been found. His owner and handler Sonja Heritage got a call at 10:30 p.m. Saturday from a man who had seen media reports telling the story of how Vito went missing Thursday after getting spooked during a training exercise in Bowie . “You’re missing a dog, right?”the man said. “I have your dog. I have him. He’s safe.” Read full article >>
