Congratulations to “Ranger” and Sonya Roth for passing their initial trailing 1 certification (urban and wilderness) Well done team. “Ranger” and Sonya are also members of: El Dorado County Sheriff Search and Rescue, Washoe County, Nevada Sheriff Search and Rescue and Wilderness Outdoor Finders (WOOF). Thank you for your hard […]
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Good Day at Tahoe Expedition Academy: Talking how search dogs work
Thank you to the second grade class at Tahoe Expedition Academy for hosting Ken Volz and Griffin. The class heard about: how search dogs work, how people get lost, and what to do if you are lost. We got some wonderful questions at the end. Thank you, CARDA
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Meeting with Community Groups: CalSAR and California National Guard
We want to extend a huge thank you to all those who participated in the March 17 event at Morgan Territory in Contra Costa County. We had a total of 23 CalSAR personnel, 19 community volunteers and 15 CARDA handlers in the morning (and 12 in the afternoon, some of whom […]
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Meeting with Community Groups: Tahoe Expedition Academy
Ken Volz and “Griff” had the delight to meet with students at the Tahoe Expedition Academy on March 13. Ken and “Griff” demonstrated the “lost hiker” scenario to show the students how dogs use their nose to detect human odor and find the missing in wilderness environments. Thank you Ken, […]
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Day In The Life: Avalanche Rescue Dog
Good article on training and searching with avalanche dogs. https://www.kunr.org/local-stories/2024-02-23/tahoe-avalanche-rescue-dogs
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