Two Rescued Dogs Embark On Their New Careers As Rescuers With The LA County Fire Department
LAPPL News Watch
December 18, 2020
Two rescue dogs have been added to the Los Angeles County Fire Department search and rescue team, the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation announced Tuesday.
Bond and Mattis were added to Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 2, the foundation reported. They join the ranks of dogs across the country who have graduated from the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation in Santa Paula. Among their jobs, they'll search for survivors in the aftermath of natural disasters.
The dogs and handlers will work together daily throughout the next year, developing skills and bonding. Once certified, they can deploy with fire departments and task forces.
The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation rescues dogs and trains them to work with first responders.
Bond, black Labrador retriever, was born at Dogs for Better
Lives in Oregon. Mattis, an 18-month-old German shepherd/Belgian
Malinois, went home with a family at 7 weeks old, but things didn't work
out due to his high energy, strong toy driver and recent life changes
for the owner. That same high energy and drive made Mattis a good
search-rescue dog candidate.
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