Research shows SAR dogs are driven by rewards and scent work, not heroism, and most showed long-term emotional resilience.

Search and rescue dogs are the heroes of the canine world. Sometimes called SAR for “search and rescue,” these brave, loyal dogs work with law enforcement, first responders, and rescue teams. All SAR ...

Marlin, a once stray dog, is now at the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation in California, proving that a lost pup can ...

With the memory of an elephant and instincts of a seasoned first responder, researchers say this four-legged robot could be ...

Are you ready to work?” ski patroller Alisha Bator whispers into the ear of Kio, a mountain rescue dog, at the edge of a meadow near the Forest Queen ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - For this week's Behind the Badge segment, KTBS 3's Rick Rowe is unleashing the secrets of search and rescue dog training as we mark the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The ...

Callie — the only search-and-rescue dog in the Department of Defense — spent six years with the Kentucky National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron where she deployed six times in support of ...

When disaster strikes or a person goes missing, every second counts. Earthquakes, floods, avalanches and building collapses ...

MADISON – Republican lawmakers are circulating proposed bills that would protect and aid handlers of search and rescue dogs, in hopes of supporting the volunteers who often spend large amounts of ...

Washington State Task Force-1 has been mobilized to Skagit County to aid in search and rescue operations following severe ...