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As some of you know, my rescue pomeranian Louie is a registered therapy dog who is, now retired. (Louie also has limp since yesterday morning and cannot put any pressure on his leg, vet appointment for tomorrow morning, there was no trama to it so can't be a break, please keep him in your thoughts and prayers!). He is old, his medical conditions have certainly worsened over the past year and he has helped the community with over three hundred visits to several nursing homes as well as the children's hospital.
So...
With Louie being retired as a community volunteer, I would like to now pass on his legacy with Apollo, my doberman. But instead of therapy work, I'd like to instead this time potentially get him evaluated for SAR work. I have always admired people with SAR dogs and the work they do with their dogs...examples-9-11 and one that hits home, the Worcester fire tragedy here in Worcester MA six years ago. I bought a doberman magazine and was amazed to find an article in there regarding the fire that took the lives of six firefighters....five of those SAR dogs were dobermans.
Apollo has a great drive for smelling things out and can find a treat anywhere in the house as well as a bone that one of my other dogs try to hide. My question is, does anyone on this board have experience with SAR work? Any input would be great.
So...
With Louie being retired as a community volunteer, I would like to now pass on his legacy with Apollo, my doberman. But instead of therapy work, I'd like to instead this time potentially get him evaluated for SAR work. I have always admired people with SAR dogs and the work they do with their dogs...examples-9-11 and one that hits home, the Worcester fire tragedy here in Worcester MA six years ago. I bought a doberman magazine and was amazed to find an article in there regarding the fire that took the lives of six firefighters....five of those SAR dogs were dobermans.
Apollo has a great drive for smelling things out and can find a treat anywhere in the house as well as a bone that one of my other dogs try to hide. My question is, does anyone on this board have experience with SAR work? Any input would be great.