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 ...

Sam is one of a group of volunteers at Swaledale Mountain Rescue, known as "dogsbodies", who help train rescue dogs to find ...

Callie spent six years with the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, logging 750 hours of flight time, rappelling out of helicopters, parachuting and helping airmen locate people in disaster zones. By ...

Wolverine Search and Recovery hosted a training for human remains detection dogs and their handlers from around the country in Detroit last week. Dogs and handlers work closely to track scents of ...

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

Earlier this year, Jeanine Camp was traipsing through the Oregon wilderness with her German Shepherd Roxanne, but this wasn’t a recreational outing. Roxanne was working — trying to find a missing ...

In the fascinating canine world, there are different types of dogs that play important roles in society thanks to their skills. Two of them, highly recognized for their valuable work, are rescue dogs ...

Working Dogs for Conservation held an open house at their headquarters in Missoula on Wednesday.The group showcased how ...

Sometimes called SAR for “search and rescue,” these brave, loyal dogs work with law enforcement, first responders, and rescue teams. All SAR dogs go through many months or years of training, ...

Sometimes called SAR for “search and rescue,” these brave, loyal dogs work with law enforcement, first responders, and rescue teams. All SAR dogs go through many months or years of training, ...