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Hero dogs : how a pack of rescues, rejects, and strays became America's greatest disaster-search partners / Wilma Melville with Paul Lobo.

Melville, Wilma, (author.). Lobo, Paul, (author.). Sands, Xe, (narrator.). Damron, Will, (narrator.).

Summary:

In 1995, Wilma Melville volunteered as a canine search-and-rescue (SAR) handler with her Black Labrador Murphy in the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing. At the time there were only fifteen FEMA certified SAR dogs in the United States. Believing in the value of these remarkable animals to help save lives, Wilma knew many more were needed in the event of future major disasters. She made a vow to help 168 dogs receive search-and- rescue training in her lifetime, one for every Oklahoma City victim. Wilma singlehandedly established the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF) to meet this challenge. The first canine candidates, Ana, Dusty, and Harley, were a trio of golden retrievers with behavioral problems so severe the dogs were considered irredeemable and unadoptable. But with patience, discipline, and love applied during training, they proved to have the ability, agility, and stamina to graduate as SARs.

Record details

ISBN: 9781250319104
ISBN: 1250319102
Physical Description: 5 audio discs (6 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Unabridged.
Publisher: New York, NY : Macmillan Audio, [2019]