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Saving Lives may Save YOUR Life!

 

Our Search and Rescue program is always working with rescues and shelters looking for dogs with certain temperaments and personality traits that may be candidates for Search and Rescue work.  Once identified these The  fetch Foundation evaluates these dogs and trains them for demanding job of rescue worker! 

 

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Temperament and Personality Traits of a Rescue Dog:

  • High Play Drive
  • Social
  • Friendly
  • Inquisitive

K9 Search and Rescue Units all over the country have helped during the Sept 11 crisis and the Katrina and Rita catastrophes. Some of these same units were from your local community here in Arizona. With the help of local FEMA team, trainer JR Cook of Scottsdale K9 Academy and Best Friends Animal Society, The fetch Foundation is evaluating homeless dogs to become potential candidates for placement with handlers for Search and Rescue programs and Service programs.