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The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (SDF) is a nonprofit organization that recruits and trains rescue dogs. It was established in 1996 by Wilma Melville . As of 2024, there are 94 search teams trained by SDF that can be deployed regionally and nationally.
Most of the time, this means donating to rescues, volunteering at animal shelters, or even fostering a dog, but for one Oklahoma rescue owner, it meant putting her own life on the line.
The Humane Society of the United States assists the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office in the rescue of dozens of dogs and puppies from a rural property as part of an alleged cruelty situation at ...
Mr. Prospector (January 28, 1970 – June 1, 1999) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who became an outstanding breeding stallion and notable sire of sires. A sprinter whose career was cut short by repeated injuries, he won seven of his 14 starts, including the Gravesend Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack and the Whirlaway Handicap at Garden State Park.
Foundation stock or foundation bloodstock refers to animals that are the progenitors, or foundation, of a breed or of a given bloodline within such. Many modern breeds can be traced to specific, named foundation animals, but a group of animals may be referred to collectively as foundation bloodstock when one distinct population (including both landrace breeds or a group of animals linked to a ...
Ana (July 4, 1995 – November 12, 2008) was a golden retriever search and rescue dog, known for having been the first graduate of the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation's training program. [1] Ana was one of the first search dogs to be deployed to the site of the World Trade Center following the September 11 attacks .
Her sire was the Thoroughbred stallion Very Wise, and her dam was a Quarter Horse mare named Clear Track. [ 8 ] [ c ] Scott Wells, a racing correspondent, wrote in The Speedhorse Magazine that Go Man Go "grew up lean and hard-boned, long-bodied and long-hipped, but not the best-looking horse in the world.
Unbridled's Song (February 18, 1993 – July 26, 2013) was an American thoroughbred racehorse who won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, Florida Derby and Wood Memorial. He was the favorite for the 1996 Kentucky Derby but suffered a cracked hoof in the weeks before the race and finished fifth. He finished his racing career with five wins from twelve ...