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March 28 - May 20, 2024
Assigned to locations chosen by law enforcement, we work methodically, dividing a region into sectors to be searched by individual dog-and-handler teams. It’s a meticulous process, but trained dogs can quickly clear a large area it would take humans days to definitively search.
On any given day in America, there are as many as one hundred thousand active missing persons cases. A large percentage of these cases go unresolved. At the same time, the recovered and unidentified remains of some forty thousand people are held by medical examiners across the country.
The collective research unanimously asserts that Goldens cannot be treated as accessories. This is true of all dogs, of course, but with a big dog like a Golden, the behavioral result of social neglect can be catastrophic for family and dog.
We search for children and Alzheimer’s patients with some frequency, and I didn’t want these victims more scared when they were found than when they were lost. I knew I wanted a light-faced dog with an open, kindly expression.
