Search-and-Rescue Dogs at Work

[douglas9]

When search-and-rescue teams deploy to any of the numerous natural or man-made disasters around the world, they bring along their own teams of highly trained dogs to help discover victims in need. When these dogs are not in the field, they frequently take part in training sessions simulating events such as earthquakes, wildfires, and water or avalanche rescues. Gathered below are images of some of these rescue dogs and their handlers, on the job and in training, from the past several years.

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https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2025/04/photos-search-and-rescue-dogs/682265/

[Diamond_Dog]

1. Lots of Labs in those photos!

TY for sharing photos of these invaluable canine workers.

#17 could be my Sophie.

[in2herbs]

2. Lab and Lab/Retriever mixes bred for ADI purposes but fail are often offered out to other

organizations that use working dogs. That is why there are so many lab/retrievers.

[Duppers]

3. My family's favorite breed.

Labs & BorderCollies

[Laurelin]

4. Well, my lab says you're wrong about that

It's because labs are the BEST. In her opinion. Really, she's kinda full of herself.

[love_katz]

5. Dogs. So loving and wonderful.

I love the pictures. I also love Guide Dogs For the Blind.