Huffington Post – by Alexandra Zaslow
Since the devastating mudslide hit Washington on March 22, rescue dogs have been tirelessly searching for buried victims.
Rescue crews announced Sunday that some dogs are taking a two-day break, the Associated Press reported. The dogs who arrived more recently from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will continue their search.
If worked too hard, especially in the cold and rain, the dogs can lose their sensing capability.
“The conditions on the slide field are difficult, so this is just a time to take care of the dogs,” Kris Rietmann, a spokeswoman for the team working on the eastern portion of the slide, told the outlet.
Take a look below at some of the courageous pups hard at work:
Rescue dog Tryon, muddied from the day’s work.
Two search and rescue dogs meet as they investigate a section of tree roots.
Rescue dog Nexus, muddy from working onsite, is decontaminated via hose.
Sonja Nordstrom sits with her rescue dog Drago, foreground, as she participates during a memorial service.
Search workers stand with a rescue dog near a piece of heavy equipment being used to clear trees and other debris.
A search dog stands in a water and looks back at handlers at the scene of a deadly mudslide.
Search dog Stratus walks across a beam on a destroyed building following a deadly mudslide.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/01/dogs-washington-mudslide-search_n_5064184.html
Really good article angel -I think anyway. Especially when ya got these dogs that will search and give up their lives for the very people that do not even care about them and other people!!
Yea Angel, I wish that people would take a good look at themselves and compare temselves to these kinds of animals.
Exllent article Angel – Yea this dumb ass,??? beagle here of mine is looking at me – loyal as could be – and sayin Wake the F up and do something. Yea I should listen to him – this beagle that is !!
Yea them animals are way more considerate and smart than any people I have ever known.
Yes people have got to wake the F up and start listening to themselves – yea people are the ugliest and the dumbest animal on the face of the earth IMOHO 🙁 🙁 🙁