Search and Rescue Dogs in Training

This is Us crew follow search and rescue dog, Nino, on training mission

Over the rubble, through the tunnel and down the ladder they go. It’s all in a day’s training for Search & Rescue dogs like Nino, pictured above. It takes more than a year of training for a dog to become certified
for this valuable but dangerous work. It takes a very committed human, like Marin County Fire Captain, Jim Boggeri, to teach a dog this lifesaving trick.

Capt.Jim  Boggeri and his dog, Recon
Capt.Jim Boggeri and his dog, Recon

Boggeri, like all “Canine Specialists” is a volunteer. He and his first dog, Recon, were involved in many rescue missions including at Hurricane Katrina and, closer to home, a mud slde in Mill Valley.

This is Us followed Boggeri as he put Nino through his paces on the local training course.

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Search and Rescue Dogs in Training 9 December,2011Becca King Reed

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