SHREVEPORT, La. - For this week's Behind the Badge segment, KTBS 3's Rick Rowe is unleashing the secrets of search and rescue dog training as we mark the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The ...

ELDRIDGE, Iowa — Volunteers with the Quad Cities Missing Persons Network (QCMPN) spent the weekend training their search-and-rescue dogs to locate missing people, dead or alive. The organization’s ...

Sam is one of a group of volunteers at Swaledale Mountain Rescue, known as "dogsbodies", who help train rescue dogs to find ...

Callie spent six years with the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, logging 750 hours of flight time, rappelling out of helicopters, parachuting and helping airmen locate people in disaster zones. By ...

Sometimes called SAR for “search and rescue,” these brave, loyal dogs work with law enforcement, first responders, and rescue teams. All SAR dogs go through many months or years of training, ...

A group of inmates in Delaware County is preparing for reentry into the community with the help of some four-legged ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Each week, KTBS highlights the selfless work of area law enforcement. But this week on Behind the Badge, KTBS 3's Rick Rowe highlights the canine Search & Rescue team with the ...

Research shows SAR dogs are driven by rewards and scent work, not heroism, and most showed long-term emotional resilience.

Adopting a dog can be one of the most rewarding experiences, but it’s not without its challenges, especially when your new pal brings along bad habits. Difficult and destructive behaviors often have ...

Paws of Redemption is a new rehabilitation program where inmates at the ASPC-Lewis facility train shelter dogs to prepare ...

The best breeds for search and rescue are intelligent, trainable dogs who have powerful scent and tracking abilities. Hounds, for instance, have an extremely keen sense of smell, and other breeds have ...