The German Shepherd Dog, also known as Alsatian is a breed of large-sized dog that originated in Germany which dates back in 1899. Developed originally for herding sheep but because of their strength, intelligence and abilities in obedience training, today they are often employed as police war dogs.
Greenwich Village dog run donates $2,500 to K-9 Urban Search and Rescue team to help Haiti
Mateyaschuk and Aragon, a handsome jet-black 5-year-old German shepherd, were among the city’s four K-9 search and rescue teams that returned from Haiti this week.
Aragon, along with Caesar, Hunter and Storm, searched rubble piles in Port-au-Prince and were used to help locate survivors amid the debris.
The dogs – trained to detect the scent of live bodies, not human remains – also helped provide closure to people who waited to know if a loved one was dead or alive.
Mateyaschuk says finding a victim is a reward for the highly motivated dogs and they “don’t stop until they drop.”
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