K9 Georgia

K9 Georgia

Born: 2000

Status: Retired.

Qualifications: Certified FEMA Disaster Dog. ARDA Certified Area Search Canine and Human Remains Detection.

Favorite Treat: Georgia will spit out a hot dog for a toy. Is she really a Lab?

Handler: Teresa M.

Breed: Labrador Retriever

Deployments: March 2011 to Japan, following Earthquake and Tsnuami.

Non-SAR trick: Georgia is all business--no tricks. :)

Notes: Georgia was a part of the Hurricane Katrina effort. She searched islands off of the Bolivar Peninsula, transported there by airboat, to look for for the remains of those still missing from Hurricane Ike. But her favorite search was when she was young and newly operational. She found an elderly woman missing in Prince William Forest Park, injured and dehydrated, deep in the woods. Her family was so happy to see her carried out of the woods on the Park Ranger's shoulder's, Georgia happily wagging alongside.

Photos of K9 Georgia

K9 Ulee and K9 Georgia working after Hurricane Katrina

K9 Georgia after a doog day

K9 Georgia makes a find on the rubble

K9 Georgia searching at Bolivar Pennisula

Videos of K9 Georgia

(Georgia was 10y.o in this video). Here, she is working a short wilderness exercise. K9 Georgia has had several "finds" in her lenghty career and retired due to cancer. Her indication of a live-find, is to Stay-and-Bark, a FEMA standard.