In July we participated in a meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Carmichael. Both the Kiwanis Club and CARDA are dedicated to improving their communities. Marci Henscheid and K9 “Havoc” travelled from Nevada County to showcase the search and rescue canine work of the entire organization. Thank you Marci and […]
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Thank you AKC Reunite for the grant to CARDA!
We are sincerely grateful to AKC Reunite foundation for their grant to CARDA for $2,500 in support of our large source training series. This will allow the training program to extend to all the dog teams in the southern part of the state. We could not do this without the […]
Read MoreUC Davis guidelines to consider for spay/neuter age, by breed
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have updated their guidelines on when to neuter 40 popular dog varieties by breed and sex. Their recent paper in Frontiers in Veterinary Science adds five breeds to a line of research that began in 2013 with a study that suggested that early neutering of golden retrievers […]
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Lost and Found: On the Front Lines with a Search and Rescue Trailing Dog
By Cat McBride (with permission from Bay Woof) You’re woken up at 2 a.m. by an emergency alert blaring from your phone. You roll over and check the message: immediate callout for two trailing K9 teams to respond to a search for a missing 6-year-old in Los Gatos. You respond […]
Read MoreNational Search and Rescue Week: May 16 – 22
Honored to be a part of the California Office of Emergency Services canine resource team. National Search and Rescue Week takes place on May 16 – 22, 2024 and Cal OES recognizes all search and rescue (SAR) responders and unique task force teams who dedicate their lives to help locate […]
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