Dogs need hope
Did you know that? Rescue dog handlers learned that after 9/11 as they worked to save lives and find bodies. The dogs needed to find someone alive to keep doing the hard and dangerous work of searching the hideously smelling wreckage.
A dog’s sense of smell compared to a human’s sense of smell.
“A dog’s sense of smell is about 1,000 to 10,000,000 times more sensitive than than a person’s nose.” According to Dog Breed Info.
 How did these dogs do this?
How could these sensitive nosed dogs do this work? It must have required a ton of courage and encouragement. They must have felt sick at finding so few people alive after days of working.
What gives you hope?
What gives you hope for the future?
What keeps you writing, blogging and/or volunteering?
What beliefs help you?
Who is your inspiration?
These dogs and their handlers inspire me. I want to learn how to reset my hope.
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Foxy says
Beautiful post, Deborah!
dogleadermysteries says
Thanks so much for reading.
Hope all is great with you. Remember, you can send me another blog post, anytime, and include a bio and reviews about your book.
Nature by Dawn says
I first read about search and rescue dogs getting distressed in the book, Scent of the Living by Susannah Charleston. Her dog helped find debri and body parts from the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia. Some of those dogs didn’t handle this search well because it was so depressing. Depressing for the people too. At least the dogs and handlers had each other to help cope.
dogleadermysteries says
Thanks Dawn, your comments and insights always enrich my blog and my brain.
cdog5 says
Deborah, excellent post! I’m sharing with my Facebook readers!
Kristina Stanley says
I live in the mountains where there are avalanche rescue dogs. These dogs spend hours training in cold conditions, riding on equipment not designed for dogs – chairlifts, snowmobiles, and seem to love it. Awesome animals!
dogleadermysteries says
Thanks for writing about your experience witnessing avalanche rescue dogs. If you ever get a photograph or a quick story, please send it on to me for this blog.