Search and rescue dogs are the heroes of the canine world. Sometimes called SAR for “search and rescue,” these brave, loyal dogs work with law enforcement, first responders, and rescue teams. All SAR ...

Police dogs perform a wide variety of tasks including work that can save a life, such as search-and-rescue. If someone gets ...

Wolverine Search and Recovery hosted a training for human remains detection dogs and their handlers from around the country in Detroit last week. Dogs and handlers work closely to track scents of ...

A portrait of a young grey and white Siberian husky female bitch with brown eyes.© Rabinger Photography/iStock via Getty Images Everyone knows dogs are a man’s best friend. But beyond the best ...

The Rachael Ray Foundation's Rescue Brigade program helped Cam the golden retriever start disaster search dog training Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

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 ...

DEAR DOG LOVER: You know that dogs have a superior sense of smell to humans — well, their sense of smell is also superior to that of most other mammals. The top three tracking dogs are bloodhounds, ...