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Summit
Australian Shepherd Search & Rescue Dog
From
Karen, his handler:
I met Summit on a mountain top in New
Hampshire a day after I lost his beloved big brother, Forest, in
an accident. Before meeting Forest I had always assumed my soulmate
would have two legs, but he showed me that sometimes, for some
people, their soulmates have four. I had no idea how I'd carry
on without my dear friend, but he came to me the night he died
in a dream and said his goodbyes in the sweetest of ways that still
brings me to tears and he left me with a vision of an ice blue
eye. I didn't know what it meant and didn't give it much thought
until I made my way up the winding mountain road to meet a lil
Aussie pup whom the day before I didn't even know existed. I knew
as soon as I saw the lil blue merle pup with the ice blue eye and
so much white fur that he looked like he came straight from the
clouds in heaven that Forest had lead me to him. The journey that
I thought had come to an end became a new beginning and has sustained
me ever since. Summit is truly a blessing. He is a kind dog, full
of love and endless kisses, always by my side and always ready
for an adventure. He is a fine search dog who is successfully following
in his big brother's pawprints. Forest must be so proud of us.
Disaster and Wilderness Ground Searchers (DAWGS)
is a volunteer search unit dedicated to the training of search
and rescue dogs, handlers and support personnel in order to provide
professional
and highly-skilled search and rescue teams in the event of emergency
response events. Formed in 1997 and operational in the spring
of 1998, their primary search area is the state of Connecticut, although
they are willing to assist disaster relief efforts and lost person
searches wherever they are needed.
If you
are a member of Search & Rescue, K-9 or Mounted Patrol, please
allow me to paint a small portrait for you at no charge, in gratitude
for your service.
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