What are the disadvantages of working in K-9 SAR?
The pay sucks. The rewards are great. There are a lot of jealous people out there. Jealous and at times, very egotistical. They allow their egos to run search and rescue thus costing many innocent people their lives. A recent case of examples is the Kim family missing in S. Oregon and the three climbers missing in Hood River, Oregon on Mt. Hood, Ore. If the sheriff had called in search dog teams immediately, we possibly could have saved their lives. Or at least brought closure to their families and loved ones. Classic example is the Ashley Pond, Miranda Gaddis – Oregon City- Ward Weaver murder case in 2002. See MSNBC’s story “Into Thin Air” which aired Feb. 2006. Shows our documentation of finding the bodies after the FBI and Police teams failed to find anything. This embarrassed them.
