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September 22, 2012
- Effective September 11, 2012 AKC will award Urban Search and Rescue Titles to dogs that are FEMA certified as deployable on FEMA task forces and to dogs that are certified by States as deployable on State task forces. The first such title was presented to Juno, a FEMA certified English Springer Spaniel owned and handled by Becky Stanevich, Delegate for the Mountaineer Kennel Club.
- In addition to “Juno,” SAR dogs “Kaiser,” a German Shepherd Dog owned by Tony Zintsmaster, “Bretagne,” a Golden Retriever owned by Denise Corliss, and “Morgan,” an English Springer Spaniel owned by Katrene Johnson, also received AKC titles presented by AKC Companion Animal Recovery CEO Tom Sharp in a ceremony at the Penn Vet Working Dog Center, which celebrated the grand opening of its training center today. “Kaiser” and “Bretagne” worked at the World Trade Center following the attacks of 9/11, while “Morgan” searched for human remains at the Staten Island Landfill.