Two pups in training to help save lives in Oklahoma
The pups are heading to Norman and Oklahoma City fire departments, where they'll play an essential role.
The pups are heading to Norman and Oklahoma City fire departments, where they'll play an essential role.
The pups are heading to Norman and Oklahoma City fire departments, where they'll play an essential role.
Two Oklahoma fire departments have new members helping save lives, and they travel around on four legs.
Two new search and rescue dogs have a new home in the metro, and two more firefighters have a new K-9 partner.
"It's no surprise. Anyone who lives in the state of Oklahoma knows that we are very well known for all the natural and man-made disasters that we've had,” Capt. Andrew McCann said.
The pups are heading to Norman and Oklahoma City fire departments, where they'll play an essential role. They're one of the first on scene next to their human counterpart, working as a team.
“We had three dogs that were on duty that day that were actually on scene in the south Oklahoma City areas that were affected within an hour of the disaster, of the tornado coming through. And they were working the elementary school, Briarwood," McCann said.
What makes them so special? We learned they have a certain drive.
“The dog we're looking for is the dog that nobody wants. The dog that will play ball forever. The dog that digs holes in the yard. The dog that tears up the patio furniture,” McCann said.
Both K-9s will continue their training for several more months with their handlers, the main object to bond. So when that alert comes, they're ready to go.