1. National Disaster Search Dog Foundation- Program located in California that has trained 50 search and rescue dogs for the United States
2. U.S. Federal Emergancy Management Agency-Agency that tests to see whether the search and rescue dogs should be officially certified or not
3. Cumbres del Rubi-Neighborhood in Tijuana where search and rescue dogs did part of their training
4. Colonia Defensores de Baja California-Neighborhood in Tijuana where the earth collapsed, forcing 50 homes to evacuate, destroying 2, and crushing a nine year old girl to death
5. Gilroy-Area where search and rescue dogs practice their training

OBJECTIVES: Search and rescue dogs are very helpful when disasters, such as earthquakes, occur. Search and rescue dogs are able to sniff out and find people who are trapped under buildings or other things that can endanger their lives.Many lives have been saved by these search and rescue dogs, and many deaths have been prevented. For example, search and rescue dogs may have been able to save the life of the nine year old girl who died in Colonia Defensores de Baja California becasue she was crushed to death when the earth collapsed around her home.

ARTICLE:The article, "Noses For Disaster" discusses the four search and rescue dogs that were sent to Tijuana in January as Mexico's first search and rescue dogs. These four dogs are from the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, and they will become Mexico's first and only search and rescue dogs. Most of the dogs that come to the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation are dogs that were unwanted by their owners. Out of the four search and rescue dogs that were sent to Tijuana, two are golden retrievers (Andy and Jazz), one is a border collie (Tinker), and one is a black labrador (Jezzie). These dogs are going to be living and working with Mexican emergancy officials, such as firefighters and paramedics.

The United States has 114 search and rescue dogs, while Mexico didn't have any until reccently. The National Disaster Search and Rescue Dog Foundation has trained 50 dogs for the United States, and they have four dogs that are part of a program to send search and rescue dogs to Mexico. The dogs will be sent to Tijuana, where they will not only help with disasters in Mexico, but in San Diego, which has three search and rescue dog teams, as well.

CONCLUSION:In conclusion, this affects the public a lot because search and rescue dogs prevent deaths, and these four dogs in Tijuana will be able to help in San Diego if it is ever needed.

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