AKC Canine Health Foundation Funded Study of 9/11 Search and Rescue Dogs Enters its Fourteenth Year - 11/24/2015 According to Dr. Otto, this is the first longitudinal study ever to monitor search and rescue dogs. “The ability to follow these dogs and document any health or behavioral effects of their heroic service is invaluable. The foresight of the AKC Canine Health Foundation is unparalleled. These surviving dogs really summarize much of our findings. The dogs on average have lived long and happy lives, a tribute to the relationship with their handlers, and the mental and physical activity that accompanied their careers in search and rescue,” said Dr. Otto. Learn more from an article regarding this study through the AKC CHF: https://www.akcchf.org/research/impact-stories/september-11-search-and-rescue-dogs-study.html #searchandrescue #searchandrescuedogs #workingdogs #servicedogs #workingdogsofinstagram #servicedogsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CTs4SUwsf2N/?utm_medium=tumblr