Lola Dingo Certifies Water HRD through NNCDS

Breaking through new glass ceilings, Lola successfully certified for water Human Remains Detection (HRD) through the National Network of Canine Detection Services (NNCDS).  Search and Rescue teams are generally volunteers who work their personal dogs on a volunteer basis to help law enforcement organizations find the missing and return them home.  Lola is an Australian dingo that has been training since she was six months old.  She’s been certified for land searches through state and national organizations.

In February Lola and her handler Deanna Deppen, Shy Wolf’s Executive Director, traveled to Bay County and participated in their first-ever water workshop.  This was an interesting challenge in teaching Lola to search for the odor over the side of the boat, that it could be moving, and in how to set her up for success with wind and water.  Dingoes are the wild canine of Australia and considered endangered with the Alpine dingo, like Lola, the most threatened.  She is a shining star to show people her species needs protection, understanding, and champions.  We hope that Lola dingo will never have to look for someone’s missing loved one, but she stands ready to serve proudly should the need arise.