Meet Joey: The 2-year-old Los Angeles rescue dog credited with finding 3 people alive beneath earthquake rubble is now up for a national hero award

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The Los Angeles County Fire Department’s search-and-rescue K-9 has already proven himself a valuable addition to the team, helping to find three people alive in earthquake debris.
When disaster strikes, concrete dust and debris cover everything in sight, and finding someone alive can seem an almost impossible task.
That impossible task is what Joey, a 2-year-old Labrador Retriever with a nose for the impossible and months of specialized training, was trained to do.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department’s search-and-rescue K-9 has already proven himself a valuable addition to the team, helping to find three people alive in earthquake debris.
When disaster strikes, concrete dust and debris cover everything in sight, and finding someone alive can seem an almost impossible task.
That impossible task is what Joey, a 2-year-old Labrador Retriever with a nose for the impossible and months of specialized training, was trained to do.

Sources: Times of India