Alta is a ski area in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, in Salt Lake County and they just added a new trainee to their Alta Ski Patrol rescue team and when Lucy is on Puppy Patrol she takes her job seriously.
If you’re ever caught in an avalanche, the first responder that will come to your aid will probably have a cold wet nose, wearing a fur coat and running on all fours.
Lucy being a trainee still has a ways to go before she can join the ranks of her other four-legged friends as an official patrol dog but don’t let her puppy dog eyes fool you. She'll be up to the task when the time comes.
Right now she happily plays in the snow chase stuffed toys, riding around on a rope tow and playing hide and seek. While she may think these are just fun and games they are designed to develop the skills needed to find someone who may be trapped in an analance …show more content…
Complete with a patrol vest she’s learning the tricks to saving lives. “She gets to get in the snow. She rides around on the rope tow. She goes on the chair lifts,” Kelly said
“For the first year and a half, she’ll work pretty much just with me, being trained to find people buried in the snow"Kelly explained. "Rescue dogs can be vital in an avalanche rescue- when every second -and sniff counts. A trained nose can trace a buried victim faster than any human" he
If you’re ever caught in an avalanche, the first responder that will come to your aid will probably have a cold wet nose, wearing a fur coat and running on all fours.
Lucy being a trainee still has a ways to go before she can join the ranks of her other four-legged friends as an official patrol dog but don’t let her puppy dog eyes fool you. She'll be up to the task when the time comes.
Right now she happily plays in the snow chase stuffed toys, riding around on a rope tow and playing hide and seek. While she may think these are just fun and games they are designed to develop the skills needed to find someone who may be trapped in an analance …show more content…
Complete with a patrol vest she’s learning the tricks to saving lives. “She gets to get in the snow. She rides around on the rope tow. She goes on the chair lifts,” Kelly said
“For the first year and a half, she’ll work pretty much just with me, being trained to find people buried in the snow"Kelly explained. "Rescue dogs can be vital in an avalanche rescue- when every second -and sniff counts. A trained nose can trace a buried victim faster than any human" he