Below is an article that was published in the Commercial Appeal newspaper on February 25, 2008. The article outlines some of the training and successes of the dog teams in DeSoto County. These dogs and handlers were recently trained by Highland Canine Training.

DeSoto officials use Labrador to find human remains
By Toni Lepeska
Monday, February 25, 2008

The Brazilian black Labrador dug furiously at the wet earth, slinging clods of dirt behind him, but this was no typical neighborhood canine looking for a buried ham bone.

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Keisha’s new backpack from Ruffwear

Keisha got her new backpack yesterday.  I had ordered it last month, along with a patch.  The patch came weeks ago, and I like it a lot.  It says “Service Puppy In Training”.  I didn’t want a “generic” patch saying “service dog” and another saying “in training”.  I wanted something different.  I attached the patch to her backpack last night, and now it’s ready for her to use!

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