Three year-old Canadian Avalanche Rescue Dog Association (CARDA) certified Joss stands at the top of Revelstoke Mountain Resort (RMR) fierce and determined. She91裸聊视频檚 been trained to locate someone buried under the snow. Though the gravity of her work can91裸聊视频檛 be overstated, to her, work is just another walk in the park.
91裸聊视频淔or her it91裸聊视频檚 all a game. Everything is fun,91裸聊视频� says Revelstoke Search and Rescue Volunteer Jeni Gibbs riding the chairlift with Joss at RMR. 91裸聊视频淲hen I say do you want to go to work, that91裸聊视频檚 like, do you want to go have a really good time. Not really like most people91裸聊视频檚 association with their job.91裸聊视频�
Gibbs is Joss91裸聊视频� handler. She91裸聊视频檚 trained Joss from birth and says they have an almost telepathic connection.
Today, Gibbs has set up an exercise that91裸聊视频檚 both practice and fun for Joss. Hidden in the snow is a friendly volunteer. And Joss is going to try and find her.
Gibbs gives Joss the codeword, letting her know that it91裸聊视频檚 time to do her job.
She91裸聊视频檚 poised as she performs the rescue drill, scanning the terrain with a steadfast determination and ease before alerting her handler that she91裸聊视频檚 done her part.
It takes Joss less than 30 seconds to find her volunteer buried in the snow on the Southside of Mt. Mackenzie at RMR, and Gibbs rewards her with a game of tug of war. It91裸聊视频檚 all part of the game.
Though it91裸聊视频檚 all fun for Joss, it takes years of relationship building and work to get dogs to demonstrate the kinds of behaviours necessary to get validated and certified as an avalanche rescue dog and perform the way Joss does.
But Gibbs is humble. She calls it, 91裸聊视频渆asy.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 pretty easy, it91裸聊视频檚 like she knows what I91裸聊视频檓 thinking, and I know what she91裸聊视频檚 thinking, and we can kind of read each other,91裸聊视频� says Gibbs. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 like this is where mom is gonna let me go and run around, or this is where I91裸聊视频檓 gonna91裸聊视频� have to go back to the truck. When I say something she just knows what it means because, I taught her.91裸聊视频�
Because of all the time they91裸聊视频檝e spent together training, Gibbs and Joss have a special bond.
Gibbs calls Joss her best friend, and says she is beyond excited that she gets to spend her work days working with her dog.
91裸聊视频淭o have your best friend with you when you go to work, it91裸聊视频檚 pretty awesome,91裸聊视频� says Gibbs.
According to CARDA, one avalanche rescue dog can search hectare of avalanche terrain in 30 minutes.
They say it would take human beings working in a group about four hours to do the same.
Founded in 1978, CARDA is dedicated to saving the lives of those caught in avalanches.
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