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Sources

• "The Art of Heroism."
  http://www.petfinder.com/journalindex.cgi?path=/public/petsandthecommunity/
  careerswithanimals/1.41.10.txt
• "Avalanche Training Overview." Comdens.com.
  http://www.comdens.com/SAR/avitrn-overview.html
• K-9 Search and Rescue Team, Inc.
  http://www.k9team.org/
• "SAR Dog Fact Sheet." NASAR.
  http://www.nasar.org/nasar/sar_dog_fact_sheet.php
• "Search and Rescue Dogs." Working Dogs.
  http://www.workingdogs.com/doc0163.htm
• "What do Search Dogs Do?" National Search and Rescue Dog Association.
  http://www.nsarda.org.uk/what_do.shtml